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1	1	S.C.R. No. 42
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4	4	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Bernstein, former commissioner of health
6	6	of the Texas Department of Health and a board member and executive
7	7	committee member of the Texas Health Institute, passed away on July
8	8	23, 2007, after a life of outstanding public service; and
9	9	WHEREAS, A staunch advocate for the improvement of public
10	10	health in Texas, Dr. Bernstein was named commissioner of health in
11	11	January of 1980 and served with distinction in that capacity until
12	12	his retirement in June of 1991; with a tenure of 11 and one-half
13	13	years, he was the longest-serving commissioner of health in Texas;
14	14	and
15	15	WHEREAS, As head of the department, Dr. Bernstein adeptly
16	16	addressed the major health problems faced by our state and
17	17	developed an expansive health program that dealt with education,
18	18	planning, surveillance, epidemiological study, laboratory
19	19	analysis, environmental protection, regulation, licensure, and
20	20	complaint investigation; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Dr. Bernstein's legacy was a program of broad scope
22	22	that is still in place and through which today's Department of State
23	23	Health Services can effectively address the needs of our state's
24	24	citizens and present-day health issues; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Section 2165.005, Government Code, establishes a
26	26	procedure for the naming of a state building by requiring that the
27	27	proposed designation be submitted to the Texas Facilities
28	28	Commission and that a concurrent resolution authorizing the
29	29	designation be passed by the legislature and signed by the
30	30	governor; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Dr. Bernstein was an esteemed public servant and a
32	32	highly effective administrator who worked tirelessly for the
33	33	betterment of his community, state, and country in both his
34	34	professional and personal life; the renaming of Building G of the
35	35	Department of State Health Services Central Complex in Austin in
36	36	his honor would be an opportunity for all Texans to pay tribute to
37	37	his life and to express appreciation for his many contributions to
38	38	our state; now, therefore, be it
39	39	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
40	40	hereby approve and authorize the renaming of Building G at the
41	41	Department of State Health Services Central Complex in Austin as
42	42	the Dr. Robert Bernstein Building; and, be it further
43	43	RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official
44	44	copy of this resolution to the executive director of the Texas
45	45	Facilities Commission.
46	46	______________________________ ______________________________
47	47	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
48	48	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 42 was adopted by the Senate
49	49	on April 23, 2009.
50	50	______________________________
51	51	Secretary of the Senate
52	52	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 42 was adopted by the House
53	53	on May 27, 2009.
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Chief Clerk of the House
56	56	Approved:
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Date
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Governor