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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of a retirement health care plan for |
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firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.02, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended by amending Subdivisions (1), (3), (4), |
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and (8) and adding Subdivisions (1-a), (1-b), (6-a) through (6-e), |
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(8-a), and (10) to read as follows: |
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(1) "Actuary" means an actuary selected by the board |
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to conduct an actuarial study who is a Fellow of the Society of |
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Actuaries, a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries, or a |
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member of the American Academy of Actuaries. ["Active member"
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means a member of the fund who is an active firefighter or police
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officer of the municipality.] |
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(1-a) "Annual member payroll" means the amount |
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computed on the first payroll date in June of the applicable fiscal |
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year that equals the product of the base pay plus additional |
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compensation for employment longevity paid to all members for |
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services rendered multiplied by the total number of payroll dates |
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in the fiscal year. |
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(1-b) "Average member salary" means the amount |
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computed on the first payroll date in June of the applicable fiscal |
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year that equals the quotient of the annual member payroll for the |
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fiscal year divided by the number of members. |
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(3) "Beneficiary" means a retiree [retired police
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officer, a retired firefighter], or the spouse or other eligible |
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dependent of a retiree, [retired or deceased police officer or
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retired or deceased firefighter] who is entitled to receive retiree |
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health benefits under Section 5.01(a) of this Act. |
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(4) "Collective bargaining agreements [agreement]" |
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means the [a] collectively bargained agreements in effect on |
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January 1, 2004, [agreement] between a municipality to which this |
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Act applies and the exclusive bargaining agents of the firefighters |
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and police officers of the municipality under Chapter 174, Local |
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Government Code. |
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(6-a) "Master contract document" means the master |
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contract in effect on January 1, 2004, containing the terms and |
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conditions of the health and medical benefits plan established |
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under the collective bargaining agreements. |
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(6-b) "Member" means a firefighter or police officer, |
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except as provided by Section 4.011 of this Act. |
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(6-c) "Payroll date" means the date every other week |
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on which a municipality to which this Act applies pays regular |
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compensation. |
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(6-d) "Pension act" means Chapter 824, Acts of the |
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73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993 (Article 6243o, Vernon's |
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Texas Civil Statutes). |
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(6-e) "Pension fund" means the firefighters' and |
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police officers' pension fund of a municipality to which the |
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pension act applies. |
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(8) "Retiree" means an individual [a member of the
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fund] who was [formerly] a firefighter or police officer who |
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retired after September 30, 1989 [of the municipality and who has a
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right to retirement health benefits under Section 5.01 of this
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Act]. |
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(8-a) "Retiree health plan" means the group family |
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health plan for retirees and other beneficiaries established by the |
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collective bargaining agreements and the master contract document. |
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(10) "Years of service" means the number of full years |
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beginning on the date the firefighter or police officer becomes a |
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member of the fund until the date the firefighter or police officer |
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retires or otherwise terminates employment as a firefighter or |
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police officer less any service credit for the amount of time the |
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member is engaged in active service with any uniformed service of |
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the United States that the member does not purchase in accordance |
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with Section 4.023 of this Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1.03, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.03. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to a paid fire |
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and police department of a municipality with a population of |
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1,140,000 or more but less than 1,180,000, [of 750,000 or more that
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has adopted Chapter 174, Local Government Code]. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 2.01(a) and (b), Chapter 1332, Acts of |
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the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The firefighters' and police officers' retiree health |
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care fund of a municipality is governed by a board of trustees |
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consisting of the following nine members: |
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(1) the mayor of the municipality or the mayor's |
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designee; |
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(2) two members of the municipal governing body, |
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appointed by that governing body; |
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(3) two [active] members of the fund who are |
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firefighters below the rank of fire chief, elected by secret ballot |
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by a majority of the votes cast by the [active] members of the fund |
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who are firefighters; |
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(4) two [active] members of the fund who are police |
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officers below the rank of police chief, elected by secret ballot by |
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a majority of the votes cast by the [active] members of the fund who |
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are police officers; |
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(5) a retiree representative of the fire department, |
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elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the |
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retirees of the fire department who are beneficiaries of the fund |
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and the surviving spouses of deceased firefighters who are |
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beneficiaries of the fund; and |
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(6) a retiree representative of the police department, |
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elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the |
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retirees of the police department who are beneficiaries of the fund |
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and the surviving spouses of deceased police officers who are |
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beneficiaries of the fund. |
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(b) The board, through its secretary, shall administer the |
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required elections of the [active] members and retiree trustees. |
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The board shall hold a runoff election between the two candidates |
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receiving the most votes if no candidate receives a majority of the |
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votes cast for a trustee position. On the executive director's |
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certification that a candidate for trustee is eligible for office |
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and is unopposed for election, the board shall certify the |
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candidate as elected to the board. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2.02, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended by amending Subsections (a), (c), and |
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(d) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Subsection (a-1) the [The] mayor of the |
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municipality or the mayor's designee, serves on the board for the |
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term of the mayor's office. |
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(a-1) The mayor may remove and replace the mayor's designee |
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at the mayor's discretion. |
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(c) The two [active] members of the fund who are |
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firefighters below the rank of fire chief serve on the board for |
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staggered four-year terms, with one member's term expiring every |
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two years. |
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(d) The two [active] members of the fund who are police |
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officers below the rank of police chief serve on the board for |
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staggered four-year terms, with one member's term expiring every |
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two years. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 2.03(a) and (c), Chapter 1332, Acts of |
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the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A trustee who is a retiree or a [an active] member of the |
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fund may resign or may be removed by a vote of the group eligible to |
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elect the trustee. |
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(c) A removal election must be held within 90 [30] days |
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after the date the board certifies that a proper petition for a |
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removal election has been signed by at least 20 percent of the |
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persons eligible to vote to elect the trustee. A trustee's term of |
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service ends on the entry of an order by the board declaring that a |
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majority of the votes cast in a removal election under this section |
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favor removal. |
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SECTION 6. Section 2.04(b), Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The board in its discretion may elect other officers of |
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the board. An officer may be, but is not required to be, a trustee |
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[treasurer of the municipality is the treasurer of the board]. |
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SECTION 7. Section 3.01, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsections (f) through (k) |
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to read as follows: |
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(f) The board has full discretion and authority to |
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administer the fund and the retiree health plan, construe and |
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interpret this Act and the retiree health plan, correct any defect |
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or omission, reconcile any inconsistency, and perform all other |
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acts necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act and the retiree |
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health plan and administer this Act and the retiree health plan for |
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the greatest benefit of all members in a manner and to the extent |
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that the board considers expedient. |
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(g) A gathering of any number of trustees to investigate, |
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research, or review prospective or current investments or otherwise |
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attend to the trustees' fiduciary responsibilities, without formal |
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action by the trustees, is not a deliberation or meeting under |
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Chapter 551, Government Code, and is not required to be open to the |
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public. |
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(h) The trustees of the fund are immune from liability for |
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any action taken or omission made in good faith in the performance |
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of their duties for the fund. |
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(i) Information contained in a record that is in the custody |
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of the fund concerning a member, former member, retiree, deceased |
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retiree, beneficiary, or alternate payee is confidential under |
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Chapter 552, Government Code. The information may not be disclosed |
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in a form that identifies a specific individual, unless the |
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information is disclosed: |
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(1) to the individual; |
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(2) to the individual's spouse, attorney, guardian, |
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executor, administrator, or conservator, or to another person the |
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executive director or the executive director's designee determines |
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from written documentation to be acting in the interest of the |
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individual or the individual's estate; |
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(3) to a person authorized by the individual in |
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writing to receive the information; |
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(4) to a government official or employee seeking the |
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information in order to perform the duties of the official or |
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employee; or |
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(5) under a subpoena. |
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(j) Subsection (i) of this section does not prevent the |
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disclosure of the status or identity of an individual as a member, |
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former member, retiree, deceased member, deceased retiree, |
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beneficiary, or alternate payee of the fund. |
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(k) A determination and disclosure under Subsection (i) of |
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this section does not require notice to the member, retiree, |
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beneficiary, or alternate payee. |
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SECTION 8. The heading to Article 4, Chapter 1332, Acts of |
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the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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ARTICLE 4. MEMBERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS |
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SECTION 9. Article 4, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 4.011 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 4.011. MEMBERSHIP OF FIRE CHIEF AND CHIEF OF POLICE. |
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Not later than the 30th day after the date a fire chief or a chief of |
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police of a municipality assumes office, the fire chief or chief of |
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police may make an irrevocable election to not become a member of |
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the fund or to terminate membership in the fund by delivering |
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written notice of such election to the secretary of the board. A |
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fire chief or chief of police who does not make an election under |
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this subsection is considered to have chosen to become or to remain |
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a member of the fund. |
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SECTION 10. Section 4.02, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4.02. MEMBER AND BENEFICIARY CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) |
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Subject to Section 4.022 of this Act, there shall be deducted from |
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each member's compensation and contributed to the fund on each |
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payroll date an amount equal to the member contribution amount |
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applicable to the fiscal year in which the payroll date occurs. The |
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member contribution amount applicable to a fiscal year equals the |
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amount obtained by: |
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(1) multiplying the average member salary for the |
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preceding fiscal year by the percentage equal to 100 percent plus |
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the estimated percentage increase in the annual member payroll from |
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the preceding fiscal year to the fiscal year as determined by the |
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actuary; |
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(2) multiplying the product computed under |
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Subdivision (1) of this subsection by the percentage applicable to |
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the fiscal year as provided in Subsection (b) of this section; and |
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(3) dividing the product computed under Subdivision |
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(2) of this subsection by the total number of payroll dates that |
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occur during the fiscal year. [Contributions to the fund shall be
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determined in accordance with the collective bargaining
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agreements.] |
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(b) For purposes of Subsections (a)(2) and (d)(3) of this |
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section, the percentage applicable to each fiscal year is: |
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(1) 2.0 percent for the fiscal year beginning October |
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1, 2007, and ending September 30, 2008; |
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(2) 2.7 percent for the fiscal year beginning October |
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1, 2008, and ending September 30, 2009; |
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(3) 3.4 percent for the fiscal year beginning October |
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1, 2009, and ending September 30, 2010; |
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(4) 4.1 percent for the fiscal year beginning October |
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1, 2010, and ending September 30, 2011; and |
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(5) 4.7 percent for the fiscal year beginning October |
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1, 2011, and all subsequent fiscal years. [Any donations made to
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the fund and all money received from any source for the fund shall
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be deposited in the fund at the earliest opportunity.] |
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(c) Subject to Subsection (e) of this section, to be |
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eligible for health benefits under Section 5.01 of this Act, a |
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retiree who retired with less than 30 years of service, or the |
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retiree's surviving spouse in the case of a deceased retiree, shall |
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continue to make monthly contributions in accordance with |
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Subsection (d) of this section to the fund after the date of the |
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retiree's retirement for the lesser of: |
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(1) the period preceding the date the retiree becomes |
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eligible for federal Medicare coverage; or |
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(2) the period equal to 30 years less the retiree's |
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years of service achieved on the date of the retiree's retirement |
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[The municipal contribution to and health benefits paid from the
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fund are a part of the compensation for services rendered to the
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municipality. This Act is considered part of the contract of
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employment and appointment of the firefighters and police officers
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of a municipality to which this Act applies]. |
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(d) The pension fund shall deduct the contribution required |
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under Subsection (c) of this section from the monthly retirement |
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benefit payment or death benefit payment paid to each retiree or |
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retiree's spouse required to make the contributions, excluding |
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payments made by the pension fund under Section 6.12 of this Act. |
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The pension fund shall deduct an amount equal to the retiree |
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contribution amount applicable to the fiscal year in which the |
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benefit payment occurs. The retiree contribution amount applicable |
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to a fiscal year equals the amount obtained by: |
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(1) multiplying the average member salary for the |
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preceding fiscal year by a percentage equal to 100 percent plus the |
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estimated percentage increase in the annual member payroll from the |
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preceding fiscal year to the fiscal year as determined by the |
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actuary; |
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(2) multiplying the product computed under |
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Subdivision (1) of this subsection by the percentage applicable to |
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the fiscal year as provided by Subsection (b) of this section; and |
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(3) dividing the product computed under Subdivision |
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(2) of this subsection by 12. |
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(e) A retiree who retired under the pension act as a result |
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of a disability, or the disability retiree's surviving spouse in |
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the case of a deceased disability retiree, is not required to make |
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contributions under Subsection (c) of this section for more than 10 |
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years following the date of the disability retiree's retirement. |
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(f) This section applies only to members who retire as a |
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service or disability retiree after October 1, 2007, and their |
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surviving spouses. |
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(g) The municipal contributions to and health benefits paid |
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from the fund are a part of the compensation for services rendered |
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to a municipality to which this Act applies. This Act is considered |
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part of the contract of employment and appointment of the |
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firefighters and police officers of that municipality. |
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SECTION 11. Article 4, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Sections 4.021, 4.022, and |
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4.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4.021. CONTRIBUTIONS BY A MUNICIPALITY. (a) Subject |
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to Section 4.022 of this Act, a municipality to which this Act |
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applies shall pay into the fund on each payroll date the municipal |
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contribution amount applicable to the fiscal year in which the |
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payroll date occurs. The municipal contribution amount applicable |
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to a fiscal year equals the amount obtained by: |
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(1) multiplying the average member salary for the |
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preceding fiscal year by the percentage equal to 100 percent plus |
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the estimated percentage increase in the annual member payroll from |
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the preceding fiscal year to the fiscal year as determined by the |
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actuary; |
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(2) multiplying the product computed under |
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Subdivision (1) of this subsection by 9.4 percent; |
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(3) dividing the product computed under Subdivision |
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(2) of this subsection by the total number of payroll dates that |
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will occur during the fiscal year; and |
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(4) multiplying the quotient computed under |
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Subdivision (3) of this subsection by the number of individuals who |
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are members on the payroll date. |
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(b) The municipal contributions to and health benefits paid |
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from the fund are part of the compensation for services rendered to |
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the municipality. This Act is considered part of the contract of |
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employment and appointment of the firefighters and police officers |
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of that municipality. |
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Sec. 4.022. MANDATORY ADJUSTMENTS TO RETIREE HEALTH PLAN |
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CONTRIBUTIONS AND OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENTS. (a) Subject to |
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Subsection (b) of this section, if on October 1, 2017, the actuary |
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determines and states in the then most recent actuarial report |
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delivered to the board that the number of years required to fully |
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amortize the unfunded liability of the fund is more than 30 years, |
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the board shall modify the retiree health plan as follows: |
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(1) the amount of the contribution in effect under |
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Sections 4.02(a) and 4.021(a) of this Act shall be increased by a |
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percentage determined by the board not to exceed 10 percent on |
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October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2017; and |
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(2) the maximum deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket |
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payments for each individual in a calendar year and for each family |
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in a calendar year set out in the retiree health plan then in effect |
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shall be increased by a percentage determined by the board not to |
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exceed 10 percent on January 1 of each year, commencing January 1, |
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2018. |
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(b) The board is not required to implement additional |
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increases under Subsection (a) of this section if the actuary |
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determines and states in the actuarial report delivered to the |
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board under that subsection that the number of years required to |
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fully amortize the unfunded liability of the fund is 30 years or |
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less. |
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(c) Except as provided by this section, the board may not |
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change the amount of contributions to the fund by a member under |
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Section 4.02 of this Act or a municipality under Section 4.021 of |
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this Act. |
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Sec. 4.023. UNIFORMED SERVICE. (a) A member of the fund |
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who enters any uniformed service of the United States may not: |
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(1) be required to make the monthly payments into the |
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fund as required by this Act while the member is engaged in active |
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service with the uniformed service; or |
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(2) lose any seniority rights or retirement benefits |
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provided by this Act because of that service. |
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(b) Not later than the 90th day after the date of the |
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member's reinstatement to an active status in a fire or police |
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department, the member shall file with the secretary of the board a |
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written statement of intent to pay into the fund an amount equal to |
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the amount the member would have paid if the member had remained on |
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active status in the department during the period of the member's |
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absence while in the uniformed service. |
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(c) The member shall make the payment described by |
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Subsection (b) of this section in full within a period after the |
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member's return that is equal to three times the amount of time the |
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member was absent, except that the maximum period for payment may |
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not exceed five years. |
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(d) If the member does not comply with Subsections (b) and |
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(c) of this section, the member loses all credit toward the member's |
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years of service for the length of time the member was engaged in |
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active service in any uniformed service. |
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(e) The amount of credit purchased under this section may |
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not exceed the length of the active service in a uniformed service |
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required to be credited by law. |
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(f) If the member complies with this section and makes all |
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required payments, a municipality to which this Act applies shall |
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make payment to the fund in an amount equal to the amount the |
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municipality would have paid if the member had remained on active |
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status in the department during the member's absence while in the |
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uniformed service. |
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SECTION 12. Section 4.03(b), Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This fund is intended to be a voluntary employee's |
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beneficiary association as described by Section 501(c), Internal |
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Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)), [as amended,] and |
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the board has the discretion to [may] take any action necessary to |
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ensure that the fund is classified as such. |
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SECTION 13. Section 5.01, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.01. RETIREMENT HEALTH BENEFITS. (a) A person is |
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eligible to receive health and medical benefits under this Act in |
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accordance with the provisions of the retiree health plan in |
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effect, except as otherwise provided by this Act. |
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(b) Health and medical benefits shall be provided by the |
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fund to persons who are eligible to receive them under Subsection |
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(a) of this section, in accordance with the provisions of the |
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retiree health plan in effect, except as otherwise provided by this |
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Act. |
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(c) The expiration of the terms, or the termination, of the |
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collective bargaining agreements or the master contract document |
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has no effect on the benefits provided under this Act. |
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(d) The board as it considers appropriate may modify the |
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retiree health plan if the fund's total actuarial unfunded |
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liability, as determined by the actuary, is not increased by the |
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modification. |
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(e) The board may discontinue benefits under this section |
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for any person who does not make the contributions required by |
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Section 4.02 of this Act. |
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(f) On January 1, 2008, the maximum deductible for each |
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individual in a calendar year as set out in the retiree health plan |
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increases from $200 to $500, and the maximum deductible for each |
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family in a calendar year as set out in the retiree health plan |
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increases from $400 to $1,000. |
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(g) The maximum out-of-pocket, including deductible, |
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payment for each individual for each of the following calendar |
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years as set out in the retiree health plan increases as follows: |
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(1) on January 1, 2008, from $700 to $1,500; |
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(2) on January 1, 2009, from $1,500 to $1,600; |
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(3) on January 1, 2010, from $1,600 to $1,700; |
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(4) on January 1, 2011, from $1,700 to $1,800; and |
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(5) on January 1, 2012, from $1,800 to $1,900. |
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(h) Commencing January 1, 2013, on January 1 of each year |
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the board shall increase the amount of the maximum deductible and |
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out-of-pocket payments established under Subsections (f) and (g) of |
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this section by a percentage equal to the then most recently |
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published annual percentage increase in health care costs as set |
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out in a published index selected by the actuary that reflects |
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annual changes in health care costs. The annual percentage increase |
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provided for by this subsection may not exceed eight percent. |
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[Retirement health benefits shall be determined in accordance with
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the collective bargaining agreements.] |
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SECTION 14. Section 6.02, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.02. ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS. (a) Accounts of |
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the fund shall be kept as ordered by the board. |
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(b) The board shall require that monthly financial reports |
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showing all fund receipts and disbursements be prepared and |
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submitted to the board. |
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SECTION 15. Section 6.04(c), Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The board may directly manage investments of the reserve |
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funds or may choose to contract for professional management |
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services. If the funds own real estate, the board may, at its |
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discretion, establish an organization described by Section |
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501(c)(2) or [Section] 501(c)(25), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 |
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[(26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(25))], as amended, to hold title to the |
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real estate. |
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SECTION 16. Section 6.05(a), Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board may contract for professional investment |
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management services, financial consultants, independent auditors, |
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third-party administrators, preferred providers, health |
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maintenance organizations, attorneys, and actuaries. Only the |
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board may enter into those contracts. The board may establish a |
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reasonable fee for compensation under those contracts. |
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SECTION 17. Section 6.06, Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.06. INVESTMENT CONSULTANT [MANAGER] QUALIFICATIONS. |
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In appointing investment consultants [managers], the board shall |
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require that the investment consultant [manager] be: |
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(1) registered under the Investment Advisors Act of |
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1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80b-1 et seq.), as amended; |
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(2) a bank as defined by that Act; or |
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(3) an insurance company qualified to perform |
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investment services under the law of more than one state. |
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SECTION 18. Sections 4.01 and 6.01, Chapter 1332, Acts of |
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the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are repealed. |
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SECTION 19. Not later than the 30th day after the effective |
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date of this Act, a person serving as the fire chief or chief of |
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police of a municipality to which Chapter 1332, Acts of the 75th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243q, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), applies may make an irrevocable election to not |
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become a member of the fund or to terminate membership in the fund |
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by delivering written notice of that election to the secretary of |
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the board of trustees of the firefighters' and police officers' |
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retiree health care fund of the municipality. A fire chief or chief |
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of police who does not make an election under this section is |
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considered to have chosen to become or remain a member of the fund. |
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SECTION 20. The changes in law made by this Act to a |
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municipality's or a person's contributions to a fund to which this |
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Act applies apply only to a contribution made on the first payroll |
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date that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 21. This Act takes effect October 1, 2007. |