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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 403
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Retired Teachers |
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Association are celebrating Texas Retired Teachers Week from |
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April 10 to 14, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Made up of more than 96,000 members, TRTA serves |
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as a resource and advocate for retired school personnel |
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throughout Texas and works diligently in behalf of current and |
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future public education retirees; through its support of a strong |
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teacher retirement system, the association promotes the |
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financial soundness of the pension and health care programs |
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serving former educators; and |
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WHEREAS, The association is also devoted to benefiting |
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communities across the state through volunteer initiatives, and |
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each year, TRTA members perform more than five million hours of |
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service, equivalent to a value of $151 million; many of these |
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endeavors are focused on schools, and members have further |
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encouraged reading and literacy among young Texans through their |
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contribution of more than 1,500,000 books to the Children's Book |
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Project, including 135,963 in the last year; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to supporting education and |
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educators, the Texas Retired Teachers Association has made a |
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positive and lasting difference in the Lone Star State, and the |
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members of this noteworthy organization are indeed deserving of |
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recognition for their efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize April 10 to 14, 2023, as Texas |
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Retired Teachers Week and extend to all those associated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Retired Teachers Association as an |
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expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Huffman |
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| Bettencourt |
Hinojosa |
Parker |
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| Creighton |
Kolkhorst |
Sparks |
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| Eckhardt |
LaMantia |
Springer |
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| Gutierrez |
Middleton |
Whitmire |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 12, 2023. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |