By: West S.B. No. 1569
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and
1-3 the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 833, Government Code, is
1-6 amended by adding Section 833.106 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 833.106. CREDIT FOR YEAR IN WHICH ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE.
1-8 (a) A member who has not retired may establish service credit in
1-9 the retirement system for any calendar year during which the
1-10 member:
1-11 (1) held an office included in the membership of the
1-12 retirement system; or
1-13 (2) was eligible to take the oath for an office
1-14 included in the membership of the retirement system.
1-15 (b) A member may establish service credit under this section
1-16 by depositing with the retirement system a contribution computed
1-17 for each month of credit claimed at the rate of six percent of the
1-18 member's current monthly salary, plus, if the member does not
1-19 establish credit before the first anniversary of the date of first
1-20 eligibility, interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal
1-21 year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date of first
1-22 eligibility to the date of deposit.
1-23 SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 834.102, Government Code,
1-24 is amended to read as follows:
1-25 (b) The retirement system shall increase by 10 percent of
2-1 the amount of the applicable state salary under Subsection (a) or
2-2 (d)[,] the annuity of a member who on the effective date of
2-3 retirement:
2-4 (1) has not been out of judicial office for more than
2-5 one year; or
2-6 (2) has served as a visiting judge in this state and
2-7 the first anniversary of the last day of that service has not
2-8 occurred.
2-9 SECTION 3. Section 835.101, Government Code, is amended by
2-10 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
2-11 follows:
2-12 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each [Each] month
2-13 the payroll officer responsible for paying the state compensation
2-14 of a judicial officer who is a member of the retirement system
2-15 shall deduct from the state compensation of the judicial officer a
2-16 contribution computed at the rate required of a member of the
2-17 employee class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
2-18 (c) A member who accrues 20 years of service credit in the
2-19 retirement system ceases making contributions under this section.
2-20 SECTION 4. Subchapter B, Chapter 838, Government Code, is
2-21 amended by adding Section 838.106 to read as follows:
2-22 Sec. 838.106. CREDIT FOR YEAR IN WHICH ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE.
2-23 (a) A contributing member may establish service credit in the
2-24 retirement system for any calendar year during which the member:
2-25 (1) held an office included in the membership of the
2-26 retirement system; or
3-1 (2) was eligible to take the oath for an office
3-2 included in the membership of the retirement system.
3-3 (b) A member may establish service credit under this section
3-4 by depositing with the retirement system a contribution computed
3-5 for each month of credit claimed at the rate of six percent of the
3-6 member's current monthly salary, plus, if the member does not
3-7 establish credit before the first anniversary of the date of first
3-8 eligibility, interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal
3-9 year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date of first
3-10 eligibility to the date of deposit.
3-11 SECTION 5. Subsection (b), Section 839.102, Government Code,
3-12 is amended to read as follows:
3-13 (b) The retirement system shall increase by 10 percent of
3-14 the amount of the applicable state salary under Subsection (a) or
3-15 (c) the annuity of a member who on the effective date of
3-16 retirement:
3-17 (1) has not been out of judicial office for more than
3-18 one year; or
3-19 (2) has served as a visiting judge in this state and
3-20 the first anniversary of the last day of that service has not
3-21 occurred.
3-22 SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.