Bill Text: TX SR129 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 5 through 9, 2021, as Texas Retired Teachers Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-07 - Again read [SR129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR129-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The observance of Texas Retired Teachers Week | ||
| from April 5 through 9, 2021, provides a welcome opportunity to | ||
| recognize the members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association | ||
| for the vital contributions they have made to the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association represents | ||
| retired public school and higher education employees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of this notable group continually | ||
| strive to improve their local communities throughout the state, | ||
| and they have donated over 3.6 million hours of their time as | ||
| volunteers, equivalent to a value of more than $99 million; to | ||
| promote literacy and lifelong learning, they have also provided | ||
| over 1.25 million books to children through the Children's Book | ||
| Project, including 101,537 last year alone; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Conscious of the effect their health has on the | ||
| world around them, members of the association seek to preserve | ||
| the TRS-Care benefits program by reducing doctor visits, | ||
| exercising regularly, and eating healthy foods; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Retiree annuity payments from the Teacher | ||
| Retirement System of Texas have exceeded $11.6 billion and have | ||
| directly created 194,544 jobs in the Lone Star State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association and its | ||
| nearly 100,000 members are working diligently to protect current | ||
| and future public education retirees; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 5 through 9, 2021, as Texas | ||
| Retired Teachers Week; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the association as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 11, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
