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; Don Bailey
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; Bill Grabo of the
2-2 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Norma Irvine of the
2-3 Teacher Retirement System of Texas; Wanda Allen of the Texas
2-4 Department of Human Services; Sally Anderson of the Texas
2-5 Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Gene Massey of
2-6 the Employees Retirement System of Texas; George Schneider of the
2-7 Texas Rehabilitation Commission; Mary Lauderdale of the Texas
2-8 Department of Public Safety; Steven A. Wilkins of the Texas
2-9 Department of Licensing and Regulation; Phil Darby of the Texas
2-10 Workers' Compensation Commission; Andy Robinson of the Texas
2-11 Department of Insurance; and Lorelei Weitzel of the Railroad
2-12 Commission of Texas; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Other Y2K coordinators who are providing valuable
2-14 service include: Jay Webster of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
2-15 Commission; Mary Doran of the Public Utility Commission of Texas;
2-16 Ann Syptak of the Texas Department of Health; Bryan Shirley of the
2-17 Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Cindy Peck of the Texas
2-18 Health and Human Services Commission; Joan Owens of the Texas
2-19 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services; Jim Clark of the
2-20 Texas Department of Agriculture; Don Johnson of the Texas Natural
2-21 Resource Conservation Commission; Sharon Fitzpatrick of the Texas
2-22 Department of Transportation; Jon T. Newman of the Texas Department
2-23 of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Ken W. Miller of the Texas
2-24 Youth Commission; Linda Burney of the Texas Department of Criminal
2-25 Justice; Ralph Smyrni of the Texas Education Agency; Leroy Molock
2-26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Patti Layne of The
2-27 University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston; John
3-1 McGowan of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;
3-2 Anna Hines of The University of Texas at El Paso; Michael Phillips
3-3 of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock; and
3-4 Cathy Lester of The University of Texas at Austin; and
3-5 WHEREAS, At this time, it is indeed a great pleasure to
3-6 commend these talented individuals for their exemplary efforts in
3-7 behalf of state government; now, therefore, be it
3-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
3-9 Legislature hereby acknowledge the tremendous contributions that
3-10 these and many unnamed state employees have provided in securing a
3-11 safer and more efficient state government on January 1, 2000; and,
3-12 be it further
3-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-14 prepared for the above-named employees as an expression of high
3-15 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Pitts
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1221 was adopted by the House on May
27, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House