TITLE: Recognizing May 7-14, 2019, as Drowning Awareness Week.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 7-14, 2019, as Drowning Awareness Week.

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WHEREAS, During the week of May 7-14, 2019, the Texas Drowning Prevention Alliance is joining together with water safety advocates and partners to commemorate Drowning Awareness Week in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, Drowning is the second leading cause of death among children under 14 years of age; many drowning and near-drowning accidents can be prevented by following basic safety measures such as supervising children when they are in or around water, learning CPR and first aid, having youths wear life jackets, and enrolling young children in formal swimming lessons, which can help protect them from drowning by as much as 88 percent; and WHEREAS, The Texas Drowning Prevention Alliance and its partners are setting aside a week to help raise public awareness about the importance of water safety and to reinforce education among those who operate and oversee swimming pools, water playgrounds, hot tubs, and other venues; Drowning Awareness Week serves as an opportunity for Texas families who have been impacted by drowning to share personal stories and to memorialize victims of drowning and for water safety advocates to conduct educational outreach aimed at preventing future tragedies; and WHEREAS, All Texans have a role to play in mitigating the risk of accidental drowning, and Drowning Awareness Week helps focus attention on the steps that can be taken to promote safety around water; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby recognize May 7-14, 2019, as Drowning Awareness Week and commend the Texas Drowning Prevention Alliance and other dedicated individuals for their year-round efforts to save lives; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Texas Drowning Prevention Alliance as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Wray Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble Allen Guillen Oliverson Allison Gutierrez Ortega Anchia Harless Pacheco Anderson Harris Paddie Ashby Hefner Parker Bailes Hernandez Patterson Beckley Herrero Paul Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan Bernal Howard Price Biedermann Huberty Ramos Blanco Hunter Raney Bohac Israel Raymond Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr. Bucy Kacal Rose Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal Burrows King of Parker Sanford Button King of Uvalde Schaefer Cain Klick Shaheen Calanni Krause Sheffield Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr. Capriglione Lambert Shine Clardy Landgraf Smith Cole Lang Smithee Coleman Larson Springer Collier Leach Stephenson Cortez Leman Stickland Craddick Longoria Stucky Cyrier Lopez Swanson Darby Lozano Talarico Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt Dominguez Meyer Toth Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant Fierro Miller VanDeaver Flynn Minjarez Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morales White Geren Morrison Wilson Gervin-Hawkins Mu oz, Jr. Wray Goldman Murphy Wu Gonz lez of Dallas Murr Zedler Gonz lez of El Paso Neave Zerwas Goodwin Nev rez Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1461 was adopted by the House on May 7, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House