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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of and contributions to and |
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benefits from the systems and programs administered by the |
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Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 609, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 609.015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 609.015. BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF PARTICIPATING |
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EMPLOYEE. (a) Any benefits, funds, or account balances payable on |
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the death of a participating employee may not be paid to a person |
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convicted of or adjudicated as having caused that death but instead |
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are payable as if the convicted person had predeceased the |
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decedent. |
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(b) The plan is not required to change the recipient of any |
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benefits, funds, or account balances under this section unless it |
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receives actual notice of the conviction or adjudication of a |
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beneficiary. However, the plan may delay payment of any benefits, |
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funds, or account balances payable on the death of a participating |
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employee pending the results of a criminal investigation or civil |
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proceeding and other legal proceedings relating to the cause of |
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death. |
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(c) For the purposes of this section, a person has been |
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convicted of or adjudicated as having caused the death of a |
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participating employee if the person: |
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(1) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found |
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guilty by a court or jury in a criminal proceeding of, causing the |
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death of the participating employee, regardless of whether sentence |
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is imposed or probated, and no appeal of the conviction is pending |
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and the time provided for appeal has expired; or |
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(2) is found liable by a court or jury in a civil |
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proceeding for causing the death of the participating employee and |
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no appeal of the judgment is pending and the time provided for |
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appeal has expired. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (c), Section 659.140, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The [Each member of the] state policy committee must: |
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(1) be composed of employees and retired state |
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employees receiving benefits under Chapter 814; and |
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(2) [a state employee. The membership must] represent |
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employees at different levels of employee classification. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 659.143, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The presiding officer of a local employee committee |
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shall recruit at least five but not more than 10 additional members. |
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The members must represent different levels of employee |
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classification. One or more members may be retired state employees |
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receiving retirement benefits under Chapter 814. |
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SECTION 4. Section 811.010, Government Code, as added by |
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Chapter 232 (S.B. 1589), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2009, is redesignated as Section 811.012, Government Code, |
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and amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 811.012 [811.010]. PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION |
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TO COMPTROLLER. (a) Not later than June 1, 2016, and once every |
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five years after that date [of each year], the retirement system |
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shall provide to the comptroller, for the purpose of assisting the |
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comptroller in the identification of persons entitled to unclaimed |
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property reported to the comptroller, the name, address, social |
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security number, and date of birth of each member, retiree, and |
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beneficiary from the retirement system's records. |
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(b) Information provided to the comptroller under this |
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section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public. |
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(c) The retirement system shall provide the information in |
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the format prescribed by rule of the comptroller. |
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SECTION 5. Section 813.404, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 813.404. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY |
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ESTABLISHED. For each month of membership, military, or equivalent |
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membership service not previously credited in the retirement |
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system, a member claiming credit in the elected class shall pay a |
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contribution in an amount equal to the greater of: |
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(1) eight percent of the monthly salary paid to |
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members of the legislature at the time the credit is established; or |
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(2) the appropriate member contribution provided by |
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Section 815.402 for [six percent of the monthly state salary paid
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to] a person who holds, at the time the credit is established, the |
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office for which credit is sought. |
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SECTION 6. Subsection (a), Section 813.505, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A member claiming credit in the employee class for |
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membership service not previously established shall, for each month |
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of the service, pay a contribution in an amount equal to the greater |
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of: |
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(1) the appropriate member contribution provided by |
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Section 815.402 [six percent of the member's monthly state
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compensation] for the service during the time for which credit is |
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sought; or |
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(2) $18. |
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SECTION 7. Subsections (a), (c), (d), and (e), Section |
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814.007, Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Any benefits, funds, or account balances [A benefit] |
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payable on the death of a member or annuitant may not be paid to a |
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person convicted of or adjudicated as having caused [causing] that |
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death but instead are [is] payable as if the convicted person had |
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predeceased the decedent. |
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(c) The retirement system shall reduce any annuity computed |
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in part on the age of the convicted or adjudicated person to a lump |
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sum equal to the present value of the remainder of the annuity. The |
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reduced amount is payable to a person entitled as provided by this |
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section to receive the benefit. |
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(d) The retirement system is not required to change the |
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recipient of any benefits, funds, or account balances under this |
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section unless it receives actual notice of the conviction or |
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adjudication of a beneficiary. However, the retirement system may |
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delay payment of any benefits, funds, or account balances [a
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benefit] payable on the death of a member or annuitant pending the |
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results of a criminal investigation or civil proceeding and other |
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[of] legal proceedings relating to the cause of death. |
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(e) For the purposes of this section, a person has been |
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convicted of or adjudicated as having caused [causing] the death of |
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a member or annuitant if the person: |
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(1) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found |
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guilty by a court or jury in a criminal proceeding of, causing the |
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death of the member or annuitant, regardless of whether sentence is |
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imposed or probated,[;] and |
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[(2) has] no appeal of the conviction is pending and |
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the time provided for appeal has expired; or |
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(2) is found liable by a court or jury in a civil |
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proceeding for causing the death of the member or annuitant and no |
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appeal of the judgment is pending and the time provided for appeal |
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has expired. |
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SECTION 8. The heading to Section 814.009, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 814.009. DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY FOR STATE EMPLOYEE |
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ORGANIZATION. |
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SECTION 9. Subchapter A, Chapter 814, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 814.0095 and 814.0096 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 814.0095. CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY. |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 814.0096(c), a person who |
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receives an annuity under this subchapter may, on a printed or |
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electronic form filed with the retirement system, authorize the |
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retirement system to deduct from the person's monthly annuity |
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payment the amount of a contribution to the state employee |
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charitable campaign in the manner and for the same purposes for |
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which a state employee may authorize deductions to that campaign |
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under Subchapter I, Chapter 659. |
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(b) An authorization under this section must direct the |
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board of trustees to deposit the deducted funds with the |
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comptroller for distribution as required by Section 659.132(g) in |
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the same manner in which a state employee's deduction is |
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distributed. |
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(c) An authorization under this section remains in effect |
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for the period described by Section 659.137 unless the person |
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revokes the authorization by giving notice to the board of |
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trustees. |
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(d) The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer this |
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section. Any rules adopted must be consistent with the |
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comptroller's rules related to the state employee charitable |
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campaign. |
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Sec. 814.0096. COORDINATION WITH STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE |
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CAMPAIGN POLICY COMMITTEE. (a) The board of trustees and the |
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state employee charitable campaign policy committee established |
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under Section 659.140 shall coordinate responsibility for the |
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administration of charitable deductions from annuity payments to |
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the state employee charitable campaign under Section 814.0095. |
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(b) The state employee charitable campaign policy committee |
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is authorized to approve a budget that includes funding for as many |
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of the expenses incurred by the retirement system associated with |
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the implementation and administration of annuitants' participation |
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in the state employee charitable campaign as is practicable, |
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including notification of annuitants. |
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(c) Except as provided by this subsection, the board of |
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trustees shall charge an administrative fee to cover any costs not |
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paid under Subsection (b) in the implementation of Section 814.0095 |
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to the charitable organizations participating in the state employee |
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charitable campaign conducted under that section in the same |
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proportion that the contributions to that charitable organization |
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bear to the total of contributions in that campaign. The board of |
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trustees shall determine the most efficient and effective method of |
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collecting the administrative fee and shall adopt rules for the |
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implementation of this subsection. |
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(d) If necessary, the board of trustees and the state |
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employee charitable campaign policy committee may make the annuity |
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deduction authorization under Section 814.0095(a) available in |
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stages to subgroups of the retirement system's annuity recipients |
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as money becomes available to cover the expenses under Subsection |
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(b). |
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SECTION 10. Subsection (d), Section 814.104, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Section 814.102 or by rule adopted |
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under Section 813.304(d) or 803.202(a)(2), a member who was not a |
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member on the date hired, was hired on or after September 1, 2009, |
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and has service credit in the retirement system is eligible to |
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retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member: |
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(1) is at least 65 years old and has at least 10 years |
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of service credit in the employee class; or |
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(2) has at least 10 [5] years of service credit in the |
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employee class and the sum of the member's age and amount of service |
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credit in the employee class, including months of age and credit, |
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equals or exceeds the number 80. |
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SECTION 11. Subsection (d), Section 814.1075, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The standard combined service retirement annuity that |
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is payable under this section is based on retirement at either the |
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age of 55 or the age at which the sum of the member's age and amount |
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of service credit in the employee class equals or exceeds the number |
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80. The annuity of a law enforcement or custodial officer who |
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retires before reaching the age of 55 under any eligibility |
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criteria is actuarially reduced by five percent for each year the |
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member retires before the member reaches age 55, with a maximum |
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possible reduction of 25 percent. The actuarial reduction |
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described by this section is in addition to any other actuarial |
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reduction required by law. |
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SECTION 12. Section 815.303, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 815.303. SECURITIES LENDING. (a) The retirement |
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system may, in the exercise of its constitutional discretion to |
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manage the assets of the retirement system, select one or more |
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commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to |
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serve as custodian or custodians of the system's securities and to |
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lend the securities under rules or policies adopted by the board of |
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trustees and as required by this section. |
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(b) To be eligible to lend securities under this section, a |
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bank or brokerage firm must: |
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(1) be experienced in the operation of a fully secured |
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securities loan program; |
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(2) maintain adequate capital in the prudent judgment |
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of the retirement system to assure the safety of the securities; |
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(3) execute an indemnification agreement satisfactory |
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in form and content to the retirement system fully indemnifying the |
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retirement system against loss resulting from borrower default in |
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its operation of a securities loan program for the system's |
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securities; and |
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(4) require any securities broker or dealer to whom it |
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lends securities belonging to the retirement system to deliver to |
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and maintain with the custodian or securities lending agent |
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collateral in the form of cash or [United States government] |
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securities that are obligations of the United States or agencies or |
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instrumentalities of the United States in an amount equal to but not |
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less than 100 percent of the market value, from time to time, as |
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determined by the retirement system, of the loaned securities. |
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SECTION 13. (a) Section 815.317, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The comptroller shall deposit fees collected under |
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Section 133.102(e)(7), Local Government Code, to the credit of the |
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law enforcement and custodial officer supplemental retirement |
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fund. |
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(b) Subsection (e), Section 133.102, Local Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The comptroller shall allocate the court costs received |
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under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each |
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receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as |
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applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have |
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received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been |
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collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund |
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may not receive less than the following percentages: |
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(1) abused children's counseling0.0088 percent; |
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(2) crime stoppers assistance0.2581 percent; |
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(3) breath alcohol testing0.5507 percent; |
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(4) Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management |
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Institute2.1683 percent; |
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(5) law enforcement officers standards and |
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education5.0034 percent; |
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(6) comprehensive rehabilitation5.3218 percent; |
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(7) law enforcement and custodial officer |
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supplemental retirement fund [operator's and chauffeur's
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license]11.1426 percent; |
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(8) criminal justice planning12.5537 percent; |
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(9) an account in the state treasury to be used only |
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for the establishment and operation of the Center for the Study and |
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Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency at Prairie View A&M |
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University1.2090 percent; |
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(10) compensation to victims of crime fund37.6338 |
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percent; |
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(11) fugitive apprehension account12.0904 percent; |
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(12) judicial and court personnel training fund4.8362 |
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percent; |
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(13) an account in the state treasury to be used for |
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the establishment and operation of the Correctional Management |
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Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center Account1.2090 |
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percent; and |
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(14) fair defense account6.0143 percent. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, this |
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section takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 14. Section 815.402, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (h-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), if the state |
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contribution to the retirement system is computed using a |
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percentage less than 6.5 percent for the state fiscal year |
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beginning September 1, 2011, the member's contribution is not |
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required to be computed using a percentage equal to the percentage |
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used to compute the state contribution for that biennium. This |
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subsection expires September 1, 2012. |
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(h-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (h), if the state |
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contribution to the law enforcement and custodial officer |
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supplemental retirement fund is computed using a percentage less |
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than 0.5 percent for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, |
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2011, the member's contribution is not required to be computed |
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using a percentage equal to the percentage used to compute the state |
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contribution for that biennium. This subsection expires September |
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1, 2012. |
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SECTION 15. Subchapter D, Chapter 834, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 834.305 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 834.305. BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR |
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ANNUITANT. (a) Any benefits, funds, or account balances payable |
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on the death of a member or annuitant may not be paid to a person |
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convicted of or adjudicated as having caused that death but instead |
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are payable as if the convicted person had predeceased the |
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decedent. |
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(b) A person who becomes eligible under this section to |
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select death or survivor benefits may select benefits as if the |
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person were the designated beneficiary. |
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(c) The retirement system shall reduce any annuity computed |
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in part on the age of the convicted or adjudicated person to a lump |
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sum equal to the present value of the remainder of the annuity. The |
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reduced amount is payable to a person entitled as provided by this |
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section to receive the benefit. |
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(d) The retirement system is not required to change the |
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recipient of any benefits, funds, or account balances under this |
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section unless it receives actual notice of the conviction or |
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adjudication of a beneficiary. However, the retirement system may |
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delay payment of any benefits, funds, or account balances payable |
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on the death of a member or annuitant pending the results of a |
