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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of military service credit in the |
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Employees 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. Section 811.001, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivisions (16-a), (16-b), and (17-a) to read as follows: |
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(16-a) "State active duty" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 437.001. |
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(16-b) "State training and other duty" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 437.001. |
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(17-a) "Texas military forces" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 437.001. |
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SECTION 2. Section 813.301(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Military service creditable in the retirement system |
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is: |
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(1) active federal duty as a member of the armed forces |
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of the United States; or |
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(2) state active duty or state training and other duty |
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as a member of the Texas military forces. |
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SECTION 3. Section 813.304(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The retirement system shall use military service credit |
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in computing service retirement or nonoccupational disability |
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retirement benefits of a member of the employee class, regardless |
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of the amount of service credit the member has in that class [only |
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if the member has, without military service credit, at least five |
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years of service credit in that class]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 820.021, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 820.021. CREDITABLE MILITARY SERVICE; RULES. (a) |
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Military service creditable in the retirement system under this |
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subchapter is: |
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(1) active federal duty as a member of the armed forces |
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of the United States; or |
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(2) state active duty or state training and other duty |
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as a member of the Texas military forces. |
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(b) The board of trustees shall adopt rules to comply with |
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the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of |
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1994 (38 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq.) and otherwise implement this |
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subchapter, including rules governing how a member subject to this |
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chapter may establish military service credit under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |