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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 566
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas proudly recognizes
 1-4     the members of the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement
 1-5     Systems on the occasion of their 12th annual TEXPERS Conference,
 1-6     which is being held April 1 through 4, 2001; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement
 1-8     Systems (TEXPERS) is an effective statewide organization created
 1-9     with the purpose of protecting the rights of public employees of
1-10     Texas as well as the quality and strength of public pension
1-11     systems; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Since it was chartered, the Texas Association
1-13     of Public Employee Retirement Systems has provided forums for
1-14     discussing state and national legislative issues that affect
1-15     Texas pension systems; it has also supplied important information
1-16     on retirement system administration, benefit designs, and federal
1-17     programs; and
1-18           WHEREAS, A voluntary, high quality, nonprofit educational
1-19     association, it has assumed the tasks of improving the management
1-20     and administration of Texas public retirement systems and helping
1-21     to ensure their actuarial integrity; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, The organization, which has grown extensively in
 2-2     the last decade, has established the strongest collective body in
 2-3     the State of Texas and is dedicated to addressing the concerns of
 2-4     public employee retirement systems throughout the state; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, Many of the nation's outstanding firms which provide
 2-6     professional services to public pension funds are members of the
 2-7     Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems; these
 2-8     associate memberships include actuaries, consultants, custodians,
 2-9     law firms, money managers, and real estate advisors; and
2-10           WHEREAS, The annual conferences provide excellent
2-11     opportunities for the association to reiterate its intention
2-12     to develop communication between diverse parties interested in
2-13     public retirement plans and to protect the rights of public pension
2-14     systems and the employees they cover; and
2-15           WHEREAS, The 12th annual conference agenda includes key
2-16     speakers and panel discussions addressing pension system issues;
2-17     the conference also includes a "Day at the Capitol" which provides
2-18     the opportunity for discussions between the association's members
2-19     and legislators; now, therefore, be it
2-20           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-21     77th Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Association of Public
2-22     Employee Retirement Systems for its informative and productive
2-23     conferences and extend best wishes to its members on the occasion
2-24     of the 12th annual TEXPERS Conference; and, be it further
 3-1           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
 3-2     the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems as
 3-3     an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
 3-4                                                                Whitmire
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 3-6                                          President of the Senate
 3-7                                       I hereby certify that the above
 3-8                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
 3-9                                  on March 26, 2001.
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3-11                                          Secretary of the Senate
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3-13                                           Member, Texas Senate