Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 853
2	2	WHEREAS, The Legislative Reference Library has provided
3	3	invaluable assistance to Texas lawmakers for more than a century; and
4	4	WHEREAS, The library houses a specialized collection of
5	5	materials and is well positioned to support the varied and
6	6	extensive work of legislators; along with legal resources and
7	7	periodicals, its materials include historical and current
8	8	publications of legislative committees, of state agencies, and
9	9	of institutions of higher education, and original legislative
10	10	bill files dating back to the 63rd Session; and
11	11	WHEREAS, The library's electronic data systems expedite
12	12	the delivery of knowledge to the legislative community; the Texas
13	13	Appointment System contains information on members of state
14	14	councils, boards, and committees appointed by the governor,
15	15	lieutenant governor, and speaker; the Legislative Archive System
16	16	holds the only electronic version of original legislative bill
17	17	files and documentation, while the Index to Sections Affected
18	18	details the proposed statutory effect of bills; moreover, the
19	19	library maintains Texas Legislators: Past & Present,
20	20	highlighting legislative membership information from 1846 to
21	21	today, as well as a legislative reports database covering that
22	22	same period, and it archives gubernatorial executive orders,
23	23	messages, and proclamations; and
24	24	WHEREAS, During legislative sessions, the library plays an
25	25	integral part in the legislative process; staff members develop
26	26	electronic records in the Texas Legislative Tracking System for
27	27	each bill or resolution filed, assign and enter subject terms and
28	28	companion relationships, and review enrolled legislation for
29	29	effective dates of each measure; moreover, library staff members
30	30	stationed on the floor of the house and senate chambers enter
31	31	legislative actions as they occur, furnishing real-time
32	32	information to the legislative community, to executive agencies,
33	33	and to citizens of this state through such proprietary
34	34	applications as TLIS (the Texas Legislative Information System)
35	35	and TLO (Texas Legislature Online); and
36	36	WHEREAS, Among the services the library offers are a bill
37	37	status hotline for constituents, professional and confidential
38	38	research, a daily legislative clipping service, weekly listings
39	39	of important journal articles, and monthly listings of
40	40	newsworthy additions to the library's collection; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Guided skillfully by director and librarian Mary
42	42	Camp, the Legislative Reference Library staff members are
43	43	hardworking professionals who consistently demonstrate a
44	44	commitment to excellence; they perform their duties with skill
45	45	and dedication, and they may take justifiable pride in the
46	46	important services they provide to the legislature and to the
47	47	citizens of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
49	49	Legislature, hereby honor the Legislative Reference Library and
50	50	extend to its director and staff sincere appreciation for their
51	51	outstanding work; and, be it further
52	52	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
53	53	the library as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
54	54	Schwertner
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 May 26, 2019.
60	60	________________________________
61	61	Secretary of the Senate
62	62	________________________________
63	63	Member, Texas Senate