Bill Text: TX SR31 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 3, 2025, as 9-1-1 Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2025-02-04 - Reported enrolled [SR31 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR31-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize February 3, 2025, as 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, 9-1-1 is the nationally recognized number to call | ||
| in an emergency for immediate help from the police, fire | ||
| department, or emergency medical services, and public safety | ||
| communicators 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, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 3, 2025, 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. | ||
| Schwertner | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 4, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
