| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1476 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The year 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the |
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| 6 | 6 | | establishment of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; |
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| 7 | 7 | | and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The agency was created in 1909 as the Bureau of Labor |
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| 9 | 9 | | Statistics to collect information on Texas employees and to address |
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| 10 | 10 | | industrial issues affecting employers, employees, and the general |
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| 11 | 11 | | public; by 1956 the Bureau of Labor Statistics had six divisions, |
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| 12 | 12 | | and in 1989 the agency began operating under its current name and |
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| 13 | 13 | | many of its labor functions were transferred to the Texas |
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| 14 | 14 | | Employment Commission; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Executive Director William |
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| 16 | 16 | | H. Kuntz, Jr., the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is |
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| 17 | 17 | | today the state's umbrella occupational regulatory agency, |
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| 18 | 18 | | governed by a seven-member commission that is appointed by the |
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| 19 | 19 | | governor; guided by its core values of integrity, accountability, |
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| 20 | 20 | | customer service, open and free communication, innovation, |
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| 21 | 21 | | teamwork, and respect, TDLR currently oversees 26 occupations and |
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| 22 | 22 | | industries, with more than 500,000 licensees, and its mission is to |
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| 23 | 23 | | foster a fair and efficient regulatory environment and ensure |
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| 24 | 24 | | public safety; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, For the past century, the Texas Department of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Licensing and Regulation has demonstrated its commitment to |
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| 27 | 27 | | becoming the model state agency, earning the public trust by |
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| 28 | 28 | | setting the standard for customer service, innovation, |
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| 29 | 29 | | cost-effectiveness, and efficiency, and its contributions to our |
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| 30 | 30 | | state government indeed merit special recognition; now, therefore, |
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| 31 | 31 | | be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Department of Licensing and Regulation and extend to its current |
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| 35 | 35 | | and former employees and commissioners and all those associated |
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| 36 | 36 | | with the agency sincere appreciation for their service to the Lone |
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| 37 | 37 | | Star State; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for TDLR as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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| 40 | 40 | | of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Kuempel |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1476 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 45 | 45 | | 6, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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