Bill Text: TX SR528 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Dallas County Sheriff's Department on the occasion of National Correctional Officers and Employees Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-09 - Reported enrolled [SR528 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR528-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the members of the Dallas County Sheriff's Department | ||
| on the occasion of National Correctional Officers and Employees | ||
| Week; and | ||
| WHEREAS, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week | ||
| is celebrated the first week of May to honor the contributions of | ||
| correctional officers and personnel at the local, state, and | ||
| national levels; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Dallas County Sheriff's Department operates | ||
| the seventh-largest jail system in the United States; the jail | ||
| system includes five jail facilities and a state-of-the-art | ||
| centralized medical and mental health facility; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A force of 1,500 Dallas County detention officers | ||
| provides custodial care and supervision to approximately 6,000 | ||
| inmates in the county with the support of some 200 clerks; each | ||
| month, these dedicated public servants process more than 1.7 | ||
| million pages of documents, and more than 80,000 inmates are | ||
| booked each year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of the Dallas County Sheriff's | ||
| Department have earned a reputation for diligence and high | ||
| standards, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for their | ||
| hard work and their commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the many committed professionals who | ||
| work to ensure the success of the Dallas County Sheriff's | ||
| Department and extend to them best wishes on the occasion of | ||
| National Correctional Officers and Employees Week; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the department as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 9, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
