Bill Text: TX HR688 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Barbara Bienvenu of the Jasper Police Department on being named the 2021 Mental Health Peace Officer of the Year by the Texas Crisis Intervention Team Association.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR688 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR688-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 688 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Barbara Bienvenu of the Jasper Police Department has | ||
| been named the 2021 Mental Health Peace Officer of the Year by the | ||
| Texas Crisis Intervention Team Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout the state, CIT programs help law | ||
| enforcement officers respond to people who are experiencing mental | ||
| health crises, and the Texas CIT Association recognizes individuals | ||
| and organizations that provide important crisis intervention and | ||
| mental health services to their communities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Known as "Officer BB" to her colleagues, Barbara | ||
| Bienvenu has worked in law enforcement for more than 14 years, | ||
| including four years with the Jasper Police Department; a mental | ||
| health officer, she serves as a liaison between individuals with | ||
| mental health needs and first responders, medical personnel, school | ||
| administrators, and state leaders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Officer Bienvenu is also an instructor at Angelina | ||
| College in Lufkin, as well as a certified hostage negotiator; | ||
| dedicated to her profession, she is a member of the Texas | ||
| Association of Hostage Negotiators, the International Association | ||
| of Hostage Negotiators, and the Texas CIT Association; among her | ||
| many achievements, she has been recognized by the Woodland Springs | ||
| mental health center in Conroe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A respected peace officer, Barbara Bienvenu has | ||
| demonstrated a deep commitment to the safety and well-being of her | ||
| fellow Texans, and she may indeed take great pride in this | ||
| prestigious recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Barbara Bienvenu on her selection | ||
| as the 2021 Mental Health Peace Officer of the Year by the Texas | ||
| Crisis Intervention Team Association and extend to her sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Officer Bienvenu as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| White | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 688 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
