Bill Text: TX SR525 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Ken Levine on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-01 - Reported enrolled [SR525 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR525-Enrolled.html
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| 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 | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 1, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
