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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to retirement benefits for certain police officers in |
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certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 451 (S.B. 737), Acts of the 72nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 6243n, Vernon's Texas |
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Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 14 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 14. CERTAIN TRANSFERRED PEACE OFFICERS. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a member of the retirement system |
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who served as a peace officer in a municipal department other than |
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the police department and whom the governing body of the |
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municipality has transferred to the police department on or after |
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the member's normal retirement date may, as an alternative to |
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participating in the proportionate retirement program under |
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Chapter 803, Government Code, elect to receive a retirement |
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allowance under this Act while remaining actively employed by the |
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police department. |
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(b) If a member elects to receive the retirement allowance |
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authorized by this section, the allowance must be calculated and |
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paid retroactively from the date of the member's transfer to the |
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police department. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |