Texas 2021 - 87th 2nd C.S.

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1		-	H.R. No. 101
	1	+	87S20774 CJM-D
	2	+	By: Price H.R. No. 101
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, Michael Maples retired as deputy executive
6	7		commissioner for the Health and Specialty Care System at the Texas
7	8		Health and Human Services Commission in June 2021, drawing to a
8	9		close an outstanding career in public service that spanned nearly
9	10		three decades; and
10	11		WHEREAS, Mike Maples earned his bachelor's degree in
11	12		psychology from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and his
12	13		master's degree in human services from St. Edward's University;
13	14		after working briefly in the private sector, he began his career in
14	15		public service as a unit behavior therapy program director at the
15	16		Corpus Christi State School in 1992; and
16	17		WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 29-year tenure with
17	18		the State of Texas, Commissioner Maples held leadership positions
18	19		with a number of health agencies; as assistant deputy commissioner
19	20		for the Department of State Health Services, he oversaw the Office
20	21		of Academic Affairs, the Center for Health Statistics, the Center
21	22		for Health Policy and Performance, the Vital Statistics Section,
22	23		the Office of Border Services, and the state hospitals; and
23	24		WHEREAS, Commissioner Maples helped found the Health and
24	25		Specialty Care System, and as deputy executive commissioner for the
25	26		system, he was responsible for 10 state hospitals and 13 state
26	27		supported living centers across Texas; he worked tirelessly to
27	28		bring mental health and substance abuse services to communities
28	29		across the state and helped establish Texas as a leader in forensic
29	30		inpatient mental health services; his efforts to modernize and
30	31		expand the state's psychiatric hospitals resulted in the
31	32		construction of two new hospitals, with a third in the planning
32	33		stages for the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and
33	34		WHEREAS, In 2020 and 2021, Commissioner Maples worked nearly
34	35		around the clock to address the challenges of the COVID-19
35	36		pandemic; throughout his career, he has been an indispensable
36	37		source of expertise on mental health and intellectual and
37	38		developmental disability for members of the legislature and other
38	39		officials; a leader in his field, he has served as president of the
39	40		National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, and
40	41		he has also been active with several state and national boards and
41	42		associations; and
42	43		WHEREAS, In addition to his many professional achievements,
43	44		Mr. Maples has found time to serve his community as a volunteer
44	45		firefighter and emergency medical technician; in all his endeavors,
45	46		he has benefited from the love and support of his wife, Connie
46	47		Maples, and his three children, Garrett, Taylor, and Carley; and
47	48		WHEREAS, Mike Maples has made a positive and lasting
48	49		difference in the lives of countless Texans, and he may indeed
49	50		reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the
50	51		next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
51	52		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
52	53		Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Michael
53	54		Maples on his retirement from the Texas Health and Human Services
54	55		Commission and commend him for his many years of dedicated service;
55	56		and, be it further
56	57		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
57	58		prepared for Mr. Maples as an expression of high regard by the Texas
58	59		House of Representatives.
59		-	Price
60		-	______________________________
61		-	Speaker of the House
62		-	I certify that H.R. No. 101 was adopted by the House on August
63		-	30, 2021, by a non-record vote.
64		-	______________________________
65		-	Chief Clerk of the House