R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, There is great uncertainty regarding the effect the
 1-2     century date transition will have on the State of Texas on January
 1-3     1, 2000; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, In an effort to reduce the negative impact of Y2K,
 1-5     the State of Texas will spend $256 million to remediate information
 1-6     systems and embedded systems, and hundreds of state employees have
 1-7     already devoted their time, energy, and expertise to protect Texans
 1-8     from being harmed by the century date transition; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The state agencies and universities of Texas have
1-10     received vital assistance and direction in their remediation
1-11     efforts from the following employees of the Department of
1-12     Information Resources, under the leadership of Carolyn Purcell,
1-13     executive director of the department, and Shannon Porterfield,
1-14     director of the department's Year 2000 Project Office:  Mel
1-15     Mireles, Nick Osborn, Tim Kennedy, Linda Mullins, Charlene
1-16     Strickland, Andrea Richeson, Carol Harwell, Ruth Hooks, Brett
1-17     Schurle, and Yvonne Montgomery; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Leadership has also been provided by Y2K
1-19     coordinators of key agencies and universities, including, but not
1-20     limited to, Sam Rogers of the Office of the Governor; Steven Meyers
1-21     of the Office of the Attorney General; Mike DuBois of the General
1-22     Services Commission; Kaye Tucker of the Office of the Comptroller
1-23     of Public Accounts; Jan Justice of the Texas General Land Office;
1-24     Patricia A. Thomas of the Office of the Secretary of State; Britt
 2-1     Brookshire of the Texas Workforce Commission; Norma Irvine of the
 2-2     Teacher Retirement System of Texas; Wanda Allen of the Texas
 2-3     Department of Human Services; Gene Massey of the Employees
 2-4     Retirement System of Texas; George Schneider of the Texas
 2-5     Rehabilitation Commission; Mary Lauderdale of the Texas Department
 2-6     of Public Safety; Steven A. Wilkins of the Texas Department of
 2-7     Licensing and Regulation; Phil Darby of the Texas Workers'
 2-8     Compensation Commission; Andy Robinson of the Texas Department of
 2-9     Insurance; and Lorelei Weitzel of the Railroad Commission of Texas;
2-10     and
2-11           WHEREAS, Other Y2K coordinators who are providing valuable
2-12     service include:  Jay Webster of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
2-13     Commission; Mary Doran of the Public Utility Commission of Texas;
2-14     Ann Syptak of the Texas Department of Health; Bryan Shirley of the
2-15     Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Cindy Peck of the Texas
2-16     Health and Human Services Commission; Joan Owens of the Texas
2-17     Department of Protective and Regulatory Services; Jim Clark of the
2-18     Texas Department of Agriculture; Don Johnson of the Texas Natural
2-19     Resource Conservation Commission; Sharon Fitzpatrick of the Texas
2-20     Department of Transportation; Jon T. Newman of the Texas Department
2-21     of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Ken W. Miller of the Texas
2-22     Youth Commission; Linda Burney of the Texas Department of Criminal
2-23     Justice; Ralph Smyrni of the Texas Education Agency; Leroy Molock
2-24     of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Patti Layne of The
2-25     University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston; John
2-26     McGowan of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;
2-27     Anna Hines of The University of Texas at El Paso; Michael Phillips
 3-1     of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock; and
 3-2     Cathy Lester of The University of Texas at Austin; and
 3-3           WHEREAS, At this time, it is indeed a great pleasure to
 3-4     commend these talented individuals for their exemplary efforts in
 3-5     behalf of state government; now, therefore, be it
 3-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 3-7     Legislature hereby acknowledge the tremendous contributions that
 3-8     these and many unnamed state employees have provided in securing a
 3-9     safer and more efficient state government on January 1, 2000; and,
3-10     be it further
3-11           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-12     prepared for the above-named employees as an expression of high
3-13     regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                       Pitts
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1099 was adopted by the House on May
         28, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House