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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to benefits from the Employees Retirement System of Texas |
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for law enforcement officers commissioned by the attorney general. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 811.001(9), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(9) "Law enforcement officer" means a member of the |
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retirement system who: |
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(A) has been commissioned as a law enforcement |
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officer by the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Alcoholic |
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Beverage Commission, the attorney general, or the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department; and |
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(B) is recognized as a commissioned law |
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enforcement officer by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer |
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Standards and Education. |
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SECTION 2. Section 814.104(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A member who is at least 55 years old and who has at |
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least 10 years of service credit as a commissioned peace officer |
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engaged in criminal law enforcement activities of the Department of |
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Public Safety, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the |
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attorney general, or the Parks and Wildlife Department, or as a |
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custodial officer, is eligible to retire and receive a service |
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retirement annuity. |
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SECTION 3. Section 815.505, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 815.505. CERTIFICATION OF NAMES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND |
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CUSTODIAL OFFICERS. Not later than the 12th day of the month |
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following the month in which a person begins or ceases employment as |
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a law enforcement officer or custodial officer, the Public Safety |
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Commission, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the attorney |
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general, the Parks and Wildlife Commission, the Board of Pardons |
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and Paroles, or the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, as applicable, |
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shall certify to the retirement system, in the manner prescribed by |
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the system, the name of the employee and such other information as |
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the system determines is necessary for the crediting of service and |
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financing of benefits under this subtitle. |
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SECTION 4. Before October 1, 2007, the attorney general |
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shall certify to the Employees Retirement System of Texas, in the |
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manner prescribed by the system: |
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(1) the name of each person employed by the attorney |
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general on September 1, 2007, as a law enforcement officer as |
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defined by Section 811.001, Government Code, as amended by this |
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Act; and |
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(2) any other information the system determines is |
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necessary for the crediting of service and financing of benefits |
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for law enforcement officers employed by the attorney general under |
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Subtitle B, Title 8, Government Code. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |