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1	1	H.C.R. No. 98
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature is pleased to honor Michael
6	6	William Heskett, Ph.D., for his outstanding service in behalf of
7	7	the State of Texas; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Since 1988, Dr. Heskett has distinguished himself as
9	9	the state records administrator and director of the state and local
10	10	records management division of the Texas State Library and Archives
11	11	Commission; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Dr. Heskett joined the commission in 1983 as a
13	13	contract worker to research and develop the Texas Municipal Records
14	14	Manual, and he went on to revise the Texas County Records Manual; he
15	15	was hired on a full-time basis in 1986, and three years later he was
16	16	put in charge of the development of records retention standards for
17	17	all local governments; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Dr. Heskett has developed a
19	19	reputation as an authority in the preparation of records management
20	20	manuals, records retention guidelines for state agencies and local
21	21	governments, administrative rules for the microfilming and
22	22	electronic storage of governmental records, and rules for
23	23	electronically filing real property documents with county clerks;
24	24	and
25	25	WHEREAS, Referred to as the "father of Texas local government
26	26	records management" by his colleagues, Dr. Heskett played a vital
27	27	role in drafting the Local Government Records Act of 1989 and helped
28	28	to modernize the state agency records management laws in 1997; and
29	29	WHEREAS, The Texas State Library and Archives Commission was
30	30	charged by the 79th Texas Legislature with the task of producing
31	31	Required Reports Prepared by State Agencies and Institutions of
32	32	Higher Education, and Dr. Heskett skillfully led this effort for
33	33	his agency to document the level of reporting required of Texas
34	34	government, with an eye toward streamlining and improving such
35	35	reporting; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Michael Heskett has been an exemplary public servant
37	37	and a guardian of public records and open government, and his
38	38	presence at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission will be
39	39	greatly missed; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
41	41	hereby honor Michael William Heskett and commend him for his 26
42	42	years of valuable service to the State of Texas; and, be it further
43	43	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
44	44	prepared for Dr. Heskett as an expression of high regard by the
45	45	Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
46	46	Howard of Travis
47	47	______________________________ ______________________________
48	48	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
49	49	I certify that H.C.R. No. 98 was adopted by the House on March
50	50	17, 2009, by a non-record vote.
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Chief Clerk of the House
53	53	I certify that H.C.R. No. 98 was adopted by the Senate on
54	54	March 18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Secretary of the Senate
57	57	APPROVED: __________________
58	58	Date
59	59	__________________
60	60	Governor