By Turner of Harris H.B. No. 1809 74R5435 GCH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to indemnification of trustees, officers, and employees of 1-3 retirement systems for police officers in certain municipalities. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 4, Chapter 76, Acts of the 50th 1-6 Legislature, 1947 (Article 6243g-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), 1-7 is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: 1-8 (k)(1) If the Pension Board has not purchased insurance as 1-9 described by Subsection (j) of this section for any reason or if 1-10 the insurance is insufficient or otherwise inadequate, the Board 1-11 shall, except as provided by Subdivision (2) of this subsection, 1-12 indemnify a Board member or officer or employee of the Board for 1-13 liability imposed as damages because of an alleged act, error, or 1-14 omission committed in the individual's capacity as a Board member 1-15 or officer or employee of the Board and for reasonable costs and 1-16 expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred in the individual's 1-17 defense of a claim of an alleged act, error, or omission. 1-18 (2) The Pension Board may not indemnify a Board member 1-19 or officer or employee of the Board for liability imposed or 1-20 expenses incurred because of the individual's dishonesty, 1-21 fraudulent breach of trust, lack of good faith, intentional fraud 1-22 or deception, intentional failure to act prudently, or gross 1-23 negligence. 1-24 (3) Indemnification under this subsection applies to 2-1 acts, errors, or omissions by Board members, officers or employees 2-2 of the Board, former Board members, and former officers or 2-3 employees of the Board that occur or occurred on or after July 1, 2-4 1993. 2-5 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-10 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-11 passage, and it is so enacted.