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.