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By:  Giddings                                                     H.R. No. 211



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The retirement of Ron Josselet of Austin on April 
30, 2004, brought to a close an impressive tenure of nearly 23 years 
with the State of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Executive director of the State Office of Risk 
Management (SORM) since January 2000, Mr. Josselet began his career 
in state government in the 1970s at the Texas Parks and Wildlife 
Department; he has also worked for the Texas Workers' Compensation 
Commission and the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 
Retardation; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Josselet earned a bachelor's degree from Texas 
Tech University, a master's degree in business administration from 
Southwest Texas State University, and licenses in risk management 
and workers' compensation claims adjusting from the Texas 
Department of Insurance; this dedicated Texan also holds the 
professional designations of associate in risk management and 
chartered property casualty underwriter; and
	WHEREAS, In his role as executive director of SORM, Mr. 
Josselet served as the state risk manager for 165 agencies and 
approximately 170,000 employees; he has been involved in the 
development and implementation of the Texas statewide risk 
management program since its inception in 1990 and served as the 
first manager of the loss control section; many of the existing risk 
prevention and loss control programs for the state were initiated 
as a direct result of Mr. Josselet's earlier work; and
	WHEREAS, Under his leadership, SORM has developed and 
maintained a comprehensive set of risk management guidelines 
intended to provide model programs, policies, and procedures to 
guide state agencies in their risk prevention and loss control 
efforts; substantial reductions in both the number of workers' 
compensation claims and workers' compensation expenditures in 
fiscal year 2004 reflect admirably on the effectiveness of his 
leadership at the agency; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Josselet has generously shared his considerable 
expertise in his field with the risk management community by 
serving on the Governor's Regional Health Care Delivery Networks 
Advisory Committee and the board of directors of the Central Texas 
Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, which he 
served as president for four consecutive terms; he is currently 
president of the board of directors for the Texas Chapter of the 
Public Risk Management Association, which named him Risk Manager of 
the Year in 2003; a member of the Texas Safety Association, he 
received an advanced safety certificate from the National Safety 
Council; and
	WHEREAS, With his unwavering commitment to excellence and 
outstanding leadership ability, Mr. Josselet has truly been an 
asset to his agency and to state government; although he will be 
missed by his colleagues, the record of accomplishments that he 
leaves behind will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commend Ron Josselet for 
his years of devoted service to the State of Texas and extend to him 
sincere best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Josselet as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.