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criminal investigation or civil proceeding and other legal |
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proceedings relating to the cause of death. |
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(e) For the purposes of this section, a person has been |
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convicted of or adjudicated as having caused the death of a member |
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or annuitant if the person: |
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(1) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found |
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guilty by a court or jury in a criminal proceeding of, causing the |
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death of the member or annuitant, regardless of whether sentence is |
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imposed or probated, and no appeal of the conviction is pending and |
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the time provided for appeal has expired; or |
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(2) is found liable by a court or jury in a civil |
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proceeding for causing the death of the member or annuitant and no |
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appeal of the judgment is pending and the time provided for appeal |
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has expired. |
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SECTION 16. Subchapter D, Chapter 839, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 839.306 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 839.306. BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR |
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ANNUITANT. (a) Any benefits, funds, or account balances payable |
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on the death of a member or annuitant may not be paid to a person |
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convicted of or adjudicated as having caused that death but instead |
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are payable as if the convicted person had predeceased the |
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decedent. |
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(b) A person who becomes eligible under this section to |
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select death or survivor benefits may select benefits as if the |
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person were the designated beneficiary. |
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(c) The retirement system shall reduce any annuity computed |
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in part on the age of the convicted or adjudicated person to a lump |
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sum equal to the present value of the remainder of the annuity. The |
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reduced amount is payable to a person entitled as provided by this |
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section to receive the benefit. |
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(d) The retirement system is not required to change the |
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recipient of any benefits, funds, or account balances under this |
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section unless it receives actual notice of the conviction or |
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adjudication of a beneficiary. However, the retirement system may |
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delay payment of any benefits, funds, or account balances payable |
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on the death of a member or annuitant pending the results of a |
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criminal investigation or civil proceeding and other legal |
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proceedings relating to the cause of death. |
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(e) For the purposes of this section, a person has been |
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convicted of or adjudicated as having caused the death of a member |
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or annuitant if the person: |
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(1) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found |
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guilty by a court or jury in a criminal proceeding of, causing the |
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death of the member or annuitant, regardless of whether sentence is |
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imposed or probated, and no appeal of the conviction is pending and |
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the time provided for appeal has expired; or |
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(2) is found liable by a court or jury in a civil |
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proceeding for causing the death of the member or annuitant and no |
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appeal of the judgment is pending and the time provided for appeal |
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has expired. |
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SECTION 17. Subsection (a), Section 1551.004, Insurance |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In this chapter, "dependent" with respect to an |
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individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program |
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[under Section 1551.101 or 1551.102] means the individual's: |
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(1) spouse; |
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(2) unmarried child younger than 26 [25] years of age; |
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(3) child of any age who the board of trustees |
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determines lives with or has the child's care provided by the |
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individual on a regular basis if: |
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(A) the child is mentally [retarded] or |
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physically incapacitated to the extent that the child is dependent |
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on the individual for care or support, as determined by the board of |
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trustees; |
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(B) the child's coverage under this chapter has |
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not lapsed; and |
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(C) the child is at least 26 [25] years old and |
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was enrolled as a participant in the health benefits coverage under |
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the group benefits program on the date of the child's 26th [25th] |
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birthday; |
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(4) child of any age who is unmarried, for purposes of |
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health benefit coverage under this chapter, on expiration of the |
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child's continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus |
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Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Pub. L. No. 99-272) and its |
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subsequent amendments; and |
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(5) ward, as that term is defined by Section 601, Texas |
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Probate Code, who is 26 years of age or younger. |
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SECTION 18. Subchapter B, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1551.068 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1551.068. QUALIFICATION OF GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM. |
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Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other law, it |
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is intended that the provisions of this chapter be construed and |
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administered in a manner that coverages under the group benefits |
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program will be considered in compliance with applicable federal |
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law. The board of trustees may adopt rules that modify the coverage |
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provided under the program by adding, deleting, or changing a |
|
provision of the program, including rules that modify eligibility |
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and enrollment requirements and the benefits available under the |
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program. |
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SECTION 19. Section 1551.220, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1551.220. BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF PARTICIPANT OR |
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BENEFICIARY OF PARTICIPANT. (a) Any benefits, funds, or account |
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balances [A benefit] payable on the death of a participant or the |
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beneficiary of a participant in the group benefits program may not |
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be paid to a person convicted of or adjudicated as having caused |
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[causing] that death but instead are [is] payable as if the |
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convicted person had predeceased the decedent. |
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(b) The Employees Retirement System of Texas is not required |
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to change the recipient of any benefits, funds, or account balances |
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under this section unless it receives actual notice of the |
