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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 770
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WHEREAS, Fred Hines is retiring as president and chief |
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executive officer of Clarity Child Guidance Center in 2018, |
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drawing to a close two decades of exemplary service to the center |
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and its patients; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Nebraska Omaha, |
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Mr. Hines earned a masters degree in business administration |
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from Creighton University and served as chief executive officer |
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of Planned Parenthood in Omaha; in 1978, he moved to San Antonio, |
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where he was chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood South |
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Texas, and he subsequently led the city's largest hospice |
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organization; when the hospice merged with the Visiting Nurse |
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Association, he took over as chief executive officer of the |
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combined entity; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hines has served as president and chief executive |
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officer of Clarity Child Guidance Center, a comprehensive behavioral |
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and mental health treatment facility for children, since 1998; |
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the center is also a teaching hospital for the Child and Adolescent |
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Psychiatry Department of The University of Texas Health Science |
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Center at San Antonio, and it annually treats 1,600 inpatients |
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and 30,000 outpatients; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Hines, the |
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center completed a $21 million expansion that increased the main |
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location's inpatient capacity, added a crisis assessment unit, |
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and established an outpatient clinic on the West Side of San |
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Antonio; the center has earned the Ethics in Business Award from |
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the Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health and The University |
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of Texas at San Antonio College of Business, and it was rated as |
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one of San Antonio's outstanding employers by the San Antonio |
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Express-News; moreover, in 2016, Mr. Hines won the San Antonio |
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Business Journal CEO Award; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed professional has served on many |
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advisory committees and workgroups devoted to improving mental |
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health care in Bexar County, and he is a member of the National |
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Association for Children's Behavioral Health and BioMed SA |
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boards; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication to the highest standards |
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of his profession, Mr. Hines has greatly benefited the lives of |
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countless children and families in the San Antonio area, and he |
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may reflect with pride on his many achievements as he embarks |
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upon the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Fred Hines on his retirement as |
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president and chief executive officer of Clarity Child Guidance |
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Center and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. Hines as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Uresti, Menéndez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 16, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |