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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ann S. Bishop is retiring as executive director of |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas in 2015, bringing to a |
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close her outstanding tenure at the agency; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed executive director in 2004, Ann Bishop has |
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skillfully guided the Employees Retirement System in administering |
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programs that provide retirement, deferred compensation, and |
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flexible benefits for more than 225,000 state employees and |
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retirees; moreover, she has played a key role in strengthening the |
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ERS Trust, an investment portfolio of over $26 billion, and in |
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adopting new technology that allows the agency to deliver quality |
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benefits at a reasonable cost; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Bishop previously acted as deputy comptroller |
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of public accounts and as the first director of the Department of |
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Information Resources after its creation in 1989; from November |
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2012 to February 2013, she served as Governor Rick Perry's chief of |
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staff; additionally, she has operated an independent business |
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consulting service and was vice president of Transactive |
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Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her noteworthy achievements as a |
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state administrator, Ms. Bishop has received a Bob Bullock Award |
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for Outstanding Public Stewardship and an Administrator of the Year |
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Award from the Texas Public Employees Association; furthermore, she |
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has been inducted into the Blinn College Hall of Honor; she holds a |
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business degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a juris |
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doctor degree from Texas Tech University; and |
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WHEREAS, Ann Bishop has distinguished herself throughout her |
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career with the state, and she is indeed deserving of commendation |
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for her valuable contributions to ERS and the public employees |
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served by the agency; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ann Bishop on her retirement as |
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executive director of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Bishop as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |