H.R. No. 2335
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ann S. Bishop is retiring as executive director of
the Employees Retirement System of Texas in 2015, bringing to a
close her outstanding tenure at the agency; and
WHEREAS, Appointed executive director in 2004, Ann Bishop has
skillfully guided the Employees Retirement System in administering
programs that provide retirement, deferred compensation, and
flexible benefits for more than 225,000 state employees and
retirees; moreover, she has played a key role in strengthening the
ERS Trust, an investment portfolio of over $26 billion, and in
adopting new technology that allows the agency to deliver quality
benefits at a reasonable cost; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Bishop previously acted as deputy comptroller
of public accounts and as the first director of the Department of
Information Resources after its creation in 1989; from November
2012 to February 2013, she served as Governor Rick Perry's chief of
staff; additionally, she has operated an independent business
consulting service and was vice president of Transactive
Corporation; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of her noteworthy achievements as a
state administrator, Ms. Bishop has received a Bob Bullock Award
for Outstanding Public Stewardship and an Administrator of the Year
Award from the Texas Public Employees Association; furthermore, she
has been inducted into the Blinn College Hall of Honor; she holds a
business degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a juris
doctor degree from Texas Tech University; and
WHEREAS, Ann Bishop has distinguished herself throughout her
career with the state, and she is indeed deserving of commendation
for her valuable contributions to ERS and the public employees
served by the agency; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Ann Bishop on her retirement as
executive director of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and
extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Bishop as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Howard
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2335 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House