EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Whereas, The Truckee Meadows Law Enforcement Chaplaincy

1-2 Program is a nonprofit corporation supported by private donations that is

1-3 dedicated to providing assistance to local law enforcement agencies and

1-4 the residents of Nevada with various tasks, including, responding to

1-5 emergencies, counseling, pastoral services and other means of support; and

1-6 Whereas, Before being certified as a member of the program, local

1-7 chaplains and ministers must complete a comprehensive 140-hour training

1-8 program at a Law Enforcement Chaplain Academy that provides training

1-9 related to law enforcement as well as training in chaplain ministry skills

1-10 including critical incident stress, death notifications, post-trauma syndrome

1-11 and officer burn-out; and

1-12 Whereas, Since the inaugural class of the first Law Enforcement

1-13 Chaplain Academy in Nevada graduated in 1996, the members of the

1-14 Truckee Meadows Law Enforcement Chaplaincy have provided thousands

1-15 of hours of service to local law enforcement agencies and to the residents

1-16 of Nevada; and

2-1 Whereas, During the flood of 1997, the Truckee Meadows Law

2-2 Enforcement Chaplaincy provided over 310 hours of invaluable service by

2-3 assisting law enforcement officers in emergency response and by providing

2-4 food, shelter and counseling for flood victims; and

2-5 Whereas, At the Sierra Chemical plant explosion in January 1998, the

2-6 Truckee Meadows Law Enforcement Chaplaincy were the first emergency

2-7 response service on the scene, immediately assessing the need for law

2-8 enforcement personnel, fire service personnel and emergency medical

2-9 service, and in addition provided 7 days and more than 200 hours of

2-10 assistance by providing food, shelter and counseling to families and

2-11 victims of the tragedy; and

2-12 Whereas, The Truckee Meadows Law Enforcement Chaplaincy also

2-13 provided emergency response services in other times of crisis in the

2-14 Truckee Meadows, such as the plane crash at Pine Middle School, the

2-15 propane truck explosion in the vicinity of McCarran Boulevard and

2-16 Mayberry Street, the gasoline tanker accident at McCarran Boulevard and

2-17 Pembroke Street, and at the tour bus accident on Interstate Highway No.

2-18 80; and

2-19 Whereas, In addition to emergency response services, the Truckee

2-20 Meadows Law Enforcement Chaplaincy provides extensive nonemergency

2-21 services, such as funerals, weddings of law enforcement personnel, and

2-22 counseling of law enforcement personnel and civilians.

2-23 Whereas, In 1998 the 12-member staff of the Truckee Meadows Law

2-24 Enforcement Chaplaincy invested over 5,400 hours of total service to law

2-25 enforcement agencies and the residents of Nevada; and

2-26 Whereas, In its short existence, the Truckee Meadows Law

2-27 Enforcement Chaplaincy has become an invaluable service and integral

2-28 part of the community in the Truckee Meadows area; now, therefore, be it

2-29 Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly

2-30 Concurring, That the members of the 70th Session of the Nevada

2-31 Legislature do hereby commend the Truckee Meadows Law Enforcement

2-32 Chaplaincy for its extensive service and dedication to law enforcement

2-33 agencies and to the community at large in the Truckee Meadows area; and

2-34 be it further

2-35 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a

2-36 copy of this resolution to the Senior Chaplain of the Truckee Meadows

2-37 Law Enforcement Chaplaincy, Chaplain Tim O’Shea.