Bill Text: TX HB3745 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the participation of certain retirees under the proportionate retirement program in the Texas Public School Employees Group Benefits Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-23 - Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services [HB3745 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB3745-Introduced.html
By: Eiland | H.B. No. 3745 |
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relating to the participation of certain retirees under the | ||
proportionate retirement program in the Texas Public School | ||
Employees Group Benefits Program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 803.201(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) Except as provided by Section 1575.004(d), Insurance | ||
Code, a [ |
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determining eligibility for service retirement benefits and may not | ||
be used in determining: | ||
(1) eligibility for disability retirement benefits, | ||
death benefits, or any type of benefit other than service | ||
retirement benefits; nor | ||
(2) the amount of any type of benefit. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 1575.004, Insurance Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
(d) For purposes of determining the years of service credit | ||
of an individual under Subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(1)(B)(ii) who | ||
has at least 15 years of service credit in the Teacher Retirement | ||
System of Texas, all of the individual's combined service credit as | ||
determined under Chapter 803, Government Code, but not to exceed 10 | ||
years of credit, shall be considered as if it were credited to the | ||
Teacher Retirement System of Texas. | ||
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to an | ||
individual without regard to whether the individual retires before, | ||
on, or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |