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.