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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of local boards of the Texas Emergency |
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Services Retirement System. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 865.012, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A local board is composed of: |
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(1) one trustee selected by the governing body of the |
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political subdivision of which a participating department is a |
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part; |
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(2) except as provided by Subsection (a-1), three |
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trustees who are active members representing a participating |
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department chosen by a majority of the emergency services personnel |
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in the department who are eligible to participate in the pension |
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system; and |
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(3) two trustees who are representatives of the |
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political subdivision who are chosen by the other members of the |
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local board. |
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(a-1) If a participating department does not have a |
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sufficient number of active members to serve on a local board under |
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Subsection (a)(2), the other members of the local board, or if there |
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are no other members of the local board, the governing body of the |
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political subdivision of which the department is a part shall |
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select one or more trustees to serve under that subdivision. A |
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person selected under this subsection to serve as a trustee must be: |
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(1) a retiree of the pension system; or |
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(2) a beneficiary of the pension system who is the |
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surviving spouse of a former member or retiree. |
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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, 2015. |