SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 330
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Fairness Act, H.R. 82, which repealed the Windfall Elimination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 State of Texas, 89th
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 from the
Texas Senate.
Parker
Alvarado Hagenbuch Menéndez Alvarado Hagenbuch Menéndez
Alvarado Hagenbuch Menéndez
Bettencourt Hall Middleton Bettencourt Hall Middleton
Bettencourt Hall Middleton
Birdwell Hancock Miles Birdwell Hancock Miles
Birdwell Hancock Miles
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Cook Huffman Perry Cook Huffman Perry
Cook Huffman Perry
Creighton Hughes Schwertner Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Flores King West Flores King West
Flores King West
Gutierrez Kolkhorst Zaffirini Gutierrez Kolkhorst Zaffirini
Gutierrez Kolkhorst Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 26, 2025.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Hagenbuch Menéndez
Bettencourt Hall Middleton
Birdwell Hancock Miles
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Cook Huffman Perry
Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Flores King West
Gutierrez Kolkhorst Zaffirini