SRC-JEC H.B. 1888 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1888
By: Tillery (West)
Intergovernmental Relations
4/25/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

The Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act defines the duties of the fire
fighters' pension commissioner (commissioner).  When some of the statutes
were recodified, some of the duties of the commissioner were inadvertently
removed.  H.B. 1888 clarifies the commissioner's duties and adds to the
general office duties of the commissioner. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the fire fighters' pension
commissioner in SECTION 2 (Section 21A, Article 6243e, V.T.C.S.) of this
bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Repealer: Section 21(f), Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement
Act (Article 6243e, V.T.C.S.) (requiring the fire fighters' pension
commissioner (commissioner) to hear appeals and authorizing the
commissioner to examine the records and accounts of boards of trustees and
adopt rules and prescribe forms for the administration of this Act). 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 21A, Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act
(Article 6243e, V.T.C.S.), by amending Subsections (f) and (g) and adding
Subsection (h), as follows: 

(f) Requires the commissioner to hear appeals as provided by this Act.
Authorizes the commissioner to examine the records and accounts of boards
of trustees established under this Act and adopt rules and prescribe forms
for the administration of this Act.  Requires the commissioner to classify
and coordinate the reports of the various boards of trustees and to verify
any and all applications of the boards of trustees. 

 Subsections (g) and (h) are redesignated from (f) and (g) with no changes
in text. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.