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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 80th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House |
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Bill 3609 (membership and service credit in the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas for certain employees) to consider and |
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take action on the following matter: |
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Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text to Section 2 of the bill by adding new |
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Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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(b) A member of the Employees Retirement System of Texas who |
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is an appointed or elected officer of the 80th House of |
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Representatives, as determined by the House Journal, and who has |
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also served on the staff of a state judicial agency, and who has at |
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least 15 years of service credit in the retirement system, may |
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transfer the person's service credit to the elected class. A person |
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who makes a transfer under this provision may continue to transfer |
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the credit between classes before or after retirement. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to ensure certain |
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individuals employed by the house of representatives during the |
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80th Legislature may transfer the person's service credit in the |
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Employees Retirement System of Texas to the elected class. |