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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creditable service in the Teacher Retirement System of |
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Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 823.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) as follows: |
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(c) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (a), |
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the board of trustees shall ensure that service is credited equally |
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for higher education faculty teaching courses of equivalent |
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academic credit, regardless of whether the course is taught over an |
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entire semester or compressed into a shorter time period. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2017. |