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  By: Hefner H.B. No. 4229
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the inclusion of certain overtime pay in the
  computation of benefits for certain law enforcement officers in the
  Employees Retirement System of Texas.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 811, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 811.0012 to read as follows:
         Sec. 811.0012.  COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT
  OFFICERS.  Notwithstanding Sections 811.001(7) and 811.006,
  "compensation" for a law enforcement officer commissioned by the
  Department of Public Safety includes overtime pay the officer earns
  as a result of Section 411.0164.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a member of the Employees Retirement System of Texas who retires
  on or after the effective date of this Act. A member who retires
  before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in
  effect on the date of the member's retirement, and that law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.