[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 841 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 841

 Honoring the career and accomplishments of Robert Carlson as a Board 
     Member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System 
                             (``CalPERS'').


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2007

 Ms. Matsui submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the career and accomplishments of Robert Carlson as a Board 
     Member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System 
                             (``CalPERS'').

Whereas Robert Carlson has been a Member of the CalPERS Board of Administration 
        since 1971;
Whereas he was President of the California State Employees Association 
        (``CSEA'') in 1968 and was the first CSEA President to be elected to a 
        second term;
Whereas he was the former Chief Counsel of the California Department of 
        Transportations;
Whereas he has been a Member of the California State Bar Association since 1952;
Whereas he recieved a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's College and a 
        Bachelor of Laws and Letters, Juris Doctor from the University of 
        California, Hasting College of Law;
Whereas he was named Hastings Law School Alumnus of the Year in 1997;
Whereas he served 9 terms as CalPERS Board President and 5 years as Vice 
        President;
Whereas he has served as a member of every CalPERS Board Committee;
Whereas he is strong advocate for CalPERS members, employers, and most 
        importantly CalPERS retirees;
Whereas he chaired the Proposition 21, the voter initiative that allowed CalPERS 
        to invest in all asset classes and financial markets and that has 
        enabled the pension fund to reach $250,000,000,000;
Whereas he helped spearhead Proposition 162, a California ballot initiative that 
        gave the CalPERS Board the authority over the investments and 
        administration of the pension fund;
Whereas he also coined the term ``shareowner'' to replace ``shareholder'' to 
        truly reflect CalPERS ownership in companies;
Whereas he led CalPERS to develop a robust compliance function that helps 
        measure against risks across the enterprise;
Whereas CalPERS became the leader in public pension funds who have an internal 
        compliance function;
Whereas he pursued State legislation to give CalPERS the authority to build its 
        headquarters in Sacramento;
Whereas he was a champion for transparency, accountability, and for living up to 
        his responsibilities as fiduciary; and
Whereas his sharp legal mind has been a true asset on the CalPERS Board: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the career and 
accomplishments of Robert Carlson as a Board Member of the California 
Public Employees' Retirement System (``CalPERS'').
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