H.R. No. 449
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
    1-2  the many hardworking members of the Texas Association of Public
    1-3  Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS); and
    1-4        WHEREAS, A voluntary nonprofit educational association,
    1-5  TEXPERS works to unite Texas' public pension systems and to provide
    1-6  a strong voice for members' concerns and ideas on state and
    1-7  national issues affecting the management of public pension funds,
    1-8  an essential service in our state, where the combined asset base of
    1-9  these 300 public pension systems represents employee savings of
   1-10  more than $42 billion; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, Composed of many dedicated financial professionals
   1-12  and organized employee groups, this vital association enables
   1-13  members to exchange important information, serving as a dynamic
   1-14  forum for discussion of current trends in public retirement funds
   1-15  management; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Through their participation, association members
   1-17  become better educated on retirement system administration, benefit
   1-18  design, and federal issues and are able to participate more
   1-19  effectively in the supervision and investment of public pension
   1-20  funds by sharing their knowledge and experience with decision
   1-21  makers; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, The extensive list of the association's member
   1-23  retirement systems in Texas includes those providing benefits for
   1-24  police, fire, and municipal employees, as well as employees of
    2-1  airport authorities, hospital districts, regional planning
    2-2  commissions, river authorities, state agencies, transit
    2-3  authorities, and university medical centers; professionals engaged
    2-4  in a wide variety of financial services from many nationally
    2-5  recognized firms also contribute their valuable expertise to
    2-6  TEXPERS as associate members; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, Providing sound and informed leadership, TEXPERS's
    2-8  member systems and board of directors strive toward a common goal
    2-9  of acquiring and maintaining superior management for their pension
   2-10  funds and through their tireless efforts are successfully guiding
   2-11  plan participants and beneficiaries into a secure and rewarding
   2-12  21st Century; now, therefore, be it
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-14  Legislature hereby declare March 23, 1993, as TEXPERS Day at the
   2-15  State Capitol and commend the Texas Association of Public Employee
   2-16  Retirement Systems for their work in ensuring the wise supervision
   2-17  of public pension funds; and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-19  prepared for this exemplary association as an expression of high
   2-20  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
   2-21  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
   2-22                                                               Bailey
   2-23                                                      H.R. No. 449
   2-24  Laney                   Giddings                 Naishtat
   2-25  Alexander               Glaze                    Nieto
   2-26  Allen                   Goodman                  Oakley
   2-27  Alonzo                  Goolsby                  Ogden
    3-1  Alvarado                Granoff                  Oliveira
    3-2  Averitt                 Gray                     Park
    3-3  Bailey                  Greenberg                Parra
    3-4  Berlanga                Grusendorf               Patterson
    3-5  Black                   Gutierrez                Pitts
    3-6  Blackwood               Haggerty                 Place
    3-7  Bomer                   Hamric                   Price
    3-8  Bosse                   Harris                   Puente
    3-9  Brady                   Hartnett                 Rabuck
   3-10  Brimer                  Heflin                   Ramsay
   3-11  Cain                    Hernandez                Rangel
   3-12  Campbell                Hightower                Raymond
   3-13  Carona                  Hilbert                  Rodriguez
   3-14  Carter                  Hilderbran               Romo
   3-15  Chisum                  Hill                     Rudd
   3-16  Clemons                 Hirschi                  Sadler
   3-17  Coleman                 Hochberg                 Saunders
   3-18  Combs                   Holzheauser              Schechter
   3-19  Conley                  Horn                     Seidlits
   3-20  Cook                    Hudson                   Shields
   3-21  Corte                   Hunter of Taylor         Siebert
   3-22  Counts                  Hunter of Nueces         A. Smith of Harris
   3-23  Crabb                   Jackson                  D. Smith of Harris
   3-24  Craddick                James                    Smithee
   3-25  Cuellar of Webb         Johnson                  Solis
   3-26  Cuellar of Hidalgo      Jones of Lubbock         Stiles
   3-27  Culberson               Jones of Dallas          Swinford
    4-1  Danburg                 Junell                   Tallas
    4-2  Davila                  Kamel                    Talton
    4-3  Davis                   Krusee                   Telford
    4-4  De La Garza             Kubiak                   Thompson of Tarrant
    4-5  Dear                    Kuempel                  Thompson of Harris
    4-6  Delco                   Lewis                    Turner of Coleman
    4-7  Delisi                  Linebarger               Turner of Harris
    4-8  Denton                  Longoria                 Uher
    4-9  Driver                  McCall                   Van de Putte
   4-10  Duncan                  McCoulskey               Vowell
   4-11  Dutton                  McDonald                 West
   4-12  Earley                  Madden                   Williamson
   4-13  Eckels                  Marchant                 Willis
   4-14  Edwards                 Martin                   Wilson
   4-15  Erickson                Maxey                    Wolens
   4-16  Finnell                 Moffat                   Yarbrough
   4-17  Flores                  Moreno                   Yost
   4-18  Gallego                 Mowery                   Zbranek
   4-19  Gallegos                Munoz
   4-20                                                      H.R. No. 449
   4-21                                      _______________________________
   4-22                                            Speaker of the House
   4-23        I certify that H.R. No. 449 was adopted by the House on March
   4-24  23, 1993, by a non-record vote.
   4-25                                      _______________________________
   4-26                                          Chief Clerk of the House