Bill Text: TX HB2629 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the deadline to appeal administrative decisions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB2629 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2629-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 2629 |
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relating to the deadline to appeal administrative decisions of the | ||
Teacher Retirement System of Texas. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 825, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 825.521 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 825.521. DEADLINE TO APPEAL FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE | ||
DECISION. In adopting rules governing the appeal of a final | ||
administrative decision of the retirement system, the board of | ||
trustees shall ensure that rules establishing deadlines for the | ||
filing of an appeal afford a member or retiree at least the same | ||
amount of time to file an appeal as the retirement system has to | ||
issue the retirement system's decision. | ||
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
of this Act, the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System | ||
of Texas shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 825.521, | ||
Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. Rules adopted under Section 825.521, Government | ||
Code, as added by this Act, may apply only to the appeal of an | ||
administrative decision of an employee of the Teacher Retirement | ||
System of Texas that is made on or after January 1, 2020. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 2629 was passed by the House on May 3, | ||
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 2629 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |