BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 1264
                                               By: Dear (Sponsor)
                                                    State Affairs
                                                          4-22-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

Currently, a teacher moving from another state must have ten or
more years of membership service credit in public schools to
qualify for insurance coverage.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1264 provides that a member of the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas purchasing out-of-state service credit
does not qualify for insurance coverage until the member has at
least five years of membership service credit for actual service in
public schools.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 823.401(h), Government Code, to provide
that a member purchasing out-of-state service credit does not
qualify for insurance coverage until the member has at least five,
rather than 10 or more, years of membership service credit for
actual service in public schools.

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
           Effective date: upon passage.