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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to participation of certain nongovernmental entities in |
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the Texas County and District Retirement System and the Texas |
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Municipal Retirement System. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 841.001(17), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(17) "Subdivision" means a political subdivision of |
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the state that is not eligible to participate in any other statewide |
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retirement system or that is not currently participating in a |
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retirement system established by the legislature. The term |
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includes [the Texas Association of Counties,] the retirement |
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system[,] and a city-county hospital jointly managed under |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 265, Health and Safety Code. The term does |
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not include a branch, division, department, employee |
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classification group, or other separately identified component of a |
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political subdivision. |
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SECTION 2. Section 852.005(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) For the purposes of this subtitle, the Texas Municipal |
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Retirement System has [and, as limited by Subsection (b), the Texas |
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Municipal League, have] the standing of a municipality |
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[municipalities]. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 841.001, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act: |
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(1) applies only with respect to a person who becomes |
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an employee of the Texas Association of Counties on or after the |
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effective date of this Act; and |
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(2) does not affect the rights or benefits of a person |
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who, on the effective date of this Act, is a member, retiree, |
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annuitant, beneficiary, or alternate payee of the Texas County and |
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District Retirement System. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 841.001, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, the Texas Association of Counties shall |
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continue participation in the Texas County and District Retirement |
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System only to the extent necessary to ensure the provision of |
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retirement and related disability and death benefits, as |
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applicable, for persons described by Subsection (a)(2) of this |
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section. |
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(c) The board of trustees of the Texas County and District |
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Retirement System shall adopt rules the board determines necessary |
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to implement this section. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Section 852.005, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act: |
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(1) applies only with respect to a person who becomes |
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an employee of the Texas Municipal League on or after the effective |
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date of this Act; and |
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(2) does not affect the rights or benefits of a person |
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who, on the effective date of this Act, is a member, retiree, |
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annuitant, beneficiary, or alternate payee of the Texas Municipal |
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Retirement System. |
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(b) Notwithstanding the change in law made by this Act to |
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Section 852.005, Government Code, the Texas Municipal League shall |
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continue participation in the Texas Municipal Retirement System |
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only to the extent necessary to ensure the provision of retirement |
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and related disability and death benefits, as applicable, for |
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persons described by Subsection (a)(2) of this section. |
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(c) The board of trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement |
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System shall adopt rules the board determines necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |