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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain contributions by an open-enrollment charter |
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school to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 825.405, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b), (e), and (f) |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-1) For members who are employed by an open-enrollment |
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charter school and who would be entitled to a minimum salary under |
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Section 21.402, Education Code, if employed by a school district, |
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the charter school shall pay the state's contribution on the |
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portion of the member's salary that exceeds the applicable |
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statutory minimum salary under that section. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a) [this section]: |
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(1) the statutory minimum salary for certain school |
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personnel under Section 21.402, Education Code, is the salary |
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provided by that section multiplied by the cost of education |
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adjustment applicable under Section 42.102, Education Code, to the |
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district in which the member is employed; and |
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(2) the statutory minimum salary for members who would |
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have been entitled to the minimum salary for certain school |
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personnel under former Section 16.056, Education Code, as that |
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section existed on January 1, 1995, is a minimum salary computed in |
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the same manner as the minimum salary for certain school personnel |
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under Section 21.402, Education Code, multiplied by the cost of |
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education adjustment applicable under Section 42.102, Education |
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Code, to the district in which the member is employed. |
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(e) After the end of each school year, the retirement system |
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shall certify to the commissioner of education: |
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(1) the names of any employers [employing districts] |
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that have failed to remit, within the period required by Section |
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825.408, all contributions required under this section for the |
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school year; and |
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(2) the amounts of the unpaid contributions. |
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(f) If the commissioner of education receives a |
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certification under Subsection (e), the commissioner shall direct |
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the comptroller of public accounts to withhold the amount |
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certified, plus interest computed at the rate and in the manner |
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provided by Section 825.408, from the first state money payable to |
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the employer [school district]. The amount withheld shall be |
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deposited to the credit of the appropriate accounts of the |
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retirement system. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |