By Junell H.R. No. 289 74R6029 PAN-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, March 19-22, 1995, marks the occasion of the sixth 1-2 annual conference of the Texas Association of Public Employee 1-3 Retirement Systems (TEXPERS) in Austin, and the members of this 1-4 chamber take special pride in recognizing this fine group; and 1-5 WHEREAS, TEXPERS is a voluntary, nonprofit educational 1-6 association that was founded to unite and establish the public 1-7 pension systems of Texas as a collective body; since its creation, 1-8 the group has dedicated itself to protecting the rights of the 1-9 public employees of Texas as well as the quality and strength of 1-10 public pension systems throughout the state; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Associate members of TEXPERS who provide 1-12 professional services to public pension funds include actuaries, 1-13 consultants, custodians, law firms, money managers, and real estate 1-14 advisors, and their expert direction has greatly improved the 1-15 management and administration of Texas public retirement systems 1-16 while helping to ensure their actuarial integrity; and 1-17 WHEREAS, An important resource for information on retirement 1-18 system administration, benefit designs, and federal programs, 1-19 TEXPERS also sponsors a number of major forums for the discussion 1-20 of state and national legislative issues affecting Texas pension 1-21 systems, such as its biennial "A Day at the Capitol" program; and 1-22 WHEREAS, This significant event affords governmental leaders 1-23 the opportunity to meet with members of the association's 1-24 investment, consulting, and actuarial communities to discuss a 2-1 variety of timely issues affecting public funds today, and the 2-2 organization is indeed deserving of special legislative recognition 2-3 for its continuing efforts in this regard; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-5 Legislature hereby welcome the Texas Association of Public Employee 2-6 Retirement Systems to the State Capitol and honor its dedicated 2-7 board of directors and member systems for their outstanding 2-8 accomplishments; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-10 prepared for TEXPERS as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-11 House of Representatives.