Bill Text: TX SCR1 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Designating April as Water Safety Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [SCR1 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SCR1-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Designating April as Water Safety Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [SCR1 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SCR1-Comm_Sub.html
By: Nelson | S.C.R. No. 1 | |
(In the Senate - Filed November 12, 2012; January 29, 2013, | ||
read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; | ||
March 11, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, | ||
Nays 0; March 11, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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WHEREAS, Texas offers numerous opportunities for residents | ||
and visitors to take part in water-related recreation; and | ||
WHEREAS, While the benefits of such activities are many, it | ||
is vitally important that proper measures be taken to avoid | ||
accidents; whether individuals are enjoying lakes, rivers, the Gulf | ||
of Mexico, or a public or private pool, water safety is essential to | ||
preventing drowning and injuries; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, more than 100 Texas children die from | ||
drowning, making it one of the leading causes of childhood injury | ||
deaths; moreover, the rates of drowning-related deaths in the state | ||
are consistently higher than the national average; and | ||
WHEREAS, Studies of seasonal variations have shown that | ||
two-thirds of the drowning deaths of young children and adolescents | ||
occur in the months of May through August; raising awareness of this | ||
issue in advance of the summer months will encourage the citizens of | ||
the Lone Star State to exercise caution and will help reinforce the | ||
message that water safety is everyone's responsibility; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate April as Water Safety Month; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That in accordance with the provisions of | ||
Subsection (d), Section 391.004, Government Code, the designation | ||
expires on the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is | ||
passed by the legislature. | ||
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