Bill Text: TX SR332 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing March 20, 2023, as 9-1-1 Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-20 - Reported enrolled [SR332 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR332-Introduced.html
By: Schwertner | S.R. No. 332 | |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize March 20, 2023, as 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, 9-1-1 is nationally recognized as the number to | ||
call in an emergency for immediate help from police, fire, or | ||
emergency medical services, and public safety telecommunicators | ||
are the frontline of our first responders, upon whom the safety | ||
and rescue of Texas citizens depends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators provide the | ||
vital link between people calling for help and the public safety | ||
agencies with which they communicate; the heroic operators serve | ||
callers at more than 500 public safety answering points; and | ||
WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators are responsible | ||
for dispatching essential life-saving teams to the correct | ||
location as quickly as possible; the operators must continually | ||
learn and adapt to new 9-1-1 technology to meet the needs of the | ||
residents of Texas and of the rescue teams; and | ||
WHEREAS, While the Texas chapters of the National | ||
Emergency Number Association and the Association of Public | ||
Safety Officials represent telecommunicators, directors, | ||
planning professionals, and industry service providers, it is | ||
crucial that policymakers at all levels of government understand | ||
the importance of 9-1-1, the intricacies of the current system, | ||
and the necessary steps for the ongoing modernization of the | ||
9-1-1 system in Texas; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize March 20, 2023, as 9-1-1 Day at the | ||
State Capitol and commend all public safety telecommunicators on | ||
their invaluable service to the Lone Star State; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |