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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the resumption of service by certain retirees of the |
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 824.6021(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Section 825.506, the retirement system may |
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not, under Section 824.601, withhold a monthly benefit payment if |
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the retiree is employed in a Texas public educational institution, |
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other than an institution of higher education, in a position |
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performing duties related to the mitigation of student learning |
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loss attributable to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, |
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if the position: |
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(1) [is in addition to the normal staffing level at the |
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Texas public educational institution; |
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[(2)] is funded wholly by federal funds provided under |
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federal law enacted for the purpose of providing relief related to |
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the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, including the |
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Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (15 |
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U.S.C. Section 9001 et seq.), Coronavirus Response and Relief |
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L. |
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No. 116-260), or American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2); and |
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(2) [(3)] ends on or before December 31, 2024. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the employment of a retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of |
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Texas on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall adopt |
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rules as necessary to implement Section 824.6021, Government Code, |
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as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |