H.R. No. 1779
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Across the United States, National Correctional
Officers and Employees Week is being celebrated from May 7 through
13, 2017; and
WHEREAS, President Ronald Reagan created National
Correctional Officers Week in 1984, and two years later, Congress
expanded the focus to include all the employees of our nation's
prisons and jails; and
WHEREAS, Texas is home to some of the most qualified,
resourceful, and committed correctional officers and employees in
the nation; each day, they are tasked with ensuring both the safety
of the public and the welfare of the inmates in their care, while
simultaneously maintaining crucial operations under demanding and
often dangerous conditions; and
WHEREAS, Correctional officers and employees in the Lone Star
State continually rise to meet the challenges associated with their
profession, and this observance provides a fitting opportunity to
recognize their hard work and dedication; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize May 7-13, 2017, as National
Correctional Officers and Employees Week and honor our state's
correctional officers and employees for their vital contributions
to their fellow citizens.
White
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1779 was adopted by the House on May
12, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House