SRC-ARR C.S.S.B. 761 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 761
76R12183 GCH-FBy: Duncan
State Affairs
4/14/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas law requires six percent of a judge's salary to be taken
out of the judge's paycheck to go towards the judge's retirement. When a
judge retires and vests under the Judicial Retirement System, the judge is
entitled to 60 percent of his or her salary from the state for life. A
judge who has been on the bench for 20 years will not accrue any additional
benefits or the six percent that the judge is contributing from pay beyond
20 years of service. C.S.S.B. 761 provides that a judge does not have to
contribute six percent to the state once the judge attains 20 years of
service on the bench. 
 
PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.S.B. 761 regulates a members contributions to the Judicial
Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 840.102, Government Code, by amending Subsection
(a) and adding Subsection (g), to require a judicial officer who is a
member of the Judicial Retirement System (retirement system) to contribute
six percent of the officer's state compensation to the retirement system
each payroll period, except as provided by Subsection (g). Provides that a
member who accrues 20 years of service credit in the retirement system
ceases making contributions under this section but is considered a
contributing member for all other purposes under this subtitle. Makes a
conforming change. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1. 

Amends Section 840.102, Government Code, amending Subsection (a) and (g),
to provide that a member who accrues 20 years of service credit in the
retirement system ceases making contributions under this section but is
considered a contributing member for all other purposes under this
subtitle. Deletes proposed Section 835.101. Makes a conforming change.  

SECTIONS 2-3. Redesignated from SECTIONS 3-4.