By Eiland H.B. No. 1164
77R3390 SGA-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to credit in the Texas County and District Retirement
1-3 System for certain service as a peace officer.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 843, Government Code, is
1-6 amended by adding Section 843.405 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 843.405. PREVIOUS PEACE OFFICER SERVICE. (a) A
1-8 contributing member may establish credit for current service in the
1-9 retirement system for service previously performed as a peace
1-10 officer:
1-11 (1) licensed by the Commission on Law Enforcement
1-12 Standards and Education; and
1-13 (2) commissioned by a:
1-14 (A) state agency included in the coverage of the
1-15 Employees Retirement System of Texas; or
1-16 (B) a municipality participating in the Texas
1-17 Municipal Retirement System.
1-18 (b) A member claiming credit under this section shall file a
1-19 detailed statement of the service with the retirement system and
1-20 deposit with the system the actuarial present value of the
1-21 additional standard service retirement benefits that would be
1-22 attributable to the credit based on rates and tables recommended by
1-23 the actuary and adopted by the board of trustees.
1-24 (c) After the retirement system verifies the service and
2-1 receives the deposit required by Subsection (b), the system shall
2-2 grant the current service credit.
2-3 (d) Credit may not be established under this section for
2-4 service while it is credited in the Employees Retirement System of
2-5 Texas or the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
2-6 SECTION 2. Section 845.306(a), Government Code, is amended
2-7 to read as follows:
2-8 (a) The retirement system shall deposit in a member's
2-9 individual account in the employees saving fund:
2-10 (1) the amount of contributions to the retirement
2-11 system deducted from the member's compensation;
2-12 (2) interest allowed on money in the account in
2-13 accordance with this subtitle;
2-14 (3) the portion of a deposit required by Section
2-15 843.003 to reinstate credited service previously terminated that
2-16 represents the amount withdrawn;
2-17 (4) the amount deposited in accordance with Section
2-18 843.301(b) or 843.402(b) to establish credit for prior or current
2-19 service for a person who became a member in accordance with
2-20 Subchapter C, Chapter 842;
2-21 (5) the amount, if any, deposited by a member in
2-22 accordance with Section 843.601(b) to establish current service
2-23 credit for military service; [and]
2-24 (6) the amount deposited by a person to become a
2-25 member in accordance with Section 842.103; and
2-26 (7) the amount deposited by a member in accordance
2-27 with Section 843.405(b).
3-1 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.