Texas Responds: The Texas War Relief Package Page: 3
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IMMEDIATE ACTION
Personal Assistance 3
RECOMMENDATION
The Comptroller of Public Accounts and other interested state agencies will
coordinate private sector donations of computers, wiring and Internet accounts
to help children of military personnel stay in touch with parents on active duty.
COMMENTS:
" Students of absent military parents often exhibit stress-related behaviors such as
low grades and absenteeism from school.
" Electronic mail (e-mail) can increase communications between active military per-
sonnel and their families.
" Most Texas school districts have some degree of Internet connectivity.
" The Comptroller and other interested state agencies will coordinate private sector
donations of computers, wiring and Internet accounts to improve student access to
the technology that will enable them to remain in contact with their absent military
parents during the current war effort.LEGISLATION REQUIRED
No legislation is required to implement this recommendation.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
The Comptroller and other interested parties can reassign existing personnel to coor-
dinate volunteer donations of computers, wiring and Internet accounts from the pri-
vate sector.
For more detail on the Texas War Relief Package go to http://www.window.state.tx.us/wrp/
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Texas. Comptroller's Office. Texas Responds: The Texas War Relief Package, text, November 2001; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth654370/m1/13/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.