79R441 RCJ-D
By: McClendon H.B. No. 70
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the expedited payment of the lump-sum death benefit for
members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 814.501(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A lump-sum death benefit in the amount of $5,000 is
payable if the board of trustees receives proof satisfactory to it
of the death, on or after September 1, 1975, of a person retired
under a retirement system administered by the board. The board by
rule shall adopt procedures to provide for the payment of this
benefit not later than the seventh day after the date the board
receives the required proof of death.
SECTION 2. The board of trustees of the Employees
Retirement System of Texas shall adopt the rules required by
Section 814.501(a), Government Code, as amended by this Act, not
later than November 1, 2005.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.