PRINTER'S NO. 1715
No. 308 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, ARGALL, BAKER, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE,
COX, CREIGHTON, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD,
FLECK, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HERSHEY,
HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN,
MANTZ, MELIO, MILNE, MUSTIO, PALLONE, RAMALEY, RAPP,
READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, SAINATO, SANTONI, SIPTROTH,
SOLOBAY, STERN, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD,
REED, COHEN, McILHATTAN, MUNDY, WATSON, HARHART, EVERETT AND
SURRA, MAY 29, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 29, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of June 2007 as "Corrections Officers and
2 Employees Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees are people of
4 high moral character and personal integrity who take
5 professionalism to heart; and
6 WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees form the backbone
7 of our State correctional system by overseeing individuals who
8 have been arrested, who are awaiting trial or who have been
9 convicted and sent to prison; and
10 WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees work unarmed and
11 place themselves in danger every day as they patrol the toughest
12 correctional facilities in this Commonwealth; and
13 WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees work rotating
14 shifts around the clock, including day and night, weekends and
1 holidays, to maintain the security of the citizens of this
2 Commonwealth; and
3 WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees are charged with
4 the care, custody and control of our State prisoner population
5 and, as such, are the first element in the rehabilitation of
6 incarcerated persons; and
7 WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees are actively
8 involved in their communities through volunteer service and
9 civic participation; and
10 WHEREAS, Corrections officers and employees continue to work
11 effectively with State prison officials to create well-run
12 correctional facilities, foster teamwork and support an
13 effective detention system; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
15 month of June 2007 as "Corrections Officers and Employees Month"
16 in Pennsylvania in recognition of the valuable contributions of
17 these fine professionals.
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