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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of an elected class member for a service |
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retirement annuity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 814.102, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 814.102. LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF ELECTED MEMBERS FOR |
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SERVICE RETIREMENT. (a) Except as provided by rule adopted under |
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Section 813.304(d) or Section 803.202(a)(2), a member who has |
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service credit in the elected class of membership for service |
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performed before September 1, 2013, is eligible to retire and |
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receive a service retirement annuity if the member: |
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(1) is at least 60 years old and has 8 years of service |
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credit in that class; or |
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(2) is at least 50 years old and has 12 years of |
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service credit in that class. |
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(b) A person who first becomes eligible to be a member of the |
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legislature on or after September 1, 2013, is not eligible to |
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receive an elected class service retirement annuity. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |