Bill Text: TX SR299 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Ellis County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post for winning a state competition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-02 - Reported enrolled [SR299 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR299-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Ellis County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post 106, which | ||
| won the Best in State trophy at the 2014 Texas Law Enforcement | ||
| Explorer Advisors Association competition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Law Enforcement Explorer program provides | ||
| educational training on the purpose, mission, and objectives of | ||
| law enforcement to young men and women ages 14 through 20; the | ||
| program seeks to prepare them for careers in the field and to | ||
| encourage them to become responsible citizens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Ellis County Explorer program sent three | ||
| teams to the state competition to compete in skill scenarios and | ||
| individual challenges at The University of Texas at Arlington; | ||
| Team A consisted of Captain Colten Prater, Lieutenant Coby | ||
| Paschell, Sergeant Shelby Snodgress, and Corporal Gage Adams; | ||
| Team B consisted of Sergeant Trevor Snodgress, Corporal Ross | ||
| McRee, Brandy Slusher, and Tristian McQueen; and Team C consisted | ||
| of Isaiah Bias, Luis Martinez, Matthew Aguilar, and Nadir Garcia; | ||
| assisting as actors were Courtney Cline and Hannah Little; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The competition tested the skills of 93 Explorer | ||
| teams from across the state; Ellis County team members received | ||
| seven first-place awards, two second-place awards, and one | ||
| third-place award; Team A attained an average score of 99.75 | ||
| percent for their teamwork and knowledge of Texas law, and Deputy | ||
| Jeff Prater, the local advisor for the post, was awarded the | ||
| William H. Spurgeon III Award for his exemplary leadership; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of the Ellis County Explorer teams are | ||
| dedicated to the betterment of their community, and they are indeed | ||
| deserving of recognition for their outstanding achievements; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the members of Ellis County Sheriff's | ||
| Office Explorer Post 106 for winning the 2014 Texas Law Enforcement | ||
| Explorer Advisors Association competition; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the teams as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Birdwell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 2, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
