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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the boards of trustees of retirement systems for paid or |
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partly paid firefighters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 19(a), 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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(a) In each municipality and other political subdivision to |
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which this Act applies and that has a fire department that does not |
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consist exclusively of volunteers, the fire fighters' retirement |
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system is governed by a board of trustees consisting of: |
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(1) the mayor of the municipality or the mayor's |
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designated representative or the chief operating officer of the |
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political subdivision or the chief operating officer's designated |
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representative, as applicable; |
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(2) the chief financial officer of the municipality or |
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other political subdivision or, if there is no officer denominated |
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as chief financial officer, the person who performs the duties of |
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chief financial officer or a person designated by the chief |
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financial officer or by the person performing the duties of chief |
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financial officer; |
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(3) three members of the retirement system elected by |
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participating members as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section; and |
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(4) two persons, at least one of whom is a retiree, |
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who: |
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(A) reside in this state in the municipality or |
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other political subdivision or within the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of the municipality; |
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(B) [, who] are not officers or employees of the |
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municipality or other political subdivision;[,] and |
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(C) [who] are elected by a majority vote of the |
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members of the board of trustees determined as provided by |
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Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act in the |
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qualifications of certain trustees of the boards of trustees of |
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retirement systems for paid or partly paid firefighters does not |
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affect the entitlement of a trustee serving on a board immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the |
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board's functions for the remainder of the trustee's term. The |
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change in law applies only to a trustee elected on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(b) On or after the effective date of this Act, as the terms |
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of trustees of the boards of trustees of retirement systems for paid |
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or partly paid firefighters expire or as vacancies occur, the |
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boards shall appoint trustees so that the boards are composed in |
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accordance with Section 19(a), Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement |
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Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as amended by |
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this Act. |
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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. |