Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 968
2	2	WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize the
3	3	directors and employees of the Community Supervision and
4	4	Corrections Department for their outstanding service to the Lone
5	5	Star State; and
6	6	WHEREAS, With locations throughout Texas, the Community
7	7	Supervision and Corrections Department is responsible for
8	8	providing community supervision or adult probation services to
9	9	hundreds of thousands of individuals, and it offers numerous
10	10	programs that are designed to change individual behavior and help
11	11	protect the community; and
12	12	WHEREAS, The agency's directors, along with their teams,
13	13	tirelessly manage all aspects of the adult probation departments
14	14	within their jurisdictions, aim to improve lives through the use
15	15	of best practices, and encourage individuals assigned to
16	16	community supervision to take positive steps toward enhancing
17	17	their quality of life; and
18	18	WHEREAS, The committed individuals who have contributed
19	19	immeasurably to the successful reintegration of formerly
20	20	incarcerated individuals into the community include: Paul
21	21	Becker, director of Harris County Community Supervision and
22	22	Corrections Department; Stephen L. Enders, director of West
23	23	Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department; George
24	24	Hernandez, director of Caldwell County Community Supervision and
25	25	Corrections Department; Steven T. Henderson, director of Lubbock
26	26	and Crosby Counties Community Supervision and Corrections
27	27	Department; Leighton Iles, director of Fort Bend County
28	28	Community Supervision and Corrections Department; Todd Jermstad,
29	29	interim director of Bell County Community Supervision and
30	30	Corrections Department; Dr. Geraldine Nagy, director of Travis
31	31	County Community Supervision and Corrections Department; Dr.
32	32	Michael E. Noyes, director of Dallas County Community
33	33	Supervision and Corrections Department; Tom Plumlee, director of
34	34	Tarrant County Community Supervision and Corrections Department;
35	35	Jim Stott, director of Jefferson County Community Supervision
36	36	and Corrections Department; and Rodney J. Thompson, director of
37	37	Angelina County Community Supervision and Corrections
38	38	Department, as well as many other caring and hardworking
39	39	employees; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Paul Becker has worked diligently with state
41	41	legislators to advocate for stronger probation departments on
42	42	behalf of the entire field of community corrections; Mr. Becker
43	43	has also made much needed improvements to the Harris County
44	44	Community Supervision and Corrections Department with his
45	45	knowledge of treatment programs and team building; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Stephen L. Enders has brought progressive and
47	47	innovative programming to adult probation in El Paso for more
48	48	than 35 years; he has implemented and administered many
49	49	smart-on-crime community corrections programs in the area,
50	50	including an adult probation learning center, a treatment
51	51	alternative to incarceration program, and victim services;
52	52	moreover, Mr. Enders has presented fresh, evidence-based ways of
53	53	management, and he is the chair of the Probation Advisory
54	54	Committee and a member of the Texas Probation Association and the
55	55	Texas Corrections Association; and
56	56	WHEREAS, George Hernandez is retiring at the end of August
57	57	2009, after a long and admirable career marked by dedication and
58	58	service to community corrections; he has devoted numerous hours
59	59	as an advocate for recruiting and retaining quality officers, and
60	60	he has passionately represented the interests of the Central
61	61	Texas regional chiefs as a member of the Probation Advisory
62	62	Committee and as the current co-chair of the Texas Probation
63	63	Association Adult Legislative Committee; and
64	64	WHEREAS, Steven T. Henderson has contributed to the field
65	65	of community supervision for more than two decades with his
66	66	impeccable work ethic and extensive knowledge about those
67	67	programs and supervision strategies that have been proven
68	68	beneficial to the community; Mr. Henderson is a much sought-after
69	69	resource, and he consistently provides his staff with the tools
70	70	and encouragement they need to serve their clients effectively;
71	71	and
72	72	WHEREAS, Leighton Iles is an invaluable resource for
73	73	legislators, probation directors, advocacy groups, and judges,
74	74	with over 20 years of experience in addressing substance abuse
75	75	and community supervision issues; recognized for his willingness
76	76	to go above and beyond what is expected of him, Mr. Iles was
77	77	granted membership on the Texas Probation Association Adult
78	78	Legislative Committee, and in October 2007, he was appointed to
79	79	represent all 122 Community Supervision and Corrections
80	80	Department offices on the Judicial Advisory Council; and
81	81	WHEREAS, Todd Jermstad shares his experience with
82	82	smart-on-crime criminal justice policies and his extensive
83	83	legislative knowledge with judges, probation directors, and such
84	84	advocacy groups as the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition and the
85	85	Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Public Policy
86	86	Foundation; Mr. Jermstad's willingness to support the efforts of
87	87	those who seek his help is constant and unparalleled, and it has
88	88	made him a trusted and irreplaceable friend to many within the
89	89	field of supervision; and
90	90	WHEREAS, Dr. Geraldine Nagy has worked with the Texas
91	91	Legislature during several sessions to improve community
92	92	corrections, and she genuinely understands the role of adult
93	93	probation departments in changing the lives of those placed under
94	94	supervision and in making the community safer; Dr. Nagy has
95	95	dedicated her outstanding career to researching and implementing
96	96	effective justice system practices in her current position and
97	97	through her former roles as deputy director for the Community
98	98	Justice Assistance Division of the Texas Department of Criminal
99	99	Justice and deputy director of Bastrop County Community
100	100	Supervision and Corrections Department; and
101	101	WHEREAS, Dr. Michael E. Noyes is a valuable asset to the
102	102	criminal justice system, and his implementation of
103	103	evidence-based best practices is improving the lives of many
104	104	Texans; Mr. Noyes has more than 20 years of experience in the
105	105	administration of public and private agencies that provide
106	106	direct services to at-risk families, delinquent and dependent
107	107	youth, and adults within the community corrections environment;
108	108	along with his committed and knowledgeable team, he has spent
109	109	considerable time during this session working with policy makers
110	110	who are seeking smart-on-crime approaches that increase public
111	111	safety and use tax revenue efficiently; and
112	112	WHEREAS, Tom Plumlee has gained the respect and admiration
113	113	of his peers by devoting his career to enhancing the lives of
114	114	those involved in the adult probation system; he has served as a
115	115	Community Supervision and Corrections Department director for
116	116	more than two decades in Amarillo and later Fort Worth, and he has
117	117	also worked as a probation officer for the Dallas County
118	118	Probation Department; and
119	119	WHEREAS, Jim Stott has been a leader in the field of adult
120	120	probation as a former president and co-chair of the Texas
121	121	Probation Association Adult Legislative Committee; with his
122	122	active participation and his incredible dedication, he has
123	123	helped his colleagues find solutions to the problems facing
124	124	community supervision, and he has remained a strong advocate of
125	125	community corrections; and
126	126	WHEREAS, Since 1983, Rodney J. Thompson has proven his
127	127	commitment to strengthening community supervision in Texas, and
128	128	he continues to serve on the board of directors for the Texas
129	129	Probation Association and as co-chair of the Texas Probation
130	130	Association Adult Legislative Committee; Mr. Thompson was
131	131	recognized as the Supervisor of the Year for the Tarrant County
132	132	Community Supervision and Corrections Department in 2005, and he
133	133	has advocated for qualified staff and additional smart-on-crime
134	134	strategies that will target the root causes of criminal behavior
135	135	and address the needs of those suffering from substance abuse;
136	136	and
137	137	WHEREAS, The Community Supervision and Corrections
138	138	Department directors have made lasting contributions to the
139	139	areas they serve, and they have helped to strengthen the Texas
140	140	criminal justice system by reducing incarceration costs,
141	141	increasing public safety, and promoting independent and
142	142	responsible living; now, therefore, be it
143	143	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
144	144	Legislature, hereby honor all employees of the Community
145	145	Supervision and Corrections Department for their notable public
146	146	service, and extend to them sincere appreciation for their
147	147	dedication to the criminal justice corrections community; and,
148	148	be it further
149	149	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
150	150	prepared for the Community Supervision and Corrections
151	151	Department directors as an expression of high regard from the
152	152	Texas Senate.
153	153	Ellis
154	154	________________________________
155	155	President of the Senate
156	156	I hereby certify that the
157	157	above Resolution was adopted by
158	158	the Senate on May 21, 2009.
159	159	________________________________
160	160	Secretary of the Senate
161	161	________________________________
162	162	Member, Texas Senate