79R6786 DLF-D

By:  Hughes                                                       H.B. No. 1955


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to benefits payable by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 839.102, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b) The retirement system shall increase by [10 percent of] the amount computed under Subsection (b-1) [of the applicable state salary under Subsection (a) or (c)] the annuity of a member who on the effective date of retirement: (1) has not been out of judicial office for more than one year; or (2) has served as a visiting judge in this state and the first anniversary of the last day of that service has not occurred. (b-1) The amount of the increase required by Subsection (b) for a member is equal to one percent of the applicable state salary under Subsection (a) or (c) times the number of years of service credit in the retirement system established by the member under Section 838.101. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.