| 1 | 1 | | 2023S0085-1 01/30/23 |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Nichols S.R. No. 129 |
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| 5 | 5 | | SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 7 | 7 | | recognize the Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association, |
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| 8 | 8 | | which has provided invaluable support and guidance to school |
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| 9 | 9 | | district police departments over the course of more than |
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| 10 | 10 | | two-and-a-half decades; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The organization traces its origins back to 1996, |
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| 12 | 12 | | when school district police chiefs in the Houston area began |
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| 13 | 13 | | holding informal meetings to discuss issues related to their |
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| 14 | 14 | | profession; the group established the Southeast Texas School |
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| 15 | 15 | | District Police Chiefs Association in 1997, and the following |
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| 16 | 16 | | year, the organization hosted its first annual training |
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| 17 | 17 | | conference; in 2001, the organization's name was changed to the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association to reflect its |
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| 19 | 19 | | mission to promote the statewide standardization of school |
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| 20 | 20 | | district policing; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Today, the association benefits from the able |
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| 22 | 22 | | guidance of its executive board, which includes president |
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| 23 | 23 | | Solomon Cook, first vice president Bill Avera, second vice |
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| 24 | 24 | | president Kirby Warnke, third vice president Charles McDuffie, |
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| 25 | 25 | | fourth vice president Paul Cordova, immediate past president |
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| 26 | 26 | | David Kimberly, treasurer Jimmy Womack, and secretary Alan |
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| 27 | 27 | | Bragg; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Through its visionary leadership, the Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | School District Police Chiefs' Association is helping to ensure |
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| 30 | 30 | | the safety of students, faculty, and staff in school districts |
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| 31 | 31 | | across the state, and it is a pleasure to recognize the |
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| 32 | 32 | | organization for its outstanding record of service; now, |
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| 33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby commend the Texas School District Police |
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| 36 | 36 | | Chiefs' Association on the organization's exemplary service on |
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| 37 | 37 | | behalf of Texas school district police departments and extend to |
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| 38 | 38 | | its members sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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| 39 | 39 | | important work; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for the Texas School District Police Chiefs' |
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| 42 | 42 | | Association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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