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H.R. No. 1035
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Richmond State School has received the 2002 Texas
State Agency Safety Excellence Award for its efforts to improve and
maintain on-campus safety; and
WHEREAS, This prestigious award is presented to the state
agency that has shown the most improvement in increasing safety
awareness among its personnel and that has demonstrated a
commitment to improving work environments, equipment, materials,
operations, and all other facets of workplace safety; and
WHEREAS, To be nominated for this award, the agency must
first earn the Texas State Agency Safety Gold Award, which is
presented to those state agencies that have shown a decrease in
injury frequency rate of 50 percent or more in comparison to the
agency's five-year injury frequency rate average; and
WHEREAS, Through the development of programs that focus on
the health and safety of those individuals who live and work on the
school's campus, the administrators at Richmond State School have
addressed the issues of injury and accidents on campus; and
WHEREAS, Superintendent Al Barrera and assistant
superintendent Monty Chamberlin have played key roles in
encouraging employee involvement in safety issues, and the school's
five subcommittees on workplace safety help to ensure the promotion
of safety throughout the campus; and
WHEREAS, Receiving the Texas State Agency Safety Excellence
Award rewards the hard work, dedication, and sacrifice of agency
personnel, and it is an honor to recognize Richmond State School and
its staff at this time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the students, faculty, and
administration of Richmond State School on receiving the 2002 Texas
State Agency Safety Excellence Award and extend best wishes to
those individuals associated with this fine institution.
Giddings
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1035 was adopted by the House on May
22, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House