By:  Junell                                          H.C.R. No. 175
       73R11894 SRC-D
                                 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The house of representatives has concurred in senate
    1-2  amendments to H.B.  No. 1873; and
    1-3        WHEREAS, S.B. No. 5, the General Appropriations Act, has been
    1-4  adopted by both houses; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, S.B. No. 5 contains a contingency rider to implement
    1-6  the provisions of H.B.  No. 1873, but the rider needs corrections
    1-7  to accurately reflect the provisions of H.B. No. 1873 as amended by
    1-8  the senate; now, therefore, be it
    1-9        RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the
   1-10  enrolling clerk of the senate be directed to make the following
   1-11  corrections to Rider No. 1 under the social security appropriations
   1-12  to the comptroller of public accounts, page I-66 of S.B. No. 5:
   1-13        (1)  In Paragraph a., between "A.1.2." and ", are
   1-14  eliminated", insert "to the tax that state employees and state-paid
   1-15  judges pay under FICA for the period after December 31, 1993, and
   1-16  before September 2, 1995".
   1-17        (2)  In Paragraph b., strike "salary supplements provided by
   1-18  Paragraphs d.  and e.  The comptroller may" and substitute
   1-19  "supplemental pay provided by Paragraph c.  The comptroller shall".
   1-20        (3)  Strike Paragraphs c., d., and e., and substitute:
   1-21        c.  The salary or wages paid to an eligible state employee or
   1-22  an eligible state-paid judge after December 31, 1993, and before
   1-23  September 2, 1995, shall include supplemental pay.  The amount of
   1-24  the supplemental pay for each pay period is equal to the sum
    2-1  of:  (1) 5.85 percent of the compensation earned during the pay
    2-2  period and (2) an additional amount equal to the increased
    2-3  retirement contributions paid by the eligible state employee or
    2-4  eligible state-paid judge because of the supplement pay provided by
    2-5  this paragraph.  The total amount of supplemental pay that is paid
    2-6  under Subdivision (1) of this paragraph may not exceed $965.25 each
    2-7  calendar year.
    2-8        d.  The supplemental pay provided by Paragraph c. applies
    2-9  only to:
   2-10              (1)  a state employee who was employed by a state
   2-11  agency or institution on August 31, 1993, and was eligible on that
   2-12  date for state contributions toward the taxes that state employees
   2-13  pay under FICA;
   2-14              (2)  a state-paid judge who held office as a state-paid
   2-15  judge on August 31, 1993, and was eligible on that date for state
   2-16  contributions toward the taxes that state-paid judges pay under
   2-17  FICA; or
   2-18              (3)  a person who is otherwise qualified for the
   2-19  supplemental pay under H.B. No. 1873 or similar legislation.
   2-20        (4)  Reletter Paragraph f. as Paragraph e., and in that
   2-21  paragraph strike "Paragraphs d. and e." and substitute "Paragraph
   2-22  c.".