89R13487 MEW-F
 
  By: Bryant H.B. No. 5429
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to salary deductions for certain benefits approved by the
  Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public educational
  entity employees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 22.0011 to read as follows:
         Sec. 22.0011.  SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS. (a)
  An employee of a school district, other educational district that
  is a member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas,
  open-enrollment charter school, or regional education service
  center may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the
  employee's salary or wage payment for a benefit approved by the
  Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
         (b)  The Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall designate
  benefits that are eligible under this section and that promote the
  interests of the state and employees of a school district, other
  educational district, open-enrollment charter school, or regional
  education service center.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2025.