Amend SB 1459 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 814.104, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:

(a)  Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (d) and (e) of this section, Section 814.102, or by rule adopted under Section 813.304(d) or 803.202(a)(2), a member who has service credit in the retirement system is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member:

(1)  is at least 60 years old and has at least 5 years of service credit in the employee class; or

(2)  has at least 5 years of service credit in the employee class and the sum of the member's age and amount of service credit in the employee class, including months of age and credit, equals or exceeds the number 80.

(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this section, Section 814.102, or by rule adopted under Section 813.304(d) or 803.202(a)(2), a member who was not a member on the date hired, was hired on or after September 1, 2009, and has service credit in the retirement system is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member:

(1)  is at least 65 years old and has at least 10 years of service credit in the employee class; or

(2)  has at least 10 years of service credit in the employee class and the sum of the member's age and amount of service credit in the employee class, including months of age and credit, equals or exceeds the number 80.

SECTION ____.  Section 813.503, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a)  Subject to Subsection (a-1), a [A] member may establish in, or have transferred to, the employee class all service credited in the elected class, if the contributions made to establish the service in the elected class equal or exceed contributions required of a member of the employee class for the same amount of service during the same time and at the same rate of compensation. Subject to Subsection (a-1), a [A] member or retiree who has, or had at the time of retirement, at least eight years of service credit in the elected class of membership, exclusive of military service, may transfer service credit between classes before or after retirement.

SECTION ____.  Sections 813.503 and 814.104, Government Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to a person who takes the oath of office for a position included in the elected class of membership under Section 812.002, Government Code, on or after the effective date of this Act.