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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to salary deductions for certain benefits approved by the |
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public educational |
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entity employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.0011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.0011. SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS. (a) |
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An employee of a school district, other educational district that |
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is a member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, |
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open-enrollment charter school, or regional education service |
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center may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the |
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employee's salary or wage payment for a benefit approved by the |
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
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(b) The Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall designate |
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benefits that are eligible under this section and that promote the |
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interests of the state and employees of a school district, other |
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educational district, open-enrollment charter school, or regional |
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education service center. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |