By Wise H.B. No. 421 77R1914 CAS-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to notice by school districts to district employees 1-3 concerning social security benefits. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 22.007 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 22.007. NOTICE CONCERNING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. 1-8 Each school district that does not participate in the Social 1-9 Security System must include notice on each employment application 1-10 or employment contract that the pension a district employee 1-11 receives based on district employment for which social security 1-12 taxes are not withheld may reduce any social security benefits the 1-13 employee receives as a spouse, parent, or surviving spouse. The 1-14 notice must be placed in a prominent position on the application 1-15 and contract and must state a telephone number of a district office 1-16 the applicant or employee may call for further information. 1-17 SECTION 2. A school district that does not participate in 1-18 the Social Security System must use employment applications and 1-19 employment contracts that comply with Section 22.007, Education 1-20 Code, as added by this Act, beginning not later than January 1, 1-21 2002. 1-22 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.