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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to participation in and contributions to the state |
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employee charitable campaign by retired state employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.140(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The [Each member of the] state policy committee must: |
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(1) be composed of employees and retired state |
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employees receiving benefits under Chapter 814; and |
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(2) [a state employee. The membership must] represent |
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employees at different levels of employee classification. |
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SECTION 2. Section 659.143(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The presiding officer of a local employee committee |
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shall recruit at least five but not more than 10 additional members. |
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The members must represent different levels of employee |
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classification. One or more members may be retired state employees |
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receiving retirement benefits under Chapter 814. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Section 814.009, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 814.009. DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY FOR STATE EMPLOYEE |
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ORGANIZATION. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 814, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 814.0095 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 814.0095. CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY. (a) A |
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person who receives an annuity under this subchapter may, on a |
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printed or electronic form filed with the retirement system, |
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authorize the retirement system to deduct from the person's monthly |
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annuity payment the amount of a contribution to the state employee |
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charitable campaign in the manner and for the same purposes for |
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which a state employee may authorize deductions to that campaign |
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under Subchapter I, Chapter 659. |
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(b) An authorization under this section must direct the |
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board of trustees to deposit the deducted funds with the |
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comptroller for distribution as required by Section 659.132(g) in |
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the same manner in which a state employee's deduction is |
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distributed. |
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(c) An authorization under this section remains in effect |
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for the period described by Section 659.137 unless the person |
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revokes the authorization by giving notice to the board of |
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trustees. |
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(d) The retirement system may adopt rules to administer this |
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section. Any rules adopted must be consistent with the |
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comptroller's rules related to the state employee charitable |
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campaign. |
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SECTION 5. (a) The board of trustees of the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas, in cooperation with the comptroller and |
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the state policy committee established under Section 659.140, |
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Government Code, as amended by this Act, may adopt rules to |
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implement Section 814.0095, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System |
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of Texas by rule shall designate as the date on which annuity |
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deductions begin under Section 814.0095, Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, the start date of payroll deductions by state employees |
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who contribute to the first state employee charitable campaign |
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conducted in accordance with Subchapter I, Chapter 659, Government |
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Code, that occurs after the adoption of rules under Subsection (a) |
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of this section. |
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SECTION 6. 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. |