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House Bill 3609 |
House Author: Talton |
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Effective: Vetoed |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
House Bill 3609 amends the Government Code to allow certain persons who retired from the employee class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) with more than 14 years of service credit and who, after retirement, resumed employment with a house of the legislature, not as an employee of an individual member, to receive additional employee class service for the period served in that position after retirement.
House Bill 3609 also provides elected class credit to a member of ERS who is an appointed or elected senate officer of the 80th Legislature and who has at least 20 years of service credit or a member of ERS who is an appointed or elected officer of the House of Representatives of the 80th Legislature, has at least 15 years of service credit, and has credit as an employee of a state judicial agency.
Reason given for veto: "House Bill No. 3609 would entitle a select group of state employees to receive special retirement benefits which other state employees will not have the opportunity to receive. State law governing retirement benefits requires a state employee to work for a certain number of years while contributing to the pension trust fund in order to establish the requisite amount of service credit to receive retirement benefits. House Bill No. 3609 would allow a select few to receive increased benefits without meeting established state requirements."