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SENATE RESOLUTION 30
By McNally
SR0030
003966
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A RESOLUTION to appoint Lowell Russell to the Tennessee
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
Commission.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-8-102, the Tennessee
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission was established; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the POST Commission is, among other things, to assist the
Governor in developing, planning, and implementing law enforcement training programs for all
law enforcement officers in Tennessee, and additionally to receive, administer, and expend
local, state, federal, and other monetary assistance to further the training of law enforcement
officers in this State; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-8-102(b)(1)(F), authorizes the
Senate to appoint one (1) citizen to serve on the POST Commission; and
WHEREAS, Lowell Russell is one of the most highly qualified individuals that this body
could ever hope to appoint to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, having
originally been appointed by this body in 2017; and
WHEREAS, a member of the House of Representatives for the 21
st
House District, Mr.
Russell is a person of integrity and an active citizen whose benevolence, acumen, and strong
commitment to law enforcement have helped to enhance the well-being of this State and its
citizens; and
WHEREAS, a fourteen-year veteran of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, former Sergeant
Lowell Russell served with distinction and dedication as a law enforcement officer before being
critically injured in the line of duty on March 13, 2012, after a tractor-trailer hit his police cruiser
on Interstate 40 while he was making a traffic stop; and
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WHEREAS, a resident of Vonore, Mr. Russell attended Vonore High School and holds a
degree in criminal justice from Roane State Community College. His law enforcement training
includes coursework at the Cleveland State Police Academy, the Tennessee Highway Patrol
Academy, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Academy; and
WHEREAS, the 109
th
General Assembly named the segment of U.S. Highway 411
located within the corporate limits of the Town of Vonore the "THP Sgt. Lowell Russell Highway"
in honor of his dedicated and compassionate public service; and
WHEREAS, we are certain that Mr. Russell will continue to render stellar service to the
State of Tennessee as a member of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission and
wish to reappoint him to this important position; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that in accordance with Tennessee
Code Annotated, Section 38-8-102, Lowell Russell is hereby appointed to serve as a member of
the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that enrolled copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the Chairman and Executive Secretary of the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training
Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation to Mr. Russell, with the final two resolving clauses omitted from such copy.