80R3303 DLF-F | ||
By: McClendon | H.B. No. 1684 | |
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relating to the participation of certain retirees under the | |||
proportionate retirement program in the Texas Public School | |||
Employees Group Benefits Program. | |||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |||
SECTION 1. Section 803.201(b), Government Code, is amended | |||
to read as follows: | |||
(b) Except as provided by Section 1575.004(d), Insurance | |||
Code, a [ |
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determining eligibility for service retirement benefits and may not | |||
be used in determining: | |||
(1) eligibility for disability retirement benefits, | |||
death benefits, or any type of benefit other than service | |||
retirement benefits; nor | |||
(2) the amount of any type of benefit. | |||
SECTION 2. Section 1575.004, Insurance Code, is amended by | |||
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | |||
(d) For purposes of determining the years of service credit | |||
of an individual under Subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(1)(B)(ii), the | |||
individual's combined service credit, as determined under Chapter | |||
803, Government Code, shall be considered as if it were all credited | |||
to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. | |||
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to an | |||
individual without regard to whether the individual retires before, | |||
on, or after the effective date of this Act. | |||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |