Bill Text: TX HR204 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring Gary Jessee for his service to the Health and Human Services Commission.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-08 - Reported enrolled [HR204 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR204-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring Gary Jessee for his service to the Health and Human Services Commission.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-08 - Reported enrolled [HR204 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR204-Introduced.html
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By: Price | H.R. No. 204 |
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WHEREAS, Gary Jessee, former deputy executive commissioner | ||
of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, served the | ||
public with distinction for more than two decades before embarking | ||
on a new chapter of his career in July 2017; 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 honor Gary Jessee for his | ||
service to 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. |