By George                                             H.B. No. 3569
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the salary of certain retirees of the Teacher
 1-3     Retirement System of Texas who are employed as classroom teachers.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 21.402, Education Code, is amended by
 1-6     amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (i) to read as
 1-7     follows:
 1-8           (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), (e), [or] (f), or
 1-9     (i), a school district must pay each classroom teacher, full-time
1-10     librarian, full-time counselor certified under Subchapter B, or
1-11     full-time school nurse not less than the minimum monthly salary,
1-12     based on the employee's level of experience, determined by the
1-13     following formula:
1-14                                MS = SF X FS
1-15     where:
1-16           "MS" is the minimum monthly salary;
1-17           "SF" is the applicable salary factor specified by Subsection
1-18     (c); and
1-19           "FS" is the amount, as determined by the commissioner under
1-20     Subsection (b), of state and local funds per weighted student
1-21     available to a district eligible to receive state assistance under
1-22     Section 42.302 with an enrichment tax rate, as defined by Section
1-23     42.302, equal to the maximum rate authorized under Section 42.303.
 2-1           (i)  This section does not apply to the salary of a classroom
 2-2     teacher who:
 2-3                 (1)  is a retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of
 2-4     Texas; and
 2-5                 (2)  qualifies under Section 824.602(a)(5), Government
 2-6     Code, to receive retirement benefits while employed as a classroom
 2-7     teacher.
 2-8           SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies
 2-9     beginning with the 2001-2002 school year.
2-10           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
2-11     vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-12     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
2-13     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-14     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.