By: Watson  S.B. No. 1285
         (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2011; March 16, 2011, read
  first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
  April 27, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 9,
  Nays 0; April 27, 2011, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to contributions to the retirement systems for certain
  police officers in certain municipalities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subdivision (2), Subsection (a), Section 8.01,
  Chapter 452 (S.B. 738), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 1991 (Article 6243n-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is
  amended to read as follows:
               (2)  The city shall contribute amounts equal to 18
  percent of the basic hourly earnings of each member employed by the
  city for all periods on or before September 30, 2010, subject to
  additional amounts as provided by Subdivision (3) of this
  subsection.  The city shall contribute amounts equal to 19 percent
  of the basic hourly earnings of each member employed by the city for
  all periods after September 30, 2010, and before October 1, 2011,
  subject to additional amounts as provided by Subdivision (3) of
  this subsection.  The city shall contribute amounts equal to 20
  percent of the basic hourly earnings of each member employed by the
  city for all periods after September 30, 2011, and before October 1,
  2012, subject to additional amounts as provided by Subdivision (3)
  of this subsection. The city shall contribute amounts equal to 21
  percent of the basic hourly earnings of each member employed by the
  city for all periods after September 30, 2012, subject to
  additional amounts as provided by Subdivision (3) of this
  subsection. The city council may also authorize the city to make
  additional contributions to the police retirement system in
  whatever amount the city council may determine.  Contributions by
  the city shall be made each pay period.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
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