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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the State Board of Trustees of |
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the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System and of the fire |
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fighters' pension commissioner. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 865.004(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The concurrence of a majority of the members of the |
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state board is required for a vote regarding: |
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(1) eligibility for service retirement described by |
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Section 864.001; |
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(2) the computation of a service retirement annuity |
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described by Section 864.002; or |
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(3) a cost-of-living increase described by Section |
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864.013[; or
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[(4)
a lump-sum payment adopted under Section
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864.014]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 865.006(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The state board shall adopt rules the board considers |
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necessary or desirable for the administration of the fund and the |
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pension system. The state board shall adopt rules to provide a |
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proration of the requirements for qualified service for a member |
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who performs service for only a portion of a calendar year and may |
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provide by rule for the manner in which member attendance or |
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training hours are to be computed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 21A(g), Texas Local Firefighters |
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Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g) The fire fighters' pension commissioner shall file |
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annually with the governor, [and] the presiding officer of each |
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house of the legislature, and the Legislative Budget Board a |
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complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds |
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received and disbursed by the commissioner during the preceding |
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fiscal year, other than funds of the Texas Emergency Services [Fire
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Fighters' Relief and] Retirement System [Fund] established by |
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Subtitle H, Title 8, Government Code [under the Texas Statewide
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Volunteer Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e.3, Vernon's
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Texas Civil Statutes)]. The annual report must be in the form and |
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reported in the time provided by the General Appropriations Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2011. |