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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 330
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WHEREAS, Texas Retired Teachers Association Day at the |
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State Capitol is taking place on March 26, 2025, providing a |
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fitting opportunity to honor the organization's executive |
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director, Tim Lee, for his 21 years of collaboration with the |
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Texas Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lee took the helm of TRTA in 2004, and under |
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his able guidance, the organization has helped to enhance |
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benefits for members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; |
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over the course of his tenure, he has tirelessly advocated for |
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protecting the system's defined benefit pension plan, and he has |
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worked with the Texas Legislature to develop a pension trust |
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fund, reduce health care costs, and issue cost-of-living |
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adjustments as well as supplemental checks; at the federal level, |
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he played an instrumental role in supporting the Social Security |
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Fairness Act, H.R. 82, which repealed the Windfall Elimination |
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Provision and Government Pension Offset; he also authors TRTA's |
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email newsletter, The Inside Line, and he is a featured writer |
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for the organization's quarterly publication, The VOICE; and |
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WHEREAS, A former executive director of the Illinois |
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Retired Teachers Association, Mr. Lee draws on more than a |
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quarter century of experience with public pension policy; he has |
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served on a number of state legislative panels and gubernatorial |
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commissions, and he has participated in forums with legislative |
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leaders; renowned as a passionate speaker and energetic leader, |
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he has attended numerous professional conferences; he is a |
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graduate of Illinois State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past 21 years, Tim Lee has distinguished |
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himself as a dedicated champion for Texas educators, and his |
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accomplishments have earned the deep admiration and appreciation |
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of his colleagues and fellow citizens alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Tim Lee on his 21st anniversary |
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of working with the Texas Legislature and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success in his important work; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Lee as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Parker |
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| Alvarado |
Hagenbuch |
Menéndez |
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| Bettencourt |
Hall |
Middleton |
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| Blanco |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Nichols |
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| Campbell |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Paxton |
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| Creighton |
Hughes |
Schwertner |
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| Gutierrez |
Kolkhorst |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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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 March 26, 2025. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |