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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 12 (the contributions to and |
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benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas) to consider |
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and take action on the following matters: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the |
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house or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 3 of the |
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bill, by amending Section 825.4035(a), Government Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) This section: |
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(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), applies |
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only to an employer that is a public school or regional education |
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service center that [who] reports to the retirement system under |
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Section 825.403 the employment of a member [for whom the employer is
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not making contributions to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and
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Disability Insurance program]; and |
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(2) does not apply to an employer that is an |
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institution of higher education. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to require only |
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employers that are public schools, other than institutions of |
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higher education, and regional education service centers that |
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report to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas the employment of a |
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member of the retirement system to contribute to the retirement |
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system the amounts prescribed by Section 825.4035, Government Code, |
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regardless of whether the employers are making contributions to the |
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federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program for |
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that member. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on a matter not included in either the |
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house or senate version of the bill by adding the following proposed |
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SECTION 2 to the bill, amending the heading to Section 825.4035, |
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Government Code: |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 825.4035, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 825.4035. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYED |
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MEMBERS [FOR WHOM THE EMPLOYER IS NOT MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
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FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM]. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure the heading |
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of Section 825.4035, Government Code, accurately describes the |
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substance of that section, as amended. |
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(3) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (3), are suspended |
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to permit the committee to change, alter, or amend text and to add |
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text on a matter not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 6 of the |
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bill, the effective date provision of the bill, to read as follows: |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to allow the bill to |
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take effect immediately. |