SRC-JBJ S.B. 902 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 902 76R5304 GJH-DBy: Bernsen State Affairs 4/26/1999 As Filed DIGEST Currently, the state provides five days per year of state sick/personal leave. In 1991, the legislature authorized a school retiree who had 50 days of unused sick leave to purchase an additional year of credit for retirement purposes. S.B. 902 would delete certain requirements that the retiree pay for the additional year of credit if he or she retires with 50 or more days of unused sick leave. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 902 deletes certain requirements regarding the service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for accumulated personal or sick leave. 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 823.403, Government Code, to delete the requirement that a payment must be received according to Subsection (d) in order to receive credit from the Teacher Retirement System. Deletes the requirement that a member must make certain payment in order to receive credit. Deletes a provision that an employer may reimburse an employee for the cost of purchasing credit under this section. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.