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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 380

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Maggie Johnson Nursing Center is pleased to

 1-4     honor its Certified Nursing Assistants by joining the National

 1-5     Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants and by holding a

 1-6     special ceremony on March 26, 1997, to honor the center's Certified

 1-7     Nursing Assistants; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, The backbone of all nursing facilities, Certified

 1-9     Nursing Assistants are most often the people responsible for the

1-10     direct care which the residents of nursing facilities experience;

1-11     and

1-12           WHEREAS, The National Association of Geriatric Nursing

1-13     Assistants (NAGNA) promotes professionalism among its members;

1-14     it exists to help nursing facilities recognize the hard work and

1-15     dedication of its Certified Nursing Assistants; and

1-16           WHEREAS, A long-established East Austin nursing home,

1-17     Maggie Johnson Nursing Center is the first in Austin to join

1-18     the highly respected association; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Through joining NAGNA, the Maggie Johnson Center is

1-20     able to offer its Certified Nursing Assistants a health and dental

1-21     insurance plan; and

1-22           WHEREAS, Officials of NAGNA are making a tour of their Texas

1-23     member facilities and are journeying to Austin on March 26, 1997,

 2-1     to visit the Maggie Johnson Nursing Center and attend a ceremony

 2-2     honoring its Certified Nursing Assistants; now, therefore, be it

 2-3           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 2-4     75th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Maggie Johnson Nursing

 2-5     Center on joining the National Association of Geriatric Nursing

 2-6     Assistants and applaud the center on the support it is demonstrating

 2-7     for its Certified Nursing Assistants; and, be it further

 2-8           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the

 2-9     Maggie Johnson Nursing Center as an expression of the high regard

2-10     and respect of the Texas Senate.

2-11                                                    Barrientos

2-12           Armbrister           Harris              Patterson

2-13           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

2-14           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

2-15           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

2-16           Carona               Luna                Sibley

2-17           Duncan               Madla               Truan

2-18           Ellis                Moncrief            Wentworth

2-19           Fraser               Nelson              West

2-20           Gallegos             Nixon               Whitmire

2-21           Galloway             Ogden               Zaffirini

2-22                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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2-24                                          President of the Senate

2-25                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-26                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-27                                  on March 25, 1997.

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2-29                                          Secretary of the Senate

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2-31                                           Member, Texas Senate