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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state employees' enrollment in the higher education |
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savings plan and the prepaid tuition unit undergraduate education |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.702, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The board may enter into an interagency contract with |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas to allow an employee of |
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this state to enroll in the plan during the retirement system's |
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annual enrollment period. The board shall provide information and |
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materials regarding the plan to the retirement system for |
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distribution to state employees during the enrollment period. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.752, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The board may enter into an interagency contract with |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas to allow an employee of |
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this state to enroll in the program during the retirement system's |
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annual enrollment period. The board shall provide information and |
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materials regarding the program to the retirement system for |
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distribution to state employees during the enrollment period. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |