Bill Text: TX SR53 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Kim Howell for her contributions to Lubbock County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-06 - Reported enrolled [SR53 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR53-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Kim Howell for more than 30 years of exceptional | ||
| service to area citizens as an employee of the Lubbock County | ||
| Sheriff's Office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kim Howell began her career with the Lubbock | ||
| County Sheriff's Office by serving as a jailer in January of | ||
| 1989; she distinguished herself for excellence and went on to | ||
| earn a peace officer's license; she received several promotions, | ||
| and she graduated with the inaugural class of the National Jail | ||
| Leadership Command Academy; in July of 2010, she was promoted to | ||
| the position of assistant chief deputy and assigned to the | ||
| Detention Center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the last decade, Assistant Chief Deputy | ||
| Howell has advocated on behalf of inmates with special needs or | ||
| mental health diagnoses; she developed resources for the | ||
| creation of Lubbock County's first mental health court docket, | ||
| and in 2014, during her tenure on the board of the Texas Jail | ||
| Association, she organized the first Mental Health Conference | ||
| for correctional staff; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A dedicated law enforcement professional, she | ||
| worked in partnership with the National Institute of Corrections | ||
| and the Bureau of Justice Assistance to create and include a | ||
| crisis intervention component to the Texas jail licensure | ||
| course; these revisions are now being used nationwide to develop | ||
| effective crisis training programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kim Howell serves in leadership positions for | ||
| professional organizations at both the state and national | ||
| levels, and she has been honored by Disability Rights of Texas | ||
| for her commitment to transforming the legal process for those | ||
| identified with special needs; she exemplifies the highest | ||
| ideals of her profession, and she can reflect with pride on her | ||
| distinguished career with the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Kim Howell on her | ||
| many professional accomplishments and her outstanding | ||
| contributions to Lubbock County and to the criminal justice | ||
| system; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Perry | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 6, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
