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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the compensation, reimbursement of expenses, and |
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retirement benefits of a member of the State Board of Education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.105, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.105. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. [(a)] A |
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member of the board is [not] entitled to receive compensation and |
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reimbursement of the member's expenses in the same amount and |
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manner as a member of the legislature as provided by Section 24, |
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Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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[(b) A member of the board is entitled to reimbursement of |
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the member's expenses as provided by law.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 810.003(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) This section applies only to a person who is: |
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(1) a member of the elected class of the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas as described by Section 812.002(a)(1), |
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[or] (2), or (4); or |
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(2) otherwise eligible for membership in a public |
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retirement system wholly or partly because the person was elected |
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or appointed to an elected office. |
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SECTION 3. Section 812.002(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Membership in the elected class of the retirement system |
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is limited to: |
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(1) persons who hold state offices that are normally |
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filled by statewide election and that are not included in the |
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coverage of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the |
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Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two; |
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(2) members of the legislature; [and] |
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(3) district and criminal district attorneys, to the |
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extent that they receive salaries from the state general revenue |
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fund; and |
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(4) members of the State Board of Education. |
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SECTION 4. Section 820.053(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) For purposes of this section, a member of the elected |
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class of membership under Section 812.002(a)(2) or (4) shall have |
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the member's accumulated account balance computed as if the |
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contributions to the account were based on the state base salary, |
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excluding longevity pay payable under Section 659.0445, being paid |
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a district judge as set by the General Appropriations Act in |
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accordance with Section 659.012(a). |
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SECTION 5. (a) In this section, "retirement system" means |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
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(b) For purposes of Subtitle B, Title 8, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, including Section 820.002, Government Code: |
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(1) the date a person described by Section |
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812.002(a)(4), Government Code, as added by this Act, took office |
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is considered to be September 1, 2025; and |
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(2) only service performed by that person on or after |
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that date is creditable in the retirement system. |
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(c) For purposes of administering the changes in law made by |
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this Act to Subtitle B, Title 8, Government Code, the retirement |
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system, the State Board of Education, and, if necessary as |
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determined by the retirement system, the Texas Education Agency, |
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shall enter into a memorandum of understanding on the collection of |
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member contributions and other matters the retirement system |
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considers advisable. |
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(d) The retirement system may adopt rules to implement |
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Subtitle B, Title 8, Government Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |