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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Barbara Bienvenu of the Jasper Police Department has |
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been named the 2021 Mental Health Peace Officer of the Year by the |
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Texas Crisis Intervention Team Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the state, CIT programs help law |
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enforcement officers respond to people who are experiencing mental |
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health crises, and the Texas CIT Association recognizes individuals |
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and organizations that provide important crisis intervention and |
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mental health services to their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as "Officer BB" to her colleagues, Barbara |
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Bienvenu has worked in law enforcement for more than 14 years, |
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including four years with the Jasper Police Department; a mental |
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health officer, she serves as a liaison between individuals with |
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mental health needs and first responders, medical personnel, school |
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administrators, and state leaders; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Bienvenu is also an instructor at Angelina |
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College in Lufkin, as well as a certified hostage negotiator; |
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dedicated to her profession, she is a member of the Texas |
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Association of Hostage Negotiators, the International Association |
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of Hostage Negotiators, and the Texas CIT Association; among her |
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many achievements, she has been recognized by the Woodland Springs |
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mental health center in Conroe; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected peace officer, Barbara Bienvenu has |
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demonstrated a deep commitment to the safety and well-being of her |
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fellow Texans, and she may indeed take great pride in this |
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prestigious recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Barbara Bienvenu on her selection |
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as the 2021 Mental Health Peace Officer of the Year by the Texas |
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Crisis Intervention Team Association and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Bienvenu as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |