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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of the Texas Local Fire Fighters |
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Retirement Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3(e), Texas Local Fire Fighters |
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Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) In addition to the other applicability of this Act, this |
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Act applies to a political subdivision [outside the boundaries of a
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municipality] that has a regularly organized fire department not |
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consisting exclusively of volunteers, except a political |
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subdivision whose fire department is governed by another state law |
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providing for retirement benefits for full-time paid fire |
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department personnel. If the political subdivision's fire |
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department consists partly of volunteers eligible to participate in |
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the program provided by Subtitle H, Title 8, Government Code |
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[Chapter 269, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977
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(Article 6243e.3, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)], and partly of |
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employees, this Act applies to fire department personnel who are |
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employees. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |