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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of |
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the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 824.602, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Subject to Subsection (c) and Section 825.506, the |
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retirement system may not, under Section 824.601, withhold a |
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monthly benefit payment if the retiree is employed in a Texas public |
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educational institution: |
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(1) as a substitute only with pay not more than the |
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daily rate of substitute pay established by the employer and, if the |
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retiree is a disability retiree, the employment has not exceeded a |
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total of 90 days in the school year; |
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(2) in a position, other than as a substitute, on no |
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more than a one-half time basis for the month; |
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(3) in one or more positions on as much as a full-time |
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basis, if the retiree has been separated from service with all Texas |
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public educational institutions for at least 12 full consecutive |
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months after the retiree's effective date of retirement; or |
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(4) in a position, other than as a substitute, on no |
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more than a one-half time basis for no more than 90 days in the |
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school year, if the retiree is a disability retiree. |
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(c) An exception provided by Subsection (a)(2) or (4) |
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continues to apply to a retiree who exceeds a limitation prescribed |
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by the subsection because of an event or other circumstance that is |
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beyond the retiree's control, including a weather-related event. |
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The board of trustees shall adopt rules necessary to implement this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 824.602, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a benefit payment made by the Teacher |
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Retirement System of Texas that becomes payable on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |