1-1 By: Whitmire S.J.R. No. 31
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 1993; March 9, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
1-4 Relations; April 15, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable
1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0;
1-6 April 15, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-9 Armbrister x
1-10 Leedom x
1-11 Carriker x
1-12 Henderson x
1-13 Madla x
1-14 Moncrief x
1-15 Patterson x
1-16 Rosson x
1-17 Shapiro x
1-18 Wentworth x
1-19 Whitmire x
1-20 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.J.R. No. 31 By: Leedom
1-21 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
1-22 proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the duties of
1-23 trustees of local public pension systems.
1-24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-25 SECTION 1. Article XVI, Section 67, of the Texas
1-26 Constitution is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as
1-27 follows:
1-28 (f) Retirement Systems Not Belonging to a Statewide System.
1-29 The board of trustees of a system or program that provides
1-30 retirement and related disability and death benefits for public
1-31 officers and employees and that does not participate in a statewide
1-32 public retirement system shall:
1-33 (1) administer the system or program of benefits;
1-34 (2) hold the assets of the system or program for the
1-35 exclusive purposes of providing benefits to participants and their
1-36 beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering
1-37 the system or program; and
1-38 (3) select legal counsel and an actuary and adopt
1-39 sound actuarial assumptions to be used by the system or program.
1-40 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-41 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993.
1-42 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
1-43 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing that the
1-44 trustees of a local public pension system must administer the
1-45 system for the benefit of the system's participants and
1-46 beneficiaries."
1-47 * * * * *
1-48 Austin,
1-49 Texas
1-50 April 15, 1993
1-51 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-52 President of the Senate
1-53 Sir:
1-54 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was
1-55 referred S.J.R. No. 31, have had the same under consideration, and
1-56 I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
1-57 recommendation that it do not pass, but that the Committee
1-58 Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do pass and be printed.
1-59 Armbrister,
1-60 Chairman
1-61 * * * * *
1-62 WITNESSES
1-63 FOR AGAINST ON
1-64 ___________________________________________________________________
1-65 Name: Oscar Muro x
1-66 Representing: El Paso Fire & Police Pension
1-67 City: El Paso
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2-1 Name: Jennifer C. Morales x
2-2 Representing: Houston Firemen's Pension Fun
2-3 City: Houston
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2-5 Name: Dennis W. Holder x
2-6 Representing: Houston Firemen's Relief & Ret.
2-7 City: Houston
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2-9 Name: Rick Mumey x
2-10 Representing: Houston Professional Fire
2-11 City: Houston
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2-13 Name: Stan Ikonen x
2-14 Representing: Austin Fire Fighters Relief
2-15 City: Austin
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2-17 Name: Bill Blythe x
2-18 Representing: TEXPERS
2-19 City: Houston
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2-21 Name: Mike Sullivan x
2-22 Representing: Austin Fire Pension
2-23 City: Austin
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2-25 Name: Fred Holmes x
2-26 Representing: Houston Municipal Pension Bd.
2-27 City: Houston
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2-29 Name: Ken Bailey x
2-30 Representing: Tx State Assn. of Fire Fight.
2-31 City: Austin
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2-33 Name: Ronnie Roberts x
2-34 Representing: Austin Fire Pension
2-35 City: Austin
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2-37 Name: Bill Stefka x
2-38 Representing: Austin Fire Fighters Pension
2-39 City: Austin
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2-41 Name: Lynwood Moreau x
2-42 Representing: Harris County Deputy Sheriffs
2-43 City: Houston
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2-45 Name: Herbert Williams, Jr. x
2-46 Representing: Conroe Firemens Retirement Fu.
2-47 City: Conroe
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2-49 Name: Everard Davenport x
2-50 Representing: Dallas Police & Fire Pension
2-51 City: Dallas
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2-53 Name: Larry D. Eddington x
2-54 Representing: Tx Assn. of Public Employee Sy
2-55 City: Garland
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