Bill Text: TX HR1785 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Sunset Advisory Commission on its receipt of the National Conference of State Legislatures 2012 Excellence in Evaluation Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Reported enrolled [HR1785 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1785-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1785 |
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WHEREAS, The Sunset Advisory Commission was the 2012 winner | ||
of the National Conference of State Legislatures Excellence in | ||
Evaluation Award; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature established the sunset | ||
commission in 1977 to provide an ongoing evaluation of government | ||
performance and efficiency; the commission reviews the programs and | ||
policies of more than 150 state agencies and submits a series of | ||
recommendations to the legislature to eliminate waste and | ||
unnecessary overlap in services; since its inception, 78 agencies | ||
have been abolished, with 41 of them consolidated with other | ||
agencies to cut administrative duplication; these and other | ||
commission-proposed actions have amounted to a reduction in | ||
spending of an estimated $945 million during the past three | ||
decades, equivalent to a return of $29 for every $1 spent on the | ||
sunset process; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2012, the commission was presented with the | ||
Excellence in Evaluation Award by the National Conference of State | ||
Legislatures, a bipartisan organization led by lawmakers and | ||
legislative staff from across the country; the award recognized the | ||
sunset commission's substantial body of work during the 2008 to | ||
2011 review period, which involved recommendations to improve the | ||
functions of several major state agencies, including the Texas | ||
Department of Transportation, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and | ||
the Texas Water Development Board; in addition to citing the | ||
extensive positive impact of the adopted measures for the citizens | ||
of Texas, NCSL singled out the commission's quality analytical | ||
methods and superior written and verbal communication as reasons | ||
for its selection; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Sunset Advisory Commission was also honored with | ||
a 2012 Impact Award by NCSL's National Legislative Program | ||
Evaluation Society, for which its work was assessed by peer | ||
organizations throughout the United States; considered a leader in | ||
program evaluation both nationally and internationally, the | ||
commission has hosted 11 foreign delegations representing 22 | ||
countries seeking to learn more about the sunset process; and | ||
WHEREAS, By prioritizing the transparent and productive use | ||
of resources, the Sunset Advisory Commission has enabled our state | ||
government to more effectively serve the needs of its citizens, and | ||
this prestigious accolade rightly acknowledges the tremendous | ||
value of its contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the Sunset Advisory Commission on | ||
its receipt of the Excellence in Evaluation Award from the National | ||
Conference of State Legislatures and commend the commission's | ||
members and staff for their diligent work in behalf of state | ||
taxpayers; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the commission as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Bonnen of Brazoria | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1785 was adopted by the House on May | ||
8, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||