H.R. No. 3159
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dee Scott retired from the Clear Creek Independent
School District Board of Trustees in May 2015, drawing to a close an
outstanding decade-long tenure with the board; and
WHEREAS, Since first winning election to her seat in 2005,
Ms. Scott has been instrumental in a number of initiatives to
improve the quality of education for area schoolchildren, including
support for the construction of new school buildings and the
establishment of community service projects to benefit at-risk
students; she oversaw the launch of the highly successful Leaders
Make Readers elementary school program and played a significant
role in the fund-raising effort to ensure that all seniors at Clear
View High School could walk across the stage in graduation gowns;
she has also shared her expertise with elected officials tasked
with developing more effective educational policy; and
WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in the wider community as well,
Ms. Scott has held leadership positions in the League City Chamber
of Commerce and the North Galveston County YMCA, and she was
pivotally involved in the creation of the First Leadership League
City Group; the longtime owner of Dee Scott Insurance Agency in
League City, she has served as vice president of the League City
Economic Development Corporation and has received a host of awards
for her participation in the local Rotary Club; and
WHEREAS, Through her unwavering commitment to Clear Creek
ISD, Dee Scott has contributed greatly to the success of many young
Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in a job well done; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Dee Scott on her retirement from the Clear
Creek ISD Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Scott as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Bonnen of Galveston
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3159 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House