Amend SB 2878 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to Article 7 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that article accordingly:

SECTION 7.____.  Section 75.001(d), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d)  A retiree who makes an election under this section shall be:

(1)  designated a senior judge; and

(2)  considered a judge of a court of this state for the purpose of appointment to a judicial branch board, commission, or council.