Bill Text: TX HCR219 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the City of Pharr, South Texas College, the Pharr Police Department, and the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District for collaborative efforts to develop the Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR219 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR219-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 219 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Border safety is a matter of vital importance, and | ||
| South Texas has a growing need for highly trained law enforcement | ||
| professionals to ensure the security of the citizens of the Lone | ||
| Star State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Studies derived from Texas Workforce Commission | ||
| data indicate that the need for law enforcement personnel such as | ||
| police and sheriff's officers, detectives, and criminal | ||
| investigators will see a 21 percent increase between 2012 and 2021; | ||
| accordingly, approximately 2,000 new law enforcement positions | ||
| will be required in Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Willacy, and | ||
| Zapata Counties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In order to prepare for the law enforcement | ||
| challenges ahead, the City of Pharr, South Texas College, the Pharr | ||
| Police Department, and the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School | ||
| District have united to work for the development of a | ||
| state-of-the-art training complex, the proposed Regional Center | ||
| for Public Safety Excellence, in Hidalgo County; this complex will | ||
| benefit the entire region by launching innovative programs in | ||
| public safety and security, providing initial and continuing | ||
| education of law enforcement personnel in the Rio Grande Valley; | ||
| individuals will be able to attain basic peace officer | ||
| certification and credit toward an associate of applied science | ||
| degree, or to work toward a wide range of certificates, associate | ||
| degrees, and bachelor's degrees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The City of Pharr has committed 40 acres for | ||
| construction of the center, which would be funded by local | ||
| community college bond proceeds; the RCPSE would be administered by | ||
| South Texas College in partnership with political subdivisions and | ||
| participating school districts in the Rio Grande Valley, and | ||
| through a memorandum of understanding with the city, the police | ||
| department, and the school district; currently, PSJA ISD offers | ||
| academic and workforce programs leading to certificates and degrees | ||
| in public safety and criminal justice; the Pharr Police Department | ||
| is licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer | ||
| Standards and Education to offer a police academy, and the | ||
| department will ensure that RCPSE programs and course curricula | ||
| satisfy any TCLEOSE requirements for approved training providers; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Establishment of a center for public safety | ||
| excellence received overwhelming support in the Texas house, which | ||
| passed House Bill 2883, 83rd Regular Session, with 145 aye votes; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, All those who are working on this important endeavor | ||
| are making a valuable and lasting contribution to public safety, | ||
| and it is most fitting to recognize them for their commitment to a | ||
| strong and safe Texas; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commend the | ||
| City of Pharr, South Texas College, the Pharr Police Department, | ||
| and the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District for their | ||
| outstanding collaborative efforts to develop the Regional Center | ||
| for Public Safety Excellence and to address the critical and | ||
| growing need for highly trained law enforcement personnel in the | ||
| South Texas border region; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
| for the city, the college, the police department, and the school | ||
| district as an expression of high regard by the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature. | ||
| Munoz, Jr. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 219 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 27, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 219 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 27, 2013, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
