BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                               C.S.S.B. 1213

80R10681 KFF-F                                                                                                           By: Gallegos

Intergovernmental Relations

4/20/2007

Committee Report (Substituted)

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Current statute requires the board of trustees of the retirement system to deliver a certificate of service upon retirement of the member. However, such certificates are not being delivered.

C.S.S.B. 1213 deletes existing text requiring the board of trustees of the retirement system of which the person is a member to issue to the member a certificate of service. This bill also makes certain technical changes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 19(b), Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, V.T.C.S.), to require a person to be a participating member, rather than a member, of the retirement system to be elected a member of a board of trustees under this subsection.

SECTION 2.  Redesignates Section 21A(h), Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, V.T.C.S.), as added by Chapter 327, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, as Section 21A(h-1), Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, V.T.C.S.).

SECTION 3. Repealer: Section 13(b) (relating to the accruement of pension benefits based on a person's previous period of service), Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, V.T.C.S.).

SECTION 4.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.