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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of overtime pay in the computation of |
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benefits for certain members of the Employees 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. Subchapter A, Chapter 811, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 811.0012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 811.0012. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT |
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OFFICERS. Notwithstanding Section 811.001(7), "compensation" for |
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a law enforcement officer commissioned by the Department of Public |
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Safety or a game warden or special game warden commissioned by the |
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Parks and Wildlife Department includes overtime pay that is earned |
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while providing law enforcement services in a county along the |
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Texas-Mexico border. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a member of the Employees Retirement System of Texas who retires |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A member who retires |
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before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in |
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effect on the date of the member's retirement, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |