2023S0085-1 01/30/23
 
  By: Nichols S.R. No. 129
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  recognize the Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association,
  which has provided invaluable support and guidance to school
  district police departments over the course of more than
  two-and-a-half decades; and
         WHEREAS, The organization traces its origins back to 1996,
  when school district police chiefs in the Houston area began
  holding informal meetings to discuss issues related to their
  profession; the group established the Southeast Texas School
  District Police Chiefs Association in 1997, and the following
  year, the organization hosted its first annual training
  conference; in 2001, the organization's name was changed to the
  Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association to reflect its
  mission to promote the statewide standardization of school
  district policing; and
         WHEREAS, Today, the association benefits from the able
  guidance of its executive board, which includes president
  Solomon Cook, first vice president Bill Avera, second vice
  president Kirby Warnke, third vice president Charles McDuffie,
  fourth vice president Paul Cordova, immediate past president
  David Kimberly, treasurer Jimmy Womack, and secretary Alan
  Bragg; and
         WHEREAS, Through its visionary leadership, the Texas
  School District Police Chiefs' Association is helping to ensure
  the safety of students, faculty, and staff in school districts
  across the state, and it is a pleasure to recognize the
  organization for its outstanding record of service; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby commend the Texas School District Police
  Chiefs' Association on the organization's exemplary service on
  behalf of Texas school district police departments and extend to
  its members sincere best wishes for continued success in their
  important work; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for the Texas School District Police Chiefs'
  Association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.