88(R) HR 2294 - Enrolled version



	H.R. No. 2294

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Over the course of this 140-day regular session, the

staff of the Texas Legislative Council has worked diligently to

meet the needs of the legislature; and

WHEREAS, The council is led by executive director Jeff

Archer, who draws on more than 40 years of experience with the

agency; he is relied on throughout the Capitol community for his

expertise in a broad range of subject areas, and through the

decades, he has worked thousands of late night and early morning

hours to provide steadfast support to legislators, legislative

staff, and council employees; and

WHEREAS, The agency's leadership team also includes

assistant executive director Kimberly Shields and general counsel

Jon Heining, who help coordinate the operation of the five TLC

divisions--information systems, legal, research, document

production, and administration--each of which specializes in

specific areas of support; and

WHEREAS, Guided by division director Joe Diana, the council's

information systems division provides a range of computer-related

services to the legislative branch of state government; in addition

to equipping member offices with PCs, iPads, printers, and

software, the division maintains the network infrastructure for the

Capitol community, develops applications, and offers comprehensive

training and assistance in technical matters, lending its expertise

through a variety of channels; and

WHEREAS, Under the leadership of division director Mike

Marshall, the attorneys, legal assistants, editors, and support

staff of the legal division help to craft proposed bills and

constitutional amendments, substitutes, amendments, conference

committee reports, and miscellaneous drafts and provide legal

advice and analysis on request; the division's legal editing team

also performs a dual role by carrying out the engrossing and

enrolling duties for the House; and

WHEREAS, The research division, led by division director

Karen White, is composed of the redistricting & data, policy

research & bill analysis, research editing & special projects, and

resolutions & publications sections; during the session, division

staff produce numerous bill analyses for House committees,

resolutions and certificates, and side-by-side analyses; moreover,

they support the redistricting process, provide mapping and

statistical services, and maintain Capweb, Texas Redistricting,

and other useful websites; and

WHEREAS, Contributing to the council's efforts to serve the

legislature are the members of the TLC document production staff;

division director Janet Sullivan manages sections that handle data

transcription, proofreading, printing, and document processing &

delivery; over the course of the session, the division produces and

distributes thousands of drafts, House official printings, and