89R18245 TBO-D
By: Parker, et al. S.R. No. 330
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texas Retired Teachers Association Day at the State
Capitol is taking place on March 26, 2025, providing a fitting
opportunity to honor the organization's executive director, Tim
Lee, for his 21 years of collaboration with the Texas Legislature;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lee took the helm of TRTA in 2004, and under his
able guidance, the organization has helped to enhance benefits for
members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; over the course
of his tenure, he has tirelessly advocated for protecting the
system's defined benefit pension plan, and he has worked with the
Texas Legislature to develop a pension trust fund, reduce health
care costs, and issue cost-of-living adjustments as well as
supplemental checks; at the federal level, he played an
instrumental role in supporting the Social Security Fairness Act,
H.R. 82, which repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and
Government Pension Offset; he also authors TRTA's email newsletter,
The Inside Line, and he is a featured writer for the organization's
quarterly publication, The VOICE; and
WHEREAS, A former executive director of the Illinois Retired
Teachers Association, Mr. Lee draws on more than a quarter century
of experience with public pension policy; he has served on a number
of state legislative panels and gubernatorial commissions, and he
has participated in forums with legislative leaders; renowned as a
passionate speaker and energetic leader, he has attended numerous
professional conferences; he is a graduate of Illinois State
University; and
WHEREAS, Over the past 21 years, Tim Lee has distinguished
himself as a dedicated champion for Texas educators, and his
accomplishments have earned the deep admiration and appreciation of
his colleagues and fellow citizens alike; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby congratulate Tim Lee on his 21st anniversary of working with
the Texas Legislature and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued success in his important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Lee as an expression of high regard by the Texas
Senate.