Bill Text: TX HR2294 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the staff of the Texas Legislative Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2294 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2294-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2294 | ||
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| 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. | ||
| Metcalf | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2294 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
