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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas for |
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service as a custodial officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 813, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 813.5061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 813.5061. TREATMENT OF PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT OF CERTAIN |
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MEMBERS AS CUSTODIAL OFFICER SERVICE. (a) A member of the |
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retirement system who is employed by the Board of Pardons and |
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Paroles or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a parole |
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officer is entitled to establish service credit as a custodial |
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officer in the retirement system for service performed as a parole |
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officer before September 1, 1999. |
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(b) The board of trustees with the assistance of the Board |
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of Pardons and Paroles and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
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shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section. |
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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. |