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	Amend CSSB 1846 (house committee printing) by inserting the 
following new SECTIONS to the bill, appropriately numbered, and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____. Section 825.4092, Government Code, is amended 
by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (f) to 
read as follows:
	(b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (e) and 
(f), during each payroll period for which a retiree is reported, the 
employer shall contribute to the retirement system for each retiree 
reported an amount based on the retiree's salary equal to the sum 
of:
		(1) the current contribution amount that would be 
contributed by the retiree if the retiree were an active, 
contributing member; and
		(2) the current contribution amount authorized by the 
General Appropriations Act that the state would contribute for that 
retiree if the retiree were an active, contributing member.
	(c) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (e) and 
(f), each payroll period, for each retiree who is enrolled in the 
Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program under Chapter 
1575, Insurance Code, the employer who reports the employment of a 
retiree shall contribute to the trust fund established under that 
chapter any difference between the amount the retiree is required 
to pay for the retiree and any enrolled dependents to participate in 
the group program and the full cost of the retiree's and enrolled 
dependents' participation in the group program, as determined by 
the retirement system. If more than one employer reports the 
retiree to the retirement system during a month, the amount of the 
required payment shall be prorated among the employers.
	(f) The amounts required to be paid under Subsections (b) and 
(c) are not required to be paid by a school district that has been 
required to expand classroom facilities to accommodate an increased 
number of students resulting from the United States Department of 
Defense base realignment and closure process. The total number of 
employed retirees subject to the exemption established by this 
subsection may not exceed 500 and, if necessary, the board of 
trustees shall by rule establish a method to equitably allocate 
that number to each school district described by this subsection. 
This subsection expires December 31, 2011.
	SECTION ____. Section 1575.204, Insurance Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c) The amounts required to be paid under Subsection (b) are 
not required to be paid by a school district that has been required 
to expand classroom facilities to accommodate an increased number 
of students resulting from the United States Department of Defense 
base realignment and closure process. The total number of employed 
retirees subject to the exemption established by this subsection 
may not exceed 500 and, if necessary, the board of trustees shall by 
rule establish a method to equitably allocate that number to each 
school district described by this subsection. This subsection 
expires December 31, 2011.