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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the |
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establishment of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The agency was created in 1909 as the Bureau of Labor |
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Statistics to collect information on Texas employees and to address |
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industrial issues affecting employers, employees, and the general |
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public; by 1956 the Bureau of Labor Statistics had six divisions, |
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and in 1989 the agency began operating under its current name and |
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many of its labor functions were transferred to the Texas |
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Employment Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Executive Director William |
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H. Kuntz, Jr., the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is |
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today the state's umbrella occupational regulatory agency, |
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governed by a seven-member commission that is appointed by the |
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governor; guided by its core values of integrity, accountability, |
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customer service, open and free communication, innovation, |
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teamwork, and respect, TDLR currently oversees 26 occupations and |
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industries, with more than 500,000 licensees, and its mission is to |
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foster a fair and efficient regulatory environment and ensure |
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public safety; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation has demonstrated its commitment to |
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becoming the model state agency, earning the public trust by |
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setting the standard for customer service, innovation, |
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cost-effectiveness, and efficiency, and its contributions to our |
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state government indeed merit special recognition; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the Texas |
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Department of Licensing and Regulation and extend to its current |
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and former employees and commissioners and all those associated |
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with the agency sincere appreciation for their service to the Lone |
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Star State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for TDLR as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |