| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 49 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The retirement of William S. Harlan as |
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| 6 | 6 | | superintendent of the Academy Independent School District on |
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| 7 | 7 | | December 31, 2023, offers a fitting opportunity to reflect on his |
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| 8 | 8 | | outstanding record of achievement; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his 28-year career in education, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Billy Harlan has held a number of roles, including special |
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| 11 | 11 | | education teacher, head coach, and elementary and secondary |
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| 12 | 12 | | principal; moreover, he served Corsicana ISD as executive director |
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| 13 | 13 | | of extracurricular programs, executive director of human |
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| 14 | 14 | | resources, assistant superintendent, and chief administrative |
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| 15 | 15 | | officer, and he worked as an assistant baseball coach for Navarro |
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| 16 | 16 | | College and Dallas Baptist University; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Harlan joined Academy ISD in 2019; during his |
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| 18 | 18 | | tenure, he played a vital role in passing a $79 million bond |
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| 19 | 19 | | package, acquiring the new Academy High School site, implementing |
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| 20 | 20 | | leadership training programs, and establishing the Academy ISD |
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| 21 | 21 | | Education Foundation and the district's Career and Technology |
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| 22 | 22 | | Education Advisory Committee; in recognition of his |
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| 23 | 23 | | accomplishments, he was nominated for the Texas Association of |
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| 24 | 24 | | School Boards Superintendent of the Year award in 2022; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed educator holds a bachelor's degree in |
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| 26 | 26 | | kinesiology from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in |
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| 27 | 27 | | health and physical education from The University of Texas at |
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| 28 | 28 | | Tyler; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 30 | 30 | | commitment to excellence, Billy Harlan has helped many young Texans |
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| 31 | 31 | | acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, and his |
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| 32 | 32 | | contributions will be remembered and appreciated for years to come; |
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| 33 | 33 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate William |
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| 36 | 36 | | S. Harlan on his retirement as superintendent of the Academy |
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| 37 | 37 | | Independent School District and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 38 | 38 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mr. Harlan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Buckley |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 49 was adopted by the House on |
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| 46 | 46 | | November 2, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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