| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 53 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Kim Howell for more than 30 years of exceptional |
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| 4 | 4 | | service to area citizens as an employee of the Lubbock County |
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| 5 | 5 | | Sheriff's Office; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kim Howell began her career with the Lubbock |
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| 7 | 7 | | County Sheriff's Office by serving as a jailer in January of |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1989; she distinguished herself for excellence and went on to |
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| 9 | 9 | | earn a peace officer's license; she received several promotions, |
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| 10 | 10 | | and she graduated with the inaugural class of the National Jail |
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| 11 | 11 | | Leadership Command Academy; in July of 2010, she was promoted to |
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| 12 | 12 | | the position of assistant chief deputy and assigned to the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Detention Center; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Over the last decade, Assistant Chief Deputy |
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| 15 | 15 | | Howell has advocated on behalf of inmates with special needs or |
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| 16 | 16 | | mental health diagnoses; she developed resources for the |
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| 17 | 17 | | creation of Lubbock County's first mental health court docket, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and in 2014, during her tenure on the board of the Texas Jail |
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| 19 | 19 | | Association, she organized the first Mental Health Conference |
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| 20 | 20 | | for correctional staff; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, A dedicated law enforcement professional, she |
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| 22 | 22 | | worked in partnership with the National Institute of Corrections |
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| 23 | 23 | | and the Bureau of Justice Assistance to create and include a |
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| 24 | 24 | | crisis intervention component to the Texas jail licensure |
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| 25 | 25 | | course; these revisions are now being used nationwide to develop |
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| 26 | 26 | | effective crisis training programs; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Kim Howell serves in leadership positions for |
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| 28 | 28 | | professional organizations at both the state and national |
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| 29 | 29 | | levels, and she has been honored by Disability Rights of Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | for her commitment to transforming the legal process for those |
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| 31 | 31 | | identified with special needs; she exemplifies the highest |
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| 32 | 32 | | ideals of her profession, and she can reflect with pride on her |
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| 33 | 33 | | distinguished career with the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office; |
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| 34 | 34 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Kim Howell on her |
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| 37 | 37 | | many professional accomplishments and her outstanding |
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| 38 | 38 | | contributions to Lubbock County and to the criminal justice |
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| 39 | 39 | | system; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 41 | 41 | | her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Perry |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 46 | 46 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Senate on August 6, 2021. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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