1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 947

        1-2           WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature created the Sunset Advisory

        1-3     Commission in 1977, and, during the intervening 20 years, the

        1-4     Sunset Commission has reviewed more than 250 state agencies; and

        1-5           WHEREAS, The resulting legislative action has improved the

        1-6     operation of state government through the elimination of unnecessary

        1-7     agencies, increased efficiency of those continued, and a 50-to-1

        1-8     return on the state dollars used to fund the sunset process; and

        1-9           WHEREAS, During the current review period, under the able

       1-10     leadership of Representative Gray and Senator Armbrister, the

       1-11     Sunset Commission has continued its tradition of excellence in

       1-12     state government by providing the legislature with more than 100

       1-13     recommendations to improve state government; and

       1-14           WHEREAS, The Sunset Commission has a small, dedicated staff

       1-15     that spent countless hours traveling and researching, analyzing,

       1-16     and preparing reports providing recommendations for consideration;

       1-17     and

       1-18           WHEREAS, This staff of dedicated employees under the

       1-19     direction of Joey Longley includes:  Dawn Brinkman,

       1-20     Katherine Closmann, Colin Coe, Lisa Conley, Larry Graham,

       1-21     John Hawkins, Steve Hopson, John Hubbard, Barbara Hunley,

       1-22     Mike Johnson, Jennifer Jones, Charla Ann King, Susan Kinney,

       1-23     Ken Levine, Zoe Messinger, Rachelle Sanchez, Jay Schmidt,

        2-1     Joe Walraven, and Cindy Womack; now, therefore, be it

        2-2           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

        2-3     75th Legislature, hereby extend to the Sunset Commission and its

        2-4     staff this expression of gratitude for a job well done in assisting

        2-5     the legislature in its efforts to improve the efficiency and quality

        2-6     of state government; and, be it further

        2-7           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the

        2-8     Sunset Advisory Commission as an expression of highest regard from

        2-9     the Texas Senate.

       2-10                                                              Armbrister

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       2-12                                          President of the Senate

       2-13                                       I hereby certify that the above

       2-14                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

       2-15                                  on June 2, 1997.

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       2-17                                          Secretary of the Senate

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       2-19                                           Member, Texas Senate