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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required disclosure under the public information |
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law of information pertaining to an employee or trustee of a public |
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employee pension system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.0221 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.0221. EMPLOYEE OR TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE |
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PENSION SYSTEM. (a) Information concerning the employment of an |
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employee of a public employee pension system is public information |
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under the terms of this chapter, including information concerning |
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the income, salary, benefits, and bonuses received from the pension |
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system by the employee in the person's capacity as an employee of |
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the system, and is not removed from the application of this chapter, |
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made confidential, or otherwise excepted from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021 by any statute intended to protect the records of |
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persons as members, beneficiaries, or retirees of a public employee |
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pension system in their capacity as such. |
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(b) Information concerning the service of a trustee of a |
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public employee pension system is public information under the |
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terms of this chapter, including information concerning the income, |
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salary, benefits, and bonuses received from the pension system by |
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the trustee in the person's capacity as a trustee of the system, and |
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is not removed from the application of this chapter, made |
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confidential, or otherwise excepted from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021 by any statute intended to protect the records of |
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persons as members, beneficiaries, or retirees of a public employee |
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pension system in their capacity as such. |
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(c) Information subject to Subsections (a) and (b) must be |
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released only to the extent the information is not excepted from |
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required disclosure under Subchapter C. |
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SECTION 2. Section 552.0221, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only in relation to a request for public |
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information made on or after the effective date of 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. |