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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, For 30 years, the Commission on State Emergency |
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| 6 | 7 | | Communications has partnered with regional planning commissions |
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| 7 | 8 | | across the state to ensure access to 9-1-1 emergency services for |
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| 8 | 9 | | all Texas citizens and communities; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Created by the 70th Texas Legislature in 1987, the |
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| 10 | 11 | | CSEC is composed of 12 members representing public and private |
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| 11 | 12 | | sector interests, and its primary function is to administer the |
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| 12 | 13 | | statewide 9-1-1 Service and Poison Control Programs; the commission |
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| 13 | 14 | | directs the implementation of these programs in all corners of |
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| 14 | 15 | | Texas by way of 24 regional planning commissions, which work |
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| 15 | 16 | | alongside local governments, sheriff's offices, and police |
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| 16 | 17 | | departments to organize and coordinate 9-1-1 emergency |
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| 17 | 18 | | communications according to the specific needs of each area; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In cooperation with the CSEC, the regional planning |
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| 19 | 20 | | commissions provide dispatchers with access to mapping and |
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| 20 | 21 | | geographic locating networks and equipment that can help first |
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| 21 | 22 | | responders quickly pinpoint a caller's physical location in the |
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| 22 | 23 | | event of an emergency; this collaborative approach to emergency |
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| 23 | 24 | | planning has helped make the State of Texas a national leader in the |
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| 24 | 25 | | application of the newest and most advanced emergency services |
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| 25 | 26 | | technologies, such as a system that allows even mobile wireless |
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| 26 | 27 | | 9-1-1 callers to be found; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Working together to continually enhance and |
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| 28 | 29 | | streamline emergency telephone services, the Commission on State |
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| 29 | 30 | | Emergency Communications and its regional planning commissions |
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| 30 | 31 | | have contributed significantly to the safety and well-being of the |
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| 31 | 32 | | people of Texas, and the dedicated individuals who serve on the |
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| 32 | 33 | | commissions are indeed deserving of recognition for their |
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| 33 | 34 | | outstanding efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby honor the Commission on State Emergency |
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| 36 | 37 | | Communications and the regional planning commissions of Texas for |
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| 37 | 38 | | 30 years of service and extend to all those associated with this |
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| 38 | 39 | | initiative sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for the CSEC as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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