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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain local public retirement systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 810, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 810.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 810.004. MUNICIPAL CONTROL OF RETIREMENT SYSTEM |
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PROVISIONS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Agreement" means a jointly arrived at decision |
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affecting the plan provisions of a public retirement system and |
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includes any mutually agreed upon changes made by a public |
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retirement system, the system's sponsoring municipality, and an |
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employee group, regardless of whether the agreement is achieved |
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through collective bargaining, meet and confer arrangements, or any |
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other procedure applicable to the retirement system under its |
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enabling statute. |
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(2) "Public retirement system" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 802.001. |
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(b) This section applies to only the following public |
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retirement systems: |
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(1) the City of Austin Employees' Retirement System |
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under Chapter 451 (S.B. 737), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 1991 (Article 6243n, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); |
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(2) the Austin Fire Fighters Relief and Retirement |
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Fund under Chapter 183 (S.B. 598), Acts of the 64th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1975 (Article 6243e.1, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes); |
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(3) the Austin Police Retirement System under Chapter |
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452 (S.B. 738), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 |
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(Article 6243n-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); |
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(4) the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System under |
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Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes; |
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(5) the El Paso Firemen and Policemen's Pension Fund |
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under Chapter 101 (H.B. 31), Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, 1933 (Article 6243b, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes); |
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(6) the Fort Worth Employees' Retirement Fund under |
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Article 6243i, Revised Statutes; |
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(7) the Galveston Employees' Retirement Plan for |
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Police under Chapter 325 (H.B. 2259), Acts of the 75th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1997 (Article 6243p, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes); |
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(8) the Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement |
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Fund under Article 6243e.2(1), Revised Statutes; |
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(9) the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System |
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under Chapter 88 (H.B. 1573), Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2001 (Article 6243h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); |
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(10) the Houston Police Officers' Pension System under |
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Article 6243g-4, Revised Statutes; and |
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(11) the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund |
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under Chapter 824 (S.B. 817), Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 1993 (Article 6243o, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this section and |
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Sections 66 and 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and |
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notwithstanding any other law, a municipality that is the |
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sponsoring authority of a public retirement system may adopt by |
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ordinance or resolution, as applicable, provisions that supplement |
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or supersede the operative provisions of the public retirement |
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system's statute, including any provision relating to the benefits, |
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participation and eligibility requirements, funding source or |
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amount, and administration of the system. |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), to the extent of a |
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conflict between a statute adopted before the effective date of the |
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Act enacting this section that applies to a public retirement |
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system described by Subsection (b) and a municipal ordinance or |
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resolution adopted by the governing body of the sponsoring |
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municipality of that retirement system under this section, the |
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municipal ordinance or resolution prevails. |
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(e) An agreement entered into before September 1, 2017, |
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remains in effect until the earlier of: |
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(1) the expiration date provided by the agreement; or |
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(2) August 31, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |