HR 367 - Southern States Correctional Association; commend

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A RESOLUTION recognizing the Southern States Correctional Association on the occasion of its twenty-eighth anniversary and annual training conference; and for other purposes.

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HR 367                                             LC 26 0282 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Recognizing the Southern States Correctional Association on 
  1- 2  the occasion of its twenty-eighth anniversary and annual 
  1- 3  training conference; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 4  WHEREAS, the membership of the Southern States Correctional 
  1- 5  Association is comprised of professional correctional 
  1- 6  personnel in the areas of adult and juvenile probation, 
  1- 7  community centers, institutions, and parole; and 
 
  1- 8  WHEREAS, this prestigious association was formed in 1969 
  1- 9  through the consolidation of its two long established 
  1-10  predecessor organizations, the Southern States Prison 
  1-11  Association and the Southern States Probation and Parole 
  1-12  Conference; and 
 
  1-13  WHEREAS, the 14 member states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, 
  1-14  Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 
  1-15  Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and 
  1-16  West Virginia represent the leadership and innovative 
  1-17  direction of corrections today throughout the nation; and 
 
  1-18  WHEREAS, it is both fitting and proper that this association 
  1-19  be given due recognition for its contributions to the 
  1-20  overall improvement of corrections in the region by 
  1-21  fostering positive interaction, open communication, and the 
  1-22  sharing of ideas and solutions to common correctional 
  1-23  problems. 
 
  1-24  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
  1-25  REPRESENTATIVES that the Southern States Correctional 
  1-26  Association and its members are commended for their many 
  1-27  contributions and efforts promoting correctional 
  1-28  professionalism and are welcomed to Georgia on the occasion 
  1-29  of their 1997 annual training conference to be held in 
  1-30  Savannah, Georgia. 
 
  1-31  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
  1-32  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 
  1-33  appropriate copy of this resolution to Beverly Wade, 
  1-34  President of the Southern States Correctional Association. 
 
 
 
 
 
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