Bill Text: TX HR101 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Michael Maples on his retirement as deputy executive commissioner for the Health and Specialty Care System at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR101-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 101 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Michael Maples retired as deputy executive | ||
| commissioner for the Health and Specialty Care System at the Texas | ||
| Health and Human Services Commission in June 2021, drawing to a | ||
| close an outstanding career in public service that spanned nearly | ||
| three decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mike Maples earned his bachelor's degree in | ||
| psychology from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and his | ||
| master's degree in human services from St. Edward's University; | ||
| after working briefly in the private sector, he began his career in | ||
| public service as a unit behavior therapy program director at the | ||
| Corpus Christi State School in 1992; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 29-year tenure with | ||
| the State of Texas, Commissioner Maples held leadership positions | ||
| with a number of health agencies; as assistant deputy commissioner | ||
| for the Department of State Health Services, he oversaw the Office | ||
| of Academic Affairs, the Center for Health Statistics, the Center | ||
| for Health Policy and Performance, the Vital Statistics Section, | ||
| the Office of Border Services, and the state hospitals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Commissioner Maples helped found the Health and | ||
| Specialty Care System, and as deputy executive commissioner for the | ||
| system, he was responsible for 10 state hospitals and 13 state | ||
| supported living centers across Texas; he worked tirelessly to | ||
| bring mental health and substance abuse services to communities | ||
| across the state and helped establish Texas as a leader in forensic | ||
| inpatient mental health services; his efforts to modernize and | ||
| expand the state's psychiatric hospitals resulted in the | ||
| construction of two new hospitals, with a third in the planning | ||
| stages for the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2020 and 2021, Commissioner Maples worked nearly | ||
| around the clock to address the challenges of the COVID-19 | ||
| pandemic; throughout his career, he has been an indispensable | ||
| source of expertise on mental health and intellectual and | ||
| developmental disability for members of the legislature and other | ||
| officials; a leader in his field, he has served as president of the | ||
| National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, and | ||
| he has also been active with several state and national boards and | ||
| associations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to his many professional achievements, | ||
| Mr. Maples has found time to serve his community as a volunteer | ||
| firefighter and emergency medical technician; in all his endeavors, | ||
| he has benefited from the love and support of his wife, Connie | ||
| Maples, and his three children, Garrett, Taylor, and Carley; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mike Maples has made a positive and lasting | ||
| difference in the lives of countless Texans, and he may indeed | ||
| reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the | ||
| next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Michael | ||
| Maples on his retirement from the Texas Health and Human Services | ||
| Commission and commend him for his many years of dedicated service; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Maples as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 101 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
