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at the federal level,   he played an instrumental role in supporting the Social Security   Fairness Act, H.R. 82, which repealed the Windfall Elimination   Provision and Government Pension Offset; he also authors TRTA's   email newsletter, The Inside Line , and he is a featured writer  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