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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to additional service credit for certain members 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. Chapter 823, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter G to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER G. ADDITIONAL SERVICE CREDIT RELATED TO COVID-19 |
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Sec. 823.551. ADDITIONAL SERVICE CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT |
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DURING CERTAIN SCHOOL YEARS. (a) A member is entitled to service |
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credit under this section if the member: |
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(1) was employed by an employer on a full-time basis |
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during the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year; and |
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(2) is entitled to service credit for that service. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 821.006 or any other law, other |
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than Section 825.506, a person described by Subsection (a) is |
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entitled to an additional year of service credit for each year of |
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service credit earned during the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school |
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year. |
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(c) The system shall grant a member entitled to service |
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credit under this section the appropriate amount of additional |
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service credit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 823.551, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a member of the Teacher Retirement System |
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of Texas who retires on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |