H.R. No. 550
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Public Risk Management Awareness Day is being held
on March 1, 2020, providing an opportunity for communities across
Texas to raise awareness of the inherent risks faced by public
entities and the role of public risk management professionals in
mitigating such risks; and
WHEREAS, Cities, counties, school districts, port
authorities, state agencies, and other public entities are
responsible for providing critical services such as law
enforcement, fire protection, utilities, public education, and
transportation; by their very nature, these functions are subject
to disruption through the adverse effects of natural disasters,
criminal or terrorist acts, and other unpredictable situations; and
WHEREAS, Managing these vulnerabilities is the work of public
risk management professionals, who implement frameworks to reduce,
transfer, accept, or mitigate inherent risks; these measures allow
governments and institutions to improve safety, maintain fiscal
stability, decrease liability, and reduce reputational damage; and
WHEREAS, Public risk management professionals help governing
bodies work within the constraints of state statutes, city
charters, and accounting and budgeting guidelines, and they also
manage litigation and claims administration, safety programs, and
risk financing programs; in addition, they assist public entities
in planning for the unexpected by scanning the environment for
potential risks and proposing controls and mitigation plans, while
balancing political oversight, budget constraints, and stakeholder
expectations; and
WHEREAS, By taking appropriate measures to identify,
analyze, and treat risk, individuals in the field of public risk
management play a vital role in enabling residents of the Lone Star
State to live in safety, security, and prosperity, and they are
indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 1, 2020, as Public Risk
Management Awareness Day and extend to public risk management
professionals across the state sincere gratitude for their
contributions.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 550 was adopted by the House on March
13, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House