Amend SB 1285 (house engrossment) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Subdivision (1), Subsection (a), Section 8.01, Chapter 452 (SB 738), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 6243n-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:

(1)  Deposits by the members to the police retirement system shall be made at a rate of at least 13 [six] percent of the basic hourly earnings of each member. Deposits required to be made by members shall be deducted from payroll. On recommendation of the board, the Active--Contributory members may by a majority of those voting increase the rate of member deposits above 13 [six] percent to whatever amount the board has recommended. If the deposit rate for members has been increased to a rate above 13 [six] percent, the rate may be decreased if the board recommends the decrease, the board's actuary approves the decrease, and a majority of the Active--Contributory members voting on the matter approve the decrease.