Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1114	House Author:  Nixon
Effective:  9-1-05	Senate Sponsor:  Duncan

            House Bill 1114 amends the Government Code to allow a member of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One (JRS1) or Plan Two (JRS2) who accrued at least 20 years of service credit before September 1, 2005, to continue making monthly contributions to the retirement system for up to an additional 10 years  of service credit by filing an application with the retirement system.  The effect of House Bill 1114 is to increase the maximum retirement of certain JRS1 and JRS2 judges from 60 to 80 percent of state salary (as adjusted from time to time for JRS1 retirees and at the time of retirement for JRS2 retirees).