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79R17541 MW-F

By:  Giddings                                                     H.R. No. 1798



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has 
received the 2004 Texas State Agency Safety Excellence Award for 
its efforts to improve and maintain agency 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 employees who work at the agency, the 
administrators at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 
have addressed the issues of injury and accidents at their agency; 
and
	WHEREAS, Executive Director William Kuntz, Jr., and Steven 
Wilkins, agency risk manager, have played key roles in encouraging 
employee involvement in safety issues to ensure the promotion of 
safety throughout the agency; and
	WHEREAS, Receiving the Texas State Agency Safety Excellence 
Award rewards the hard work and dedication of agency personnel, and 
it is most appropriate to recognize the Texas Department of 
Licensing and Regulation and its staff at this time; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the administration and staff of the 
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on receiving the 2004 
Texas State Agency Safety Excellence Award and extend best wishes 
to those individuals associated with this fine agency.