Bill Text: TX HR101 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 101 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Michael Maples on his retirement as deputy executive commissioner for the Health and Specialty Care System at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR101 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR101-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 101



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Michael Maples retired as deputy executive
	commissioner for the Health and Specialty Care System at the Texas
	Health and Human Services Commission in June 2021, drawing to a
	close an outstanding career in public service that spanned nearly
	three decades; and
	WHEREAS, Mike Maples earned his bachelor's degree in
	psychology from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and his
	master's degree in human services from St. Edward's University;
	after working briefly in the private sector, he began his career in
	public service as a unit behavior therapy program director at the
	Corpus Christi State School in 1992; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 29-year tenure with
	the State of Texas, Commissioner Maples held leadership positions
	with a number of health agencies; as assistant deputy commissioner
	for the Department of State Health Services, he oversaw the Office
	of Academic Affairs, the Center for Health Statistics, the Center
	for Health Policy and Performance, the Vital Statistics Section,
	the Office of Border Services, and the state hospitals; and
	WHEREAS, Commissioner Maples helped found the Health and
	Specialty Care System, and as deputy executive commissioner for the
	system, he was responsible for 10 state hospitals and 13 state
	supported living centers across Texas; he worked tirelessly to
	bring mental health and substance abuse services to communities
	across the state and helped establish Texas as a leader in forensic
	inpatient mental health services; his efforts to modernize and
	expand the state's psychiatric hospitals resulted in the
	construction of two new hospitals, with a third in the planning
	stages for the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and
	WHEREAS, In 2020 and 2021, Commissioner Maples worked nearly
	around the clock to address the challenges of the COVID-19
	pandemic; throughout his career, he has been an indispensable
	source of expertise on mental health and intellectual and
	developmental disability for members of the legislature and other
	officials; a leader in his field, he has served as president of the
	National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, and
	he has also been active with several state and national boards and
	associations; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his many professional achievements,
	Mr. Maples has found time to serve his community as a volunteer
	firefighter and emergency medical technician; in all his endeavors,
	he has benefited from the love and support of his wife, Connie
	Maples, and his three children, Garrett, Taylor, and Carley; and
	WHEREAS, Mike Maples has made a positive and lasting
	difference in the lives of countless Texans, and he may indeed
	reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the
	next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Michael
	Maples on his retirement from the Texas Health and Human Services
	Commission and commend him for his many years of dedicated service;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Maples as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	Price

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 101 was adopted by the House on August
	30, 2021, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House