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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature is pleased to honor Michael |
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William Heskett, Ph.D., for his outstanding service in behalf of |
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the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1988, Dr. Heskett has distinguished himself as |
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the state records administrator and director of the state and local |
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records management division of the Texas State Library and Archives |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Heskett joined the commission in 1983 as a |
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contract worker to research and develop the Texas Municipal Records |
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Manual, and he went on to revise the Texas County Records Manual; he |
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was hired on a full-time basis in 1986, and three years later he was |
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put in charge of the development of records retention standards for |
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all local governments; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Dr. Heskett has developed a |
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reputation as an authority in the preparation of records management |
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manuals, records retention guidelines for state agencies and local |
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governments, administrative rules for the microfilming and |
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electronic storage of governmental records, and rules for |
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electronically filing real property documents with county clerks; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Referred to as the "father of Texas local government |
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records management" by his colleagues, Dr. Heskett played a vital |
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role in drafting the Local Government Records Act of 1989 and helped |
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to modernize the state agency records management laws in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas State Library and Archives Commission was |
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charged by the 79th Texas Legislature with the task of producing |
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Required Reports Prepared by State Agencies and Institutions of |
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Higher Education, and Dr. Heskett skillfully led this effort for |
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his agency to document the level of reporting required of Texas |
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government, with an eye toward streamlining and improving such |
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reporting; and |
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WHEREAS, Michael Heskett has been an exemplary public servant |
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and a guardian of public records and open government, and his |
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presence at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission will be |
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greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor Michael William Heskett and commend him for his 26 |
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years of valuable service to the State of Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Heskett as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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Howard of Travis |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 98 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 98 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |