2003S1083-1 04/14/03


By:  Fraser                                                     S.C.R. No. 45 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Ron Jackson, former executive director of the Texas 
Youth Commission, has contributed significantly to the juvenile 
correctional system of Texas; in addition to devoting 34 years of 
active public service to the State of Texas from 1959 to 1993, Mr. 
Jackson has distinguished himself as an outstanding and innovative 
leader in the field of juvenile corrections; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson dedicated himself most notably to the 
issues of adjudicated delinquent youth of the State of Texas; he was 
the first superintendent of the Brownwood State School for Girls 
when it opened in 1970, and he served as the executive director of 
the Texas Youth Commission from 1973 to 1993; and
	WHEREAS, Due to Mr. Jackson's professionalism and 
outstanding leadership, he received two of the highest accolades 
available in the field of juvenile corrections, the E.R. Cass Award 
from the American Correctional Association and the Roscoe Pound 
Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency; and
	WHEREAS, The Brownwood State School - Units I and II, a Texas 
Youth Commission facility in Brownwood that houses more than 300 
delinquent males and 150 delinquent females, dedicates itself to 
the same ideals of identifying treatment needs, administering 
correctional therapy, and upholding the rights of youth as espoused 
by Mr. Jackson; in addition, it assists youth in reintegrating into 
the community through a rehabilitation program that includes 
education and participation in a wide range of community service 
projects; and
	WHEREAS, It is indeed fitting that Mr. Jackson be recognized 
for his achievements as a distinguished leader in Texas and the 
nation in juvenile corrections and that this recognition be in 
association with a facility within the state that he well knows and 
that is, like himself, devoted to improving the lives of young 
Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby direct the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to 
rename the Brownwood State School - Units I and II for Mr. Ron 
Jackson as a tribute to his commitment to public service and his 
many contributions to the betterment of the State of Texas; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 
copy of this resolution to the chair and the executive director of 
the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.