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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Retired Teachers Association Day at the State |
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Capitol is taking place on March 26, 2025, providing a fitting |
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opportunity to honor the organization's executive director, Tim |
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Lee, for his 21 years of collaboration with the Texas Legislature; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lee took the helm of TRTA in 2004, and under his |
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able guidance, the organization has helped to enhance benefits for |
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members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; over the course |
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of his tenure, he has tirelessly advocated for protecting the |
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system's defined benefit pension plan, and he has worked with the |
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Texas Legislature to develop a pension trust fund, reduce health |
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care costs, and issue cost-of-living adjustments as well as |
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supplemental checks; at the federal level, he played an |
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instrumental role in supporting the Social Security Fairness Act, |
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H.R. 82, which repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and |
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Government Pension Offset; he also authors TRTA's email newsletter, |
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The Inside Line, and he is a featured writer for the organization's |
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quarterly publication, The VOICE; and |
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WHEREAS, A former executive director of the Illinois Retired |
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Teachers Association, Mr. Lee draws on more than a quarter century |
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of experience with public pension policy; he has served on a number |
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of state legislative panels and gubernatorial commissions, and he |
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has participated in forums with legislative leaders; renowned as a |
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passionate speaker and energetic leader, he has attended numerous |
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professional conferences; he is a graduate of Illinois State |
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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 of |
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his colleagues and fellow citizens alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Tim Lee on his 21st anniversary of working with |
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the Texas Legislature and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in his important work; and, be 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 by the Texas |
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Senate. |