By Yarbrough H.B. No. 1214 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to contributions of and benefits for certain members of 1-3 municipality retirement systems for fire fighters. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 1268, Acts of the 75th Legislature, 1-6 Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243e.2(1), Vernon's Texas Civil 1-7 Statutes), is amended by adding Section 4A to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 4A. CONTRIBUTIONS OF AND BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS. 1-9 (a) Notwithstanding Section 13 of this Act, a member appointed to 1-10 the position of Fire Chief shall, after September 1, 1999, make 1-11 contributions to the fund in an amount equal to 7.7% of the highest 1-12 salary received by the member while serving in a position obtained 1-13 as a result of a competitive examination. 1-14 (b) Notwithstanding Section 4 of this Act, for months of 1-15 participation after September 1, 1999, relating to service in the 1-16 position of Fire Chief, the fund shall compute a member's average 1-17 monthly salary as equaling one thirty-sixth of the member's salary 1-18 as a fire fighter for the member's highest 78 biweekly pay periods 1-19 during the member's service in fire fighter positions obtained as a 1-20 result of competitive examination. 1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on June 1, 1999. 2-1 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-6 and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its 2-7 terms, and it is so enacted.