2014
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14-037
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Grantham and Schwartz, Aguilar, Balmer,
       Baumgardner, Brophy, Cadman, Crowder, Guzman, Harvey, Heath,
       Herpin, Hill, Hodge, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King,
       Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Rivera,
       Roberts, Scheffel, Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri, Zenzinger,
       Carroll;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Wilson and Garcia, Becker, Buck,
       Buckner, Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Exum,
       Fields, Fischer, Foote, Gardner, Gerou, Ginal, Hamner, Holbert,
       Hullinghorst, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Landgraf,
       Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, May, McCann, McLachlan, McNulty, Melton,
       Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Murray, Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston,
       Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar,
       Schafer, Scott, Singer, Sonnenberg, Swalm, Szabo, Tyler, Vigil, Waller,
       Williams, Wright, Young, Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF MAY 4-10, 2014, AS
       "NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
       WEEK". 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Congress and President of the United States have
       designated May 4, 2014, through May 10, 2014, as "National Correctional
       Officers and Employees Week"; and
       
          WHEREAS, In Colorado, approximately 6,000 highly qualified and
       experienced employees of the Department of Corrections are charged
       with serving the citizens of Colorado by holding offenders accountable
       and engaging them in opportunities to make positive behavioral change
       and become law-abiding, productive citizens; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's correctional officers and employees pursue
       a challenging and noble cause and are responsible for the custody, care,
       supervision, and reform of approximately 20,000 offenders as well as the
       maintenance of safe and secure facilities; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's correctional officers and employees work in
       very demanding and stressful conditions, face many challenges, and put
       their lives at risk every day; and
       
          WHEREAS, In Colorado, correctional officers and employees serve
       admirably in many different capacities, including administrators, wardens,
       teachers, parole officers, chaplains, nurses, supervisors, managers, and
       directors; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado correctional officers and employees teach,
       train, mentor, counsel, and treat thousands of offenders every day; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado correctional officers and employees provide the
       opportunity for offenders to transition successfully from prison to the
       community, thereby reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety; and
       
          WHEREAS, The following 16 Department of Corrections correctional
       officers and employees made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the state
       of Colorado:
       
       In 1899: Officer Thomas Tobin;
       
       In 1900: Night Captain William C. Rooney;
       
       In 1913: Captain John B. Russell;
       
       In 1929: Officer Raymond Brown, Officer John J. Eeles, Officer Elmer
       G. Erwin, Officer Myron H. Goodwin, Officer J.C. McClelland, Officer
       C. Walter Rinker, Officer Charles G. Shepherd, and Officer Robert A.
       Wiggins;
       
       In 1961: Officer Victor B. McMillin;
       
       In 1994: Sergeant Marc A. Perse;
       
       In 2002: Sergeant Eric J. Autobee;
       
       In 2012: Sergeant Mary K. Ricard; and
       
       In 2013: Executive Director Tom Clements; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is fitting and appropriate for the citizens of Colorado
       to join together in commemorating correctional officers and employees,
       past and present, who, by their faithful and loyal devotion to their
       responsibilities, have rendered a dedicated service to their community and
       state, and in doing so, have established for themselves an enviable and
       enduring reputation for building a safer Colorado for today and
       tomorrow; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly, hereby:
       
          (1)  Recognize May 4, 2014, through May 10, 2014, as "National
       Correctional Officers and Employees Week", to commemorate the
       exceptional performance of duties under the most difficult circumstances
       performed by correctional officers and employees and for their tireless
       commitment to criminal justice and public safety;
       
          (2)  Call upon citizens of the state and upon all patriotic, civic, and
       educational organizations to observe "National Correctional Officers and
       Employees Week"; and
       
          (3)  Remember and honor those correctional officers and employees
       who, through their courageous deeds, have made the ultimate sacrifice
       and call upon the citizens of Colorado to honor these individuals.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado; and Rick Raemisch,
       Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Morgan Carroll                       Mark Ferrandino
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES