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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Bernstein, former commissioner of health |
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of the Texas Department of Health and a board member and executive |
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committee member of the Texas Health Institute, passed away on July |
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23, 2007, after a life of outstanding public service; and |
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WHEREAS, A staunch advocate for the improvement of public |
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health in Texas, Dr. Bernstein was named commissioner of health in |
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January of 1980 and served with distinction in that capacity until |
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his retirement in June of 1991; with a tenure of 11 and one-half |
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years, he was the longest-serving commissioner of health in Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, As head of the department, Dr. Bernstein adeptly |
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addressed the major health problems faced by our state and |
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developed an expansive health program that dealt with education, |
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planning, surveillance, epidemiological study, laboratory |
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analysis, environmental protection, regulation, licensure, and |
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complaint investigation; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bernstein's legacy was a program of broad scope |
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that is still in place and through which today's Department of State |
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Health Services can effectively address the needs of our state's |
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citizens and present-day health issues; and |
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WHEREAS, Section 2165.005, Government Code, establishes a |
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procedure for the naming of a state building by requiring that the |
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proposed designation be submitted to the Texas Facilities |
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Commission and that a concurrent resolution authorizing the |
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designation be passed by the legislature and signed by the |
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governor; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bernstein was an esteemed public servant and a |
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highly effective administrator who worked tirelessly for the |
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betterment of his community, state, and country in both his |
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professional and personal life; the renaming of Building G of the |
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Department of State Health Services Central Complex in Austin in |
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his honor would be an opportunity for all Texans to pay tribute to |
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his life and to express appreciation for his many contributions to |
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our state; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby approve and authorize the renaming of Building G at the |
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Department of State Health Services Central Complex in Austin as |
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the Dr. Robert Bernstein Building; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official |
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copy of this resolution to the executive director of the Texas |
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Facilities Commission. |