HBA-ALS, DMD H.C.R. 57 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.C.R. 57
By: Hupp
Public Safety
2/24/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Teaching children to act safely around firearms may reduce firearm-related
accidents.  The Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program teaches the fundamentals of
firearm safety to elementary school-aged children by communicating to
children that if they see a gun they should stop, immediately leave the
area, and tell an adult.  Since 1988, public and private schools as well as
law enforcement agencies have disseminated the program's literature and
teaching materials to 6.5 million American children. H.C.R. 57 promotes the
National Rifle Association's Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

H.C.R. 57 provides that the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas declares
the week of October 1822, 1999, as Children's Firearm Safety Week and
encourages all citizens of this state to support the National Rifle
Association's Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program in promoting children's
firearm safety in Texas.