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                                                       PRINTER'S NO. 218

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 46 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER,
           BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BOYD, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
           CLYMER, COHEN, COSTA, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER,
           DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FREEMAN, GABIG,
           GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH,
           GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARRIS, HENNESSEY,
           HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, LONGIETTI,
           MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McILHATTAN,
           MELIO, METCALFE, MILLARD, MOYER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, O'NEILL,
           PALLONE, PETRARCA, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, RAMALEY, RAPP,
           READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO,
           SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SURRA,
           SWANGER, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK
           AND PETRI, FEBRUARY 5, 2007

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           FEBRUARY 5, 2007

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Honoring the Pennsylvania Capitol Police on the occasion of its
     2     112th anniversary on March 26, 2007.

     3     WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Capitol Police was established on
     4  March 26, 1895, through the signing of enabling legislation
     5  under Governor Daniel Hartman Hastings, the 23rd Governor of
     6  Pennsylvania; and
     7     WHEREAS, The Capitol Police was the first police agency under
     8  Commonwealth jurisdiction and is the second oldest state police
     9  organization in the nation; and
    10     WHEREAS, The Capitol Police is a multifaceted law enforcement
    11  entity with varied responsibilities and is charged with


     1  achieving a safe environment free of crime, investigating all
     2  crimes committed on State property, protecting and serving
     3  employees and visitors while on State property as well as
     4  protecting property and grounds throughout the Capitol Complex
     5  and at State office buildings in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
     6  Scranton; and
     7     WHEREAS, The Capitol Police accomplishes these services by
     8  foot patrol, K-9 patrol or bike or police vehicle patrol; and
     9     WHEREAS, The Capitol Police offers training needs for all
    10  State officials and employees in bomb threat management, bomb
    11  recognition, crime prevention, personal safety and workplace
    12  security; and
    13     WHEREAS, On July 9, 2005, the Capitol Police became an
    14  accredited police department through the Pennsylvania Law
    15  Enforcement Accreditation Commission and the Pennsylvania Chiefs
    16  of Police Association; therefore be it
    17     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the
    18  Pennsylvania Capitol Police on the occasion of its 112th
    19  anniversary on March 26, 2007.








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