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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain county employees to perform |
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payroll duties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 152.051, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 152.051. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "county |
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payroll officer" means the county auditor or other appropriate |
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county officer or employee who issues paychecks to county or |
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precinct personnel. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 155.062(a), (b), and (d), Local |
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Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A request for an insurance deduction must: |
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(1) be submitted to the county officer or employee |
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authorized by the commissioners court to administer payroll |
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deductions; and |
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(2) state the amount to be deducted and the entity to |
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which the amount is to be transferred. |
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(b) A request remains in effect until the county officer or |
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employee authorized by the commissioners court to administer the |
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insurance deductions receives a notice of change. |
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(d) If the amount of an applicable insurance premium is |
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changed after the date the request for deduction is submitted, the |
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county officer or employee authorized by the commissioners court to |
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administer insurance deductions shall provide written notice of the |
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change to each affected employee. The notice must be provided |
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before the change takes effect. |
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SECTION 3. Section 155.063(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court may authorize: |
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(1) a county officer or employee to administer the |
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insurance deductions and to transfer an insurance deduction to the |
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appropriate entity; and |
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(2) the county officer or employee to charge the |
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appropriate entity the costs of administering an insurance |
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deduction. |
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SECTION 4. Section 157.102(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person who elects to participate in any aspect of the |
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group health and related benefits plan and is required to make |
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contributions toward the payment of the plan must authorize |
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contributions to the fund by salary deduction. The authorization |
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must be submitted in writing to the county officer or employee |
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authorized by the commissioners court to administer payroll |
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deductions. The authorization remains in effect as long as the |
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person is required to make contributions toward the payment of the |
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plan. If the amount of the person's required contributions changes |
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after the date the request for deduction is submitted, the county |
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shall notify the person of the change before the change takes |
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effect. The county and any participating flood control district or |
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hospital district may also contribute to the fund. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |