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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of information held by a public |
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retirement system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.0038(h), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(h) [The retirement system has sole discretion in
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determining whether a record is subject to this section.] For |
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purposes of this section, a record includes any identifying |
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information about a person, living or deceased, who is or was a |
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member, annuitant, retiree, beneficiary, alternate payee, program |
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participant, or person eligible for benefits from the retirement |
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system under any retirement plan or program administered by the |
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retirement system. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |