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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 53
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Kim Howell for more than 30 years of exceptional |
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service to area citizens as an employee of the Lubbock County |
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Sheriff's Office; and |
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WHEREAS, Kim Howell began her career with the Lubbock |
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County Sheriff's Office by serving as a jailer in January of |
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1989; she distinguished herself for excellence and went on to |
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earn a peace officer's license; she received several promotions, |
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and she graduated with the inaugural class of the National Jail |
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Leadership Command Academy; in July of 2010, she was promoted to |
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the position of assistant chief deputy and assigned to the |
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Detention Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the last decade, Assistant Chief Deputy |
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Howell has advocated on behalf of inmates with special needs or |
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mental health diagnoses; she developed resources for the |
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creation of Lubbock County's first mental health court docket, |
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and in 2014, during her tenure on the board of the Texas Jail |
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Association, she organized the first Mental Health Conference |
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for correctional staff; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated law enforcement professional, she |
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worked in partnership with the National Institute of Corrections |
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and the Bureau of Justice Assistance to create and include a |
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crisis intervention component to the Texas jail licensure |
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course; these revisions are now being used nationwide to develop |
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effective crisis training programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Kim Howell serves in leadership positions for |
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professional organizations at both the state and national |
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levels, and she has been honored by Disability Rights of Texas |
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for her commitment to transforming the legal process for those |
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identified with special needs; she exemplifies the highest |
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ideals of her profession, and she can reflect with pride on her |
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distinguished career with the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Kim Howell on her |
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many professional accomplishments and her outstanding |
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contributions to Lubbock County and to the criminal justice |
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system; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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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 August 6, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |