By:  Leedom                                      S.R. No. 327
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas proudly recognizes
    1-3  the members of the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement
    1-4  Systems on the occasion of their fourth annual TEXPERS Conference
    1-5  which is being held March 21 through 24, 1993, in Austin; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement
    1-7  Systems "TEXPERS" is an effective statewide organization created with
    1-8  the purpose of uniting and establishing the public pension systems of
    1-9  Texas as a collective body; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Since it was chartered, the Texas Association
   1-11  of Public Employee Retirement Systems has provided forums for
   1-12  discussing state and national legislative issues that affect
   1-13  Texas pension systems; it has also supplied important information
   1-14  on retirement system administration, benefit designs, and federal
   1-15  programs; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, A voluntary, high quality, nonprofit
   1-17  educational association, the Texas Association of Public Employee
   1-18  Retirement Systems has assumed the tasks of improving the management
   1-19  and administration of Texas public retirement systems and helping to
   1-20  ensure their actuarial integrity; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, This aspiring professional organization,
   1-22  which has grown extensively in the last two years, has established
   1-23  the strongest collective body in the State of Texas and is dedicated
    2-1  to protecting the rights of the public employees of Texas as well as
    2-2  the quality and strength of public pension systems throughout the
    2-3  state; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, Many of the nation's outstanding firms which
    2-5  provide professional services to public pension funds are members
    2-6  of the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems; these
    2-7  associate members include actuaries, consultants, custodians, law
    2-8  firms, money managers, and real estate advisors; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, The fourth annual conference agenda includes key
   2-10  governmental speakers addressing issues affecting public funds and
   2-11  knowledgeable speakers from the investment, consulting, and
   2-12  actuarial communities; the conference also includes "A Day at the
   2-13  Capitol" which provides the opportunity for fruitful discussions
   2-14  between the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems
   2-15  members and legislators; now, therefore, be it
   2-16        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-17  73rd Legislature, hereby welcome the Texas Association of Public
   2-18  Employee Retirement Systems to Austin and express appreciation to
   2-19  its board of directors and the member systems for their outstanding
   2-20  accomplishments; and, be it further
   2-21        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-22  Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems as an
   2-23  expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
   2-24                                 _____________________________________
   2-25                                        President of the Senate
    3-1                                      I hereby certify that the
    3-2                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    3-3                                 the Senate on March 1, 1993.
    3-4                                 _____________________________________
    3-5                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-6                                 _____________________________________
    3-7                                         Member, Texas Senate