| 1 | 1 | | By: Schwertner S.R. No. 332 |
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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 6 | 6 | | recognize March 20, 2023, as 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, 9-1-1 is nationally recognized as the number to |
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| 8 | 8 | | call in an emergency for immediate help from police, fire, or |
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| 9 | 9 | | emergency medical services, and public safety telecommunicators |
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| 10 | 10 | | are the frontline of our first responders, upon whom the safety |
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| 11 | 11 | | and rescue of Texas citizens depends; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators provide the |
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| 13 | 13 | | vital link between people calling for help and the public safety |
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| 14 | 14 | | agencies with which they communicate; the heroic operators serve |
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| 15 | 15 | | callers at more than 500 public safety answering points; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators are responsible |
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| 17 | 17 | | for dispatching essential life-saving teams to the correct |
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| 18 | 18 | | location as quickly as possible; the operators must continually |
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| 19 | 19 | | learn and adapt to new 9-1-1 technology to meet the needs of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | residents of Texas and of the rescue teams; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, While the Texas chapters of the National |
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| 22 | 22 | | Emergency Number Association and the Association of Public |
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| 23 | 23 | | Safety Officials represent telecommunicators, directors, |
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| 24 | 24 | | planning professionals, and industry service providers, it is |
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| 25 | 25 | | crucial that policymakers at all levels of government understand |
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| 26 | 26 | | the importance of 9-1-1, the intricacies of the current system, |
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| 27 | 27 | | and the necessary steps for the ongoing modernization of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | 9-1-1 system in Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature, hereby recognize March 20, 2023, as 9-1-1 Day at the |
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| 31 | 31 | | State Capitol and commend all public safety telecommunicators on |
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| 32 | 32 | | their invaluable service to the Lone Star State; and, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 35 | 35 | | them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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