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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Across the United States, National Correctional |
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Officers and Employees Week is being celebrated from May 7 through |
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13, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, President Ronald Reagan created National |
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Correctional Officers Week in 1984, and two years later, Congress |
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expanded the focus to include all the employees of our nation's |
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prisons and jails; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is home to some of the most qualified, |
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resourceful, and committed correctional officers and employees in |
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the nation; each day, they are tasked with ensuring both the safety |
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of the public and the welfare of the inmates in their care, while |
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simultaneously maintaining crucial operations under demanding and |
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often dangerous conditions; and |
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WHEREAS, Correctional officers and employees in the Lone Star |
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State continually rise to meet the challenges associated with their |
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profession, and this observance provides a fitting opportunity to |
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recognize their hard work and dedication; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 7-13, 2017, as National |
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Correctional Officers and Employees Week and honor our state's |
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correctional officers and employees for their vital contributions |
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to their fellow citizens. |