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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ken Levine retired as director of the Texas Sunset |
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Commission on August 31, 2018, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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career that spanned 37 years with the agency; and |
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WHEREAS, Hired in 1981, Mr. Levine was instrumental in the |
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development of numerous proposals to improve government operations |
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and programs through Sunset Commission recommendations; he |
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supervised policy evaluation projects for all state agencies in |
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myriad areas; after serving as assistant director, he was appointed |
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deputy director in 1995, and 14 years later, he was tapped to lead |
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the agency; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Levine is a fellow of the Public Policy Dispute |
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Resolution Center of The University of Texas School of Law; during |
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one of three terms on the National Legislative Program Evaluation |
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Society Executive Committee, he served as its chair; he has also |
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been a member of the Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee and |
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vice chair of the standing committee on Budget and Revenue for the |
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National Conference on State Legislatures; a graduate of The |
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University of Texas at Austin, he holds a master's degree from the |
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institution's LBJ School of Public Affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his exemplary leadership, professionalism, |
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and steadfast commitment to good governance, Ken Levine greatly |
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benefited his fellow Texans, and he may indeed reflect with pride on |
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a career well spent; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ken Levine on his retirement as |
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director of the Texas Sunset Commission and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Levine as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2177 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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