1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 437 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing March 22, 1999, as American Association of Retired 1-5 Persons Legislative Day at the Capitol; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) 1-7 was established in 1958 for the purpose of improving the lives 1-8 of older Americans through service, advocacy, education, and 1-9 volunteer efforts; and 1-10 WHEREAS, A nonprofit, nonpartisan association, the 1-11 American Association of Retired Persons is the nation's leading 1-12 organization for people age 50 and older and is designed to 1-13 enrich the lives of this population and to excel as a dynamic 1-14 presence in every community; and 1-15 WHEREAS, There are two million Association members in 1-16 Texas, and the organization has been developing Information 1-17 Centers around the state to keep the communities better 1-18 informed about its services; the American Association of 1-19 Retired Persons opened a Texas state office in Austin in 1995; 1-20 and 1-21 WHEREAS, On March 22, 1,000 association members from 1-22 across the state will be meeting with their legislators 1-23 regarding their top legislative issues and will be attending 1-24 a "Fight Phone Fraud Rally"; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Top priorities of the American Association of 2-2 Retired Persons for the 76th Legislative Session are 2-3 anti-telemarketing fraud, licensing requirements for assisted 2-4 living facilities, home health, and nursing home resident 2-5 protections; the American Association of Retired Persons is 2-6 also an advocate for lower electric utility costs for all 2-7 classes of consumers; and 2-8 WHEREAS, Throughout our state and across the nation, 2-9 older citizens have benefitted greatly from the American 2-10 Association of Retired Persons programs, its leadership, 2-11 and its active interest in legislative issues, and the 2-12 organization truly deserves recognition for the many benefits 2-13 it provides; now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-15 76th Legislature, hereby commend the American Association 2-16 of Retired Persons for its countless contributions to the 2-17 people of our state and country and extend best wishes for 2-18 a successful and informative American Association of Retired 2-19 Persons Legislative Day in Austin; and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in 2-21 honor of the American Association of Retired Persons as an 2-22 expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-23 Barrientos 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 President of the Senate 2-26 I hereby certify that the above 2-27 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-28 on March 17, 1999. 2-29 ______________________________________ 3-1 Secretary of the Senate 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 Member, Texas Senate