H.R. No. 62

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Adelaide Horn is retiring as commissioner of the
	Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) in August
	2009, drawing to a close an outstanding career in public service;
	and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of more than three decades, Addie
	Horn has developed expertise in such areas as institutional and
	community care services, policy development, consumer affairs,
	vocational rehabilitation, and program coordination, and she is
	highly regarded by her colleagues for her extensive knowledge of
	legal and legislative issues; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Horn was on the staff of the Austin-Travis
	County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, and she later
	served as the director of programs for the Texas Department of
	Mental Health and Mental Retardation, where she helped develop a
	Quality Assurance and Improvement System for Mental Retardation
	Services; she also worked in the private sector in New Mexico and
	Indiana, and served as the director of long-term care services for
	the Texas Health and Human Services Commission before she became
	the deputy commissioner for DADS in 2004; and
	WHEREAS, The department's commissioner since 2006, Ms. Horn
	has overseen all of the agency's activities and care services as
	well as its nearly 15,000 employees; in this role, she has sought to
	enhance the overall system of care for individuals who are aging or
	have disabilities, and she has increased funding for programs and
	development, reached more clients, and introduced cost-effective
	practices; in addition, she developed the state's nationally
	recognized Promoting Independence Plan and Initiative; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Horn has been recognized for her achievements on
	numerous occasions, earning the 1999 Leadership Award from the
	Texas Association on Mental Retardation and the 2004 Public Servant
	of the Year designation from the Coalition of Texans with
	Disabilities; in addition, she is the coauthor of "Addressing
	Consumer Expectations in Texas," which was published in a 2000
	issue of the journal of the American Association on Intellectual
	and Developmental Disabilities, and in 2004, she completed the
	Governor's Executive Development Program at The University of Texas
	at Austin; and
	WHEREAS, With the utmost dedication and professionalism,
	Addie Horn has made significant contributions to the State of
	Texas, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent
	as she prepares to embark on the next exciting chapter of her life;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Adelaide Horn on the
	occasion of her retirement from the Texas Department of Aging and
	Disability Services and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
	future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Horn as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Davis of Harris
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 62 was adopted by the House on July 2,
	2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House