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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. Information concerning the employment of an |
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employee of a public employee pension system or concerning the |
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service as trustee of a trustee of a public employee pension system |
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that is public information under the terms of this chapter, |
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including information concerning the income, salary, benefits, and |
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bonuses received from the pension system by the employee or trustee |
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in the person's capacity as an employee or trustee of the system, is |
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public information and is not removed from the application of this |
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chapter, made confidential, or otherwise excepted from the |
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requirements of Section 552.021 by the following statutes or by |
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similar statutes intended to protect the records of persons as |
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members, beneficiaries, or retirees of a public employee pension |
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system in their capacity as such: |
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(1) Sections 615.045, 803.402, 815.503, 825.507, |
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840.402, 845.115, 855.115, and 865.019 of this code; and |
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(2) the following provisions of Acts and articles as |
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compiled in Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes: |
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(A) Section 32, Article 6243e; |
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(B) Section 17, Article 6243e.2(1); |
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(C) Section 29, Article 6243g-4; |
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(D) Section 26, Article 6243h; |
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(E) Section 13, Article 6243n; |
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(F) Section 3.14, Article 6243n-1; |
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(G) Section 3.01(h), Article 6243o; and |
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(H) Section 3.01(i), Article 6243q. |
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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. |