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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 486
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association |
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are gathering at the State Capitol to celebrate Texas Retired |
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Teachers Association Day on April 8, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, A resource and advocate for retired school |
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personnel across the state with nearly 80,000 members, the |
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association works diligently in behalf of current and future |
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public education retirees; and |
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WHEREAS, The association promotes the financial soundness |
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of the pension and retiree health care programs through its |
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support of a strong teacher retirement system; annuity payments |
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from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas have exceeded $8.5 |
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billion, creating approximately 113,000 jobs in the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, the association members devote time |
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and energy to improving their local communities; each year, they |
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give more than five and a half million hours of volunteer |
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service, equivalent to a value of more than $130 million; many of |
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these volunteer hours are dedicated to schools, where these |
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retired educators encourage reading by providing more than |
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700,000 books, including nearly 140,000 last year alone, to young |
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Texans through the Children's Book Project; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the Texas Retired Teachers |
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Association has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to education |
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and educators, and the members of this noteworthy organization are |
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making a positive and lasting difference in the lives of countless |
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residents of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize April 8, 2015, as Texas Retired |
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Teachers Association Day at the State Capitol and extend to the |
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participants sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and |
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informative visit; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Retired Teachers Association as an |
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expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Huffman |
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| Bettencourt |
Hall |
Rodríguez |
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| Birdwell |
Hancock |
Schwertner |
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| Campbell |
Huffines |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Creighton |
Kolkhorst |
Taylor of Collin |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 8, 2015. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |