1-1 1 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 2-23 ______________________________________ 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. 2-28 ______________________________________ 2-29 Secretary of the Senate 2-30 ______________________________________ 2-31 Member, Texas Senate