Bill Text: TX SR612 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Daily Mile USA for reaching an enrollment of one million participants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-18 - Reported enrolled [SR612 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR612-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Daily Mile USA achieved a significant | ||
| milestone on April 6, 2023, when the program reached an | ||
| enrollment of one million participants; and | ||
| WHEREAS, First introduced at a school in Scotland in 2012, | ||
| the Daily Mile has since grown into a global initiative with more | ||
| than three million children taking part all over the world, | ||
| including one million American students across some 2,000 | ||
| schools and daycares throughout the country; the program | ||
| encourages children to engage in 15 minutes of outdoor exercise | ||
| during the school day, helping to improve their physical, mental, | ||
| emotional, and social health, as well as their academic | ||
| performance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Daily Mile has received formal backing from | ||
| the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Youth | ||
| Sports Strategy, the Society of Health and Physical Educators, | ||
| and the children's mental health charity Erika's Lighthouse; in | ||
| addition, it has partnerships with such organizations as Special | ||
| Olympics Unified Schools, Mentors Who Move, and Move to Live | ||
| More; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The initiative is sponsored by INEOS, a global | ||
| chemical, manufacturing, and energy company, that also supports | ||
| a wide range of charitable endeavors in the fields of health, | ||
| education, and conservation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Daily Mile USA is helping children across the | ||
| nation to develop healthy habits that will benefit them | ||
| throughout their lives, and the program is indeed deserving of | ||
| special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate The Daily Mile USA on reaching | ||
| an enrollment of one million participants and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the initiative sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for The Daily Mile as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Middleton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 18, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
