88R32281 JH-D
 
  By: Metcalf H.R. No. 2294
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Over the course of this 140-day regular session, the
  staff of the Texas Legislative Council has worked diligently to
  meet the needs of the legislature; and
         WHEREAS, The council is led by executive director Jeff
  Archer, who draws on more than 40 years of experience with the
  agency; he is relied on throughout the Capitol community for his
  expertise in a broad range of subject areas, and through the
  decades, he has worked thousands of late night and early morning
  hours to provide steadfast support to legislators, legislative
  staff, and council employees; and
         WHEREAS, The agency's leadership team also includes
  assistant executive director Kimberly Shields and general counsel
  Jon Heining, who help coordinate the operation of the five TLC
  divisions--information systems, legal, research, document
  production, and administration--each of which specializes in
  specific areas of support; and
         WHEREAS, Guided by division director Joe Diana, the council's
  information systems division provides a range of computer-related
  services to the legislative branch of state government; in addition
  to equipping member offices with PCs, iPads, printers, and
  software, the division maintains the network infrastructure for the
  Capitol community, develops applications, and offers comprehensive
  training and assistance in technical matters, lending its expertise
  through a variety of channels; and
         WHEREAS, Under the leadership of division director Mike
  Marshall, the attorneys, legal assistants, editors, and support
  staff of the legal division help to craft proposed bills and
  constitutional amendments, substitutes, amendments, conference
  committee reports, and miscellaneous drafts and provide legal
  advice and analysis on request; the division's legal editing team
  also performs a dual role by carrying out the engrossing and
  enrolling duties for the House; and
         WHEREAS, The research division, led by division director
  Karen White, is composed of the redistricting & data, policy
  research & bill analysis, research editing & special projects, and
  resolutions & publications sections; during the session, division
  staff produce numerous bill analyses for House committees,
  resolutions and certificates, and side-by-side analyses; moreover,
  they support the redistricting process, provide mapping and
  statistical services, and maintain Capweb, Texas Redistricting,
  and other useful websites; and
         WHEREAS, Contributing to the council's efforts to serve the
  legislature are the members of the TLC document production staff;
  division director Janet Sullivan manages sections that handle data
  transcription, proofreading, printing, and document processing &
  delivery; over the course of the session, the division produces and
  distributes thousands of drafts, House official printings, and
  other documents; and
         WHEREAS, The council's diverse responsibilities are
  supported by the staff of the administration division, who keep the
  other divisions running smoothly through their efforts in the areas
  of human resources, accounting and purchasing, and assurance
  services; and
         WHEREAS, Council staff bring to their duties precision,
  creativity, knowledge, and technical expertise, serving the
  legislature and the citizens of this state with stamina and
  resilience as they meet the myriad challenges of a legislative
  session; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize the staff of the Texas Legislative
  Council for their work in behalf of the legislative branch of
  government and the Lone Star State; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the council staff as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.