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78R13315 JHS-D

By:  Giddings                                                     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.