BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 1717
By: Turner, Sylvester
April 12, 1995
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

In a bill that amended the applicable statute in the 73rd
Legislature, a portion of the law was inadvertently worded so as to
remove the pension system's ability to pay benefits to certain
retirees.

PURPOSE

To reinstate the pension system's ability to pay pensions to
certain retired members by inserting language to clarify who may
receive benefits.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1:  Amends Section 4, Police Officers' Pension System in
cities of 1,200,000 or more (Article 6243g-1, V.T.C.S.), by adding
that a person who became a member of the pension system before
September 1, 1981 and who did not elect before January 1, 1982, to
become a member of the plan governed by Article 6243g-3, V.T.C.S.,
would be entitled to receive benefits upon meeting service
requirements.

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

HB 1717 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on
April 12, 1995.

Rep. Sylvester Turner testified as the bill's author.

The following person testified for the bill:
     John Lawson representing the Houston Police Officer's Pension
System

The bill was reported favorably without amendment with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the
Committee on Local and Consent Calendars by a record vote of 5
ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv & 4 absent.