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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate |
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Bill 1458 (contributions to, benefits from, and the administration |
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of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement |
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System of Texas) to consider and take action on the following |
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matters: |
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(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in |
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proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 824.702(c), |
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Government Code, to read as follows: |
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(c) If the annuitant: |
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(1) is a retiree, or is a beneficiary under an optional |
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retirement payment plan, to be eligible for the adjustment under |
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this section: |
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(A) the annuitant must be living on the effective |
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date of the adjustment; and |
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(B) the effective date of the retirement of the |
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member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas must have been on |
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or before August 31, 2004; |
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(2) is a beneficiary under Section 824.402(a)(3) or |
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(4) or 824.502, to be eligible for the adjustment: |
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(A) the annuitant must be living on the effective |
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date of the adjustment; and |
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(B) the date of death of the member of the |
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retirement system must have been on or before August 31, 2004; or |
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(3) is an alternate payee under Section 804.005, the |
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annuitant is eligible for the adjustment only if the effective date |
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of the election to receive the annuity payment was on or before |
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August 31, 2004. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure that the date |
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used to determine eligibility for a cost-of-living adjustment |
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across different categories of annuitants under Section 824.702, |
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Government Code, is August 31, 2004, instead of August 31, 1999. |
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(2) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (3) are suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text and to add text on a |
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matter not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 15 of the bill, the |
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effective date provision of the bill, to read as follows: |
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SECTION 15. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of |
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this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2014. |
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(b) Section 824.702, Government Code, as added by this Act, |
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Section 825.402, Government Code, as amended by this Act, and the |
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repeal by this Act of Section 1579.103, Insurance Code, take effect |
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September 1, 2013. |
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Explanation: The change in the effective date provision is a |
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technical change necessary to ensure that Section 824.702, |
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Government Code, adding a cost-of-living adjustment for certain |
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annuitants under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, takes |
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effect in time to provide the adjustment provided for under that |
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section. |