Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 525
2	2	WHEREAS, Ken Levine retired as Director of the Sunset Advisory
3	3	Commission on August 31, 2018, thus drawing to a close an exemplary
4	4	career that spanned 37 years with the legislative agency; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Hired to serve the commission in 1981, Mr. Levine
6	6	was instrumental in the development of thousands of proposals to
7	7	improve government operations and programs through his leadership
8	8	and participation in the commission's recommendations; he
9	9	conducted and supervised reviews of agencies and programs
10	10	related to areas that impact all Texans' lives, such as alcoholic
11	11	beverages, water resources, insurance, and human services; after
12	12	serving as assistant director, he was promoted to deputy director
13	13	in 1995, and 14 years later, he was appointed to lead the agency
14	14	in the position of director; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Mr. Levine is recognized on the state and national
16	16	levels as an expert and a leader in public policy and program
17	17	evaluation; he is a Fellow of the Center for Public Policy
18	18	Dispute Resolution at The University of Texas School of Law; he
19	19	has held several leadership positions with the National
20	20	Conference of State Legislatures; he served for five years on its
21	21	Executive Committee and for 11 years on its Legislative Staff
22	22	Coordinating Committee; he was elected to serve for three terms
23	23	on the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society's
24	24	Executive Committee and served as both its chair and vice chair;
25	25	he has given numerous presentations on program evaluation and the
26	26	Sunset process before state, national, and international
27	27	audiences; Mr. Levine holds a degree from The University of Texas
28	28	at Austin and a master's degree from the institution's Lyndon
29	29	B. Johnson School of Public Affairs; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Through his leadership, professionalism, and
31	31	steadfast commitment to promoting good governance, Ken Levine
32	32	has greatly benefited his fellow Texans, and he may indeed
33	33	reflect with pride on a career well spent and much appreciated; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Mr. Levine is now able to pursue his longtime
35	35	passion for traveling and to attend baseball games and enjoy
36	36	playing and hearing all genres of music; in addition, he enjoys
37	37	spending more time with his family, especially with his wife of
38	38	33 years, Ellie, and their daughter, Katie; now, therefore, be it
39	39	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
40	40	Legislature, hereby congratulate Ken Levine on his exceptional
41	41	career and on his retirement as director of the Sunset Advisory
42	42	Commission and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
43	43	and, be it further
44	44	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
45	45	Ken Levine as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
46	46	Watson, Birdwell,
47	47	Buckingham, Hall,
48	48	Nichols
49	49	____________________________________________________________
50	50	Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
51	51	____________________________________________________________
52	52	Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Member, Texas Senate
55	55	______________________________
56	56	President of the Senate
57	57	I hereby certify that the
58	58	above Resolution was adopted by
59	59	the Senate on April 1, 2019.
60	60	______________________________
61	61	Secretary of the Senate