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conviction or adjudication of a beneficiary. However, the |
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retirement system may delay payment of any benefits, funds, or |
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account balances [a benefit] payable on the death of a participant |
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or beneficiary of a participant pending the results of a criminal |
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investigation or civil proceeding and other [of] legal proceedings |
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relating to the cause of death. |
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(c) For the purposes of this section, a person has been |
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convicted of or adjudicated as having caused [causing] the death of |
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a participant or beneficiary of a participant if the person: |
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(1) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found |
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guilty by a court or jury in a criminal proceeding of, causing the |
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death of the participant or beneficiary of a participant, |
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regardless of whether sentence is imposed or probated,[;] and |
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[(2) has] no appeal of the conviction is pending and |
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the time provided for appeal has expired; or |
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(2) is found liable by a court or jury in a civil |
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proceeding for causing the death of the member or annuitant and no |
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appeal of the judgment is pending and the time provided for appeal |
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has expired. |
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SECTION 20. Subchapter E, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1551.226 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1551.226. TOBACCO CESSATION COVERAGE. (a) The board |
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of trustees shall develop a plan for providing under any health |
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benefit plan provided under the group benefits program tobacco |
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cessation coverage for participants. |
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(b) The plan developed under Subsection (a) must include |
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coverage for prescription drugs that aid participants in ceasing |
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the use of tobacco products. |
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SECTION 21. Subchapter G, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1551.3075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1551.3075. TOBACCO USER PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL. |
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(a) The board of trustees shall assess each participant in a |
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health benefit plan provided under the group benefits program who |
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uses one or more tobacco products a tobacco user premium |
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differential, to be paid in monthly installments. Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), the board of trustees shall determine |
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the amount of the monthly installments of the premium differential. |
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(b) If the General Appropriations Act for a state fiscal |
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biennium sets the amount of the monthly installments of the tobacco |
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user premium differential for that biennium, the board of trustees |
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shall assess the premium differential during that biennium in the |
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amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act. |
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SECTION 22. Subchapter G, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1551.3076 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1551.3076. EMPLOYER ENROLLMENT FEE. (a) The board of |
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trustees shall assess each employer whose employees participate in |
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the group benefits program an employer enrollment fee in an amount |
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not to exceed a percentage of the employer's total payroll, as |
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determined by the General Appropriations Act. |
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(b) The board of trustees shall deposit the enrollment fees |
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to the credit of the employees life, accident, and health insurance |
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and benefits fund to be used for the purposes specified by Section |
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1551.401. |
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SECTION 23. Section 1551.314, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1551.314. CERTAIN STATE CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED. A |
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state contribution may not be: |
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(1) made for coverages under this chapter selected by |
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an individual who receives a state contribution[, other than as a
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spouse, dependent, or beneficiary,] for coverages under a group |
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benefits program provided by another state health plan or by an |
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institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, |
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Education Code; or |
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(2) made for or used to pay a tobacco user premium |
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differential assessed under Section 1551.3075. |
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SECTION 24. The change in law made by Sections 609.015, |
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834.305, and 839.306, Government Code, as added by this Act, and |
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Sections 814.007, Government Code, and 1551.220, Insurance Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an offense committed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on |
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the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an |
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offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any |
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element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 25. (a) The board of trustees of the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas, in cooperation with the comptroller of |
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public accounts and the state employee charitable campaign policy |
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committee established under Section 659.140, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, may adopt rules to implement Sections 814.0095 |
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and 814.0096, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System |
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of Texas by rule shall designate the start date on which annuity |
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deductions begin under Sections 814.0095 and 814.0096, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 26. (a) Subsection (d), Section 814.104, |
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Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a member of |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas who retires on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(b) A member of the Employees Retirement System of Texas who |
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retires before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 27. The board of trustees of the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas shall develop and fully implement the |
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plan for providing tobacco cessation coverage as required by |
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Section 1551.226, Insurance Code, as added by this Act, and |
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implement the tobacco user premium differential required under |
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Section 1551.3075, Insurance Code, as added by this Act, not later |
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than January 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 28. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 29. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1664 passed the Senate on |
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May 4, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2; |
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May 26, 2011, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2011, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 29, 2011, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, |
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Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1664 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 145, |
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Nays 3, one present not voting; May 27, 2011, House granted request |
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of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 29, 2011, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 17, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |