By Hupp                                               H.B. No. 2851
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                                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 military service.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 843, Government Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 843.6011 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 843.6011.  EXPANDED CURRENT SERVICE FOR MILITARY DUTY.
 1-8     (a)  The governing body of a participating subdivision that has
 1-9     authorized the establishment of credit for military service under
1-10     Section 843.601 may by further order authorize current service
1-11     credit to be established for military service by a member who
1-12     receives or is eligible to receive federal retirement payments
1-13     based on 20 years or more of active federal military duty or its
1-14     equivalent.
1-15           (b)  Credit authorized under this section may be established
1-16     in the manner provided by Section 843.601(c) and is subject to the
1-17     limitations provided by Section 843.601(f).
1-18           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-21     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.