Bill Text: TX HR177 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating Gary Jessee on his retirement from the Health and Human Services Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-08-01 - Filed [HR177 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR177-Introduced.html
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| By: Price | H.R. No. 177 | |
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| WHEREAS, Gary Jessee retired as deputy executive | ||
| commissioner with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission in | ||
| July 2017, drawing to a close a distinguished career in public | ||
| service that has spanned more than two decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Appointed to lead the newly created Medical and | ||
| Social Services Division at HHSC in June 2016, Mr. Jessee embraced | ||
| responsibility for eligibility services, the Medicaid/CHIP | ||
| programs, and the establishment of the Community Services | ||
| Department; previously, he served the agency as Medicaid director | ||
| and as chief deputy director for program operations in the | ||
| Medicaid/CHIP Division; his many achievements included the launch | ||
| of the STAR Kids managed care program, which provides Medicaid | ||
| benefits to young Texans with disabilities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Jessee's wide-ranging experience also | ||
| encompasses working at the Department of Aging and Disability | ||
| Services, where he served as assistant commissioner for the Access | ||
| and Intake Division; in that capacity, he oversaw the functions of | ||
| area agencies on aging, local intellectual and developmental | ||
| disability authorities, community services and program operations, | ||
| Community Living Assistance and Support Services, contracts, | ||
| guardianship services, and other specialized programs; earlier in | ||
| his career, he was employed with the Texas General Services | ||
| Commission; he holds a bachelor's degree in applied sociology with | ||
| a special emphasis in gerontology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This accomplished administrator represented Texas | ||
| for more than 10 years as a member of the National Association of | ||
| States United for Aging and Disabilities, and he is the immediate | ||
| past president of the NASUAD board of directors; his extensive work | ||
| with counterparts from other states has allowed him to exchange | ||
| valuable insights on successful programs and innovative solutions | ||
| in order to improve services across the country; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Committed from his youth to making the world a | ||
| better place, Gary Jessee has played an instrumental role in | ||
| building this state's social service infrastructure, and it is a | ||
| pleasure to honor him for all he has done to improve the lives of | ||
| countless fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Gary Jessee on | ||
| the occasion of his retirement from the Health and Human Services | ||
| Commission and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Jessee as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
