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