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