H.R. No. 1050
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives proudly
recognizes the members of the Texas Association of Public Employee
Retirement Systems (TEXPERS) on the occasion of their 20th Annual
Conference in Austin on March 28-April 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1989, TEXPERS is an effective voluntary
statewide organization created with the purpose of protecting
public employee retirement systems in Texas, as well as promoting
quality management by providing members with outstanding
educational programs; and
WHEREAS, Since it was chartered, this nonprofit educational
association has provided forums for discussing state and national
legislative issues that affect Texas pension systems; it has also
supplied important information on retirement system
administration, benefit designs, and federal programs; and
WHEREAS, TEXPERS has assumed the task of improving the
management and administration of retirement systems through the
creation of certified training for trustees, and it is dedicated to
addressing the concerns of public employee retirement systems and
helping to ensure their actuarial integrity; and
WHEREAS, This organization has grown extensively over the
past 20 years; currently, its member systems represent more than
322,000 active and retired participants throughout the great State
of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Public retirement systems benefit a significant
number of Texas public employees, from police officers to
firefighters to employees of utility districts, transit systems,
hospital districts, appraisal districts, and river authorities;
and
WHEREAS, Many members of the nation's outstanding firms that
provide professional services to public pension funds are also
members of TEXPERS; associate members include actuaries,
consultants, banks, law firms, and investment managers; and
WHEREAS, The organization's annual conferences provide
excellent opportunities for the association to present quality
training for trustees and administrators, to develop communication
between diverse parties interested in public retirement plans, and
to protect the rights of public pension systems and the employees
they cover, and this association is to be commended for the vital
role it plays in promoting the sound condition of these public
funds; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the many individuals affiliated with
the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems and
extend to them best wishes for a successful annual conference; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for TEXPERS as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Truitt
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1050 was adopted by the House on April
1, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House