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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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Senate Bill 12 (the contributions to and benefits under the |
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas) to consider and take action |
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on the following matters: |
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(1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 3 of the bill, |
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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
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is not making contributions to the federal Old-Age, Survivors,
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and 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 |
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of a member of the retirement system to contribute to the |
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retirement system the amounts prescribed by Section 825.4035, |
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Government Code, regardless of whether the employers are making |
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contributions to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability |
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Insurance program for that member. |
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(2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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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 |
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EMPLOYED MEMBERS [FOR WHOM THE EMPLOYER IS NOT MAKING
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY
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INSURANCE PROGRAM]. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure the |
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heading of Section 825.4035, Government Code, accurately |
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describes the substance of that section, as amended. |
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(3) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (3) are suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text and to add text on a |
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matter not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 6 of the bill, the |
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effective date provision of the bill, to read as follows: |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary |
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for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to allow the bill |
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to take effect immediately. |