By Hunter                                              H.R. No. 238
         76R5100 BE-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, It is with great pride and enthusiasm that the
 1-2     members of the House of Representatives welcome California
 1-3     Assemblyman Jack Scott; this Lone Star native has accomplished much
 1-4     in his adopted state, and his remarkable success and tremendous
 1-5     efforts in behalf of state governance are indeed worthy of special
 1-6     recognition; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Mr. Scott was born in Sweetwater in 1933 and
 1-8     graduated from Abilene Christian University, where he met his
 1-9     beloved wife, Lacreta Isbell; and
1-10           WHEREAS, He earned a master's degree in divinity from Yale
1-11     University and a  doctorate in history from Claremont Graduate
1-12     School, and he has spent more than 30 years as a professor and
1-13     college administrator; he is a past president of Pasadena City
1-14     College, the third largest community college in the country, and
1-15     currently is a distinguished professor of higher education at
1-16     Pepperdine University; and
1-17           WHEREAS, A role in politics may be in Assemblyman Scott's
1-18     genes, however; his father, the Honorable Will H. Scott, served in
1-19     the Texas House of Representatives with the 42nd and 43rd
1-20     legislatures, representing Nolan, Fisher, and Mitchell counties;
1-21     and
1-22           WHEREAS, His father's legacy of determined leadership and
1-23     conscience has served Assemblyman Scott well; first elected in 1996
1-24     from a district of more than 400,000 people in 10 communities, he
 2-1     now chairs both the Assembly Insurance Committee and the Select
 2-2     Committee on Gun Violence and serves on the Budget, Education,
 2-3     Higher Education, and Transportation committees; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, During his first term he achieved the highest
 2-5     legislative success rate among his colleagues, with 25 measures
 2-6     signed into law, and he has been named "Legislator of the Year"
 2-7     five times, by four different educational organizations and a
 2-8     health facilities association; and
 2-9           WHEREAS, It is his success in California education that most
2-10     pleases him, and his commitment to the issue of college access is
2-11     well known; Assemblyman Scott was instrumental in a plan that
2-12     resulted in a $10 million increase for student aid for college; and
2-13           WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Scott has depended on the
2-14     love and support of his family; he and Mrs. Scott, an instructor
2-15     and author, have been blessed with the love of five children,
2-16     Sharon, Sheila, Amy, Greg, and the late Adam, whose tragic
2-17     gun-related death strengthened his father's commitment to
2-18     combatting violence; and
2-19           WHEREAS, In faith, family, career, and service, Mr. Scott has
2-20     accomplished a great deal, and it is always a pleasure to recognize
2-21     a Texan who has succeeded on so many levels, even when that success
2-22     is reached out of state; Jack Scott is a Texan by birth and at
2-23     heart, and it is most fitting to recognize him; now, therefore, be
2-24     it
2-25           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-26     Legislature hereby welcome back to Texas the Honorable Jack Scott,
2-27     and extend to Mr. Scott heartfelt best wishes for continued
 3-1     happiness and success in all endeavors; and, be it further
 3-2           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 3-3     prepared for Mr. Scott as an expression of high regard by the Texas
 3-4     House of Representatives.