| By: Nelson | S.C.R. No. 44 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Council is marking the 60th | ||
| anniversary of its founding in 2009; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Created by statute in 1949, the council was | ||
| established to gather information for the use of the legislature | ||
| and to assist in drafting legislation; the agency operates under | ||
| the guidance of a 14-member governing body composed of the | ||
| lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house, who serve as joint | ||
| chairs, together with the chair of the house administration | ||
| committee, five other state representatives, and six senators; the | ||
| agency's executive director oversees the council staff, which is | ||
| organized into six major divisions: administration, document | ||
| production, information systems, legal, policy and planning, and | ||
| research; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, the council has continued to | ||
| evolve to meet the needs of the legislative branch; today, its staff | ||
| conducts research, drafts legislation, provides computer services, | ||
| offers technical support for redistricting, produces publications, | ||
| reports, and maps, and maintains a number of public and legislative | ||
| websites; moreover, the council is responsible for the engrossing | ||
| and enrolling of house bills and resolutions and for the | ||
| distribution of all house documents; additionally, since 1963 the | ||
| council has been charged with operating a permanent statutory | ||
| revision program that involves reorganizing the statutes in topical | ||
| codes, eliminating invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective | ||
| provisions, and improving the draftsmanship of the law if | ||
| practicable, and thus far, 25 codes have been adopted; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of its history, the Texas | ||
| Legislative Council has remained a nonpartisan, professional | ||
| organization committed to the highest standards of public service, | ||
| and it is indeed fitting that the agency be recognized for its | ||
| immeasurable contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby commemorate the 60th anniversary of the creation of the | ||
| Texas Legislative Council and extend to the council and its staff | ||
| sincere appreciation for their exemplary efforts. | ||