Bill Text: TX HR565 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Denison Police Chief Jay Burch on his retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR565 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR565-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 565 | ||
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| WHEREAS, After more than three decades of exemplary service | ||
| in law enforcement, Jay Burch | ||
| is retiring as chief of the Denison | ||
| Police Department at the end of February 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Burch holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminal | ||
| Justice from Dallas Baptist University and a Master's degree in | ||
| Criminal Justice Administration from Sam Houston State University, | ||
| as well as certifications as a Master Peace Officer, a police | ||
| instructor, and a Certified Public Manager; he began his career as a | ||
| deputy with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department in 1987 before | ||
| going on to spend 11 years on the force in DeSoto; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This respected leader has held police chief | ||
| positions for 18 years of his career, including tenures in | ||
| Gatesville from 2000 to 2004 and in Mount Pleasant from 2005 to | ||
| 2011; under his direction, Mount Pleasant became one of the first | ||
| departments in the state to be credentialed by the Texas Police | ||
| Chiefs Association as part of its Best Practices Recognition | ||
| Program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Burch took the reins of the Denison Police | ||
| Department in December 2011, and his major accomplishments have | ||
| included overseeing the renovation of the police department and the | ||
| consolidation of police and fire dispatch into the police | ||
| headquarters; in 2018, he again had the honor of seeing his | ||
| department cited by the Best Practices Recognition Program, giving | ||
| him the distinction of being the only Texas police chief to guide | ||
| two agencies to that status; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In retirement, Chief Burch plans to continue | ||
| teaching, training, and working on organizational assessments | ||
| while also spending more time with his treasured family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Greatly admired by his colleagues for his skilled | ||
| leadership, professionalism, and commitment to excellence, Jay | ||
| Burch may indeed take great pride in all that he has done to protect | ||
| and serve his fellow Texans as he embarks on the next exciting | ||
| chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Denison Police Chief Jay Burch on his | ||
| retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Chief Burch as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Smith | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 565 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
