HBA-SEB H.B. 2389 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2389
By: Solis, Jim
Pensions and Investments
4/6/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, members of the employee class of the Employees Retirement System
of Texas whose positions in the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), the Texas
Department of Human Services (DHS), or the Texas Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation (MHMR) are eliminated before September 1,
1999, are eligible for a temporary service retirement option if the
positions are eliminated because of privatization or other workforce
reductions.  H.B. 2389 extends the temporary service retirement option for
employees whose positions in TWC, but not DHS or MHMR, are eliminated
before September 1, 2001.    

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 Sections 814.1041(a) and (f), Government Code, as
follows: 

(a)  Provides that this section (Temporary Service Retirement Option for
Members Affected by Privatization or Other Reductions in Workforce) applies
to members of the employee class of the Employee Retirement System of Texas
whose positions with the Texas Workforce Commission are eliminated as a
result of privatization or other reductions in services provided by that
agency.  Deletes the retirement option for employees whose positions in the
Texas Department of Human Services and the Texas Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation are eliminated.  

(f)  Provides that this section applies only to positions eliminated by
privatization or other reductions in workforce before September 1, 2001,
rather than September 1, 1999. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.