HBA-SEB H.B. 2250 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2250 By: Haggerty Pensions and Investments 3/30/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, an elected member of the Texas County and District Retirement System (retirement system), such as a county judge, cannot purchase military retirement credit until the elected official has served 10 years in the elected position. The member, however, becomes vested in the retirement system after eight years. H.B. 2250 allows an elected member of the retirement system to establish military service credit at the time the member becomes vested in the retirement system, after eight years in office, if the political subdivision has adopted a policy to that effect. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 843.601, Government Code, by adding Subsection (i), as follows: (i) Authorizes the governing body of a subdivision to authorize elected members of the Texas County and District Retirement System to establish credit under this section (Current Service for Military Duty) if the governing body has adopted an annually determined contribution rate plan. Provides that the governing body must also have adopted a service requirement of eight years for eligibility for service retirement. Provides that this subsection applies notwithstanding Subsection (d)(4), which makes a member eligible for credit for military duty if the member has performed at least 10 years of creditable service as an employee. SECTION 2.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.