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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline to appeal administrative decisions of the |
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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. Subchapter F, Chapter 825, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 825.521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 825.521. DEADLINE TO APPEAL FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE |
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DECISION. In adopting rules governing the appeal of a final |
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administrative decision of the retirement system, the board of |
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trustees shall ensure that rules establishing deadlines for the |
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filing of an appeal afford a member or retiree at least the same |
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amount of time to file an appeal as the retirement system has to |
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issue the retirement system's decision. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System |
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of Texas shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 825.521, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Rules adopted under Section 825.521, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act, may apply only to the appeal of an |
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administrative decision of an employee of the Teacher Retirement |
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System of Texas that is made on or after January 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |