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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Texas offers numerous opportunities for residents |
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and visitors to take part in water-related recreation; and |
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WHEREAS, While the benefits of such activities are many, it |
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is vitally important that proper measures be taken to avoid |
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accidents; whether individuals are enjoying lakes, rivers, the Gulf |
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of Mexico, or a public or private pool, water safety is essential to |
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preventing drowning and injuries; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, more than 100 Texas children die from |
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drowning, making it one of the leading causes of childhood injury |
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deaths; moreover, the rates of drowning-related deaths in the state |
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are consistently higher than the national average; and |
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WHEREAS, Studies of seasonal variations have shown that |
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two-thirds of the drowning deaths of young children and adolescents |
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occur in the months of May through August; raising awareness of this |
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issue in advance of the summer months will encourage the citizens of |
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the Lone Star State to exercise caution and will help reinforce the |
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message that water safety is everyone's responsibility; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate April as Water Safety Month; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.004(d), Government Code, the designation expires on the 10th |
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anniversary of the date this resolution is passed by the |
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legislature. |