Bill Text: TX HR112 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jennifer Sims on her retirement as deputy commissioner at the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR112 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR112-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 112 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Jennifer Sims retired from the Texas Department of | ||
| State Health Services on July 31, 2021, drawing to a close an | ||
| exemplary career with the State of Texas that has spanned 25 years; | ||
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| WHEREAS, In 1996, Ms. Sims began working for the state as a | ||
| legislative aide in the Texas Senate, and she went on to hold a | ||
| number of senior management positions at state agencies; she served | ||
| as the head of external relations at the Department of Family and | ||
| Protective Services, and she subsequently transferred to the | ||
| Department of Aging and Disability Services, where she was employed | ||
| as associate commissioner; she then returned to DFPS as deputy | ||
| commissioner, and in March 2016, she assumed her most recent role as | ||
| deputy commissioner at DSHS; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the course of her tenure, Ms. Sims has overseen | ||
| the agency's financial services, program operations, external | ||
| relations, strategic planning, public health data, and policy | ||
| oversight; moreover, she has participated in the reorganization and | ||
| transformation of the Health and Human Services System and the | ||
| reform of Child Protective and Adult Protective Services; she has | ||
| also been actively engaged in the state's response to numerous | ||
| hurricanes, including Katrina, Rita, Ike, and Harvey, as well as to | ||
| outbreaks of Zika, H1N1, and COVID-19; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Sims has worked | ||
| tirelessly to safeguard the health and well-being of Texans while | ||
| ensuring that they continue to receive essential public services; | ||
| among her many contributions, she helped obtain scarce equipment | ||
| and supplies for frontline medical professionals in early 2020; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Sims holds a bachelor's degree in psychology | ||
| from Metropolitan State University of Denver and a master's degree | ||
| in social work from The University of Texas at Arlington; in | ||
| addition, she earned professional certifications in change | ||
| management, mediation, and dispute resolution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and | ||
| commitment to excellence, Jennifer Sims has earned the lasting | ||
| respect and admiration of her colleagues and fellow citizens alike, | ||
| and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as she | ||
| embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jennifer Sims | ||
| on her retirement as deputy commissioner at the Texas Department of | ||
| State Health Services and extend to her sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Sims as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 112 was adopted by the House on | ||
| September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
