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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to longevity pay for certain judges and justices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.0445(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The monthly amount of longevity pay under this section |
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to which a judge or justice described by Subsection (a) is entitled: |
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(1) is equal to the product of .2 percent [.031
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multiplied by the amount] of the judge's or justice's current |
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monthly state salary multiplied by the number of years of service |
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credited to the judge or justice in the applicable retirement |
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system; and |
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(2) becomes payable beginning with the month following |
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the month in which the judge or justice completes four [16] years of |
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service for which credit is established in the applicable |
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retirement system. |
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SECTION 2. Section 659.0445(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to longevity pay payable to a judge or justice |
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after the effective date of this Act, regardless of the date the |
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judge or justice first becomes entitled to longevity pay. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |