Bill Text: TX SB1285 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to contributions to the retirement systems for certain police officers in certain municipalities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB1285 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB1285-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to contributions to the retirement systems for certain police officers in certain municipalities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2011-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/11 [SB1285 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB1285-Comm_Sub.html
By: Watson | S.B. No. 1285 | |
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relating to contributions to the retirement systems for certain | ||
police officers in certain municipalities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subdivision (2), Subsection (a), Section 8.01, | ||
Chapter 452 (S.B. 738), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 1991 (Article 6243n-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(2) The city shall contribute amounts equal to 18 | ||
percent of the basic hourly earnings of each member employed by the | ||
city for all periods on or before September 30, 2010, subject to | ||
additional amounts as provided by Subdivision (3) of this | ||
subsection. The city shall contribute amounts equal to 19 percent | ||
of the basic hourly earnings of each member employed by the city for | ||
all periods after September 30, 2010, and before October 1, 2011, | ||
subject to additional amounts as provided by Subdivision (3) of | ||
this subsection. The city shall contribute amounts equal to 20 | ||
percent of the basic hourly earnings of each member employed by the | ||
city for all periods after September 30, 2011, and before October 1, | ||
2012, subject to additional amounts as provided by Subdivision (3) | ||
of this subsection. The city shall contribute amounts equal to 21 | ||
percent of the basic hourly earnings of each member employed by the | ||
city for all periods after September 30, 2012, subject to | ||
additional amounts as provided by Subdivision (3) of this | ||
subsection. The city council may also authorize the city to make | ||
additional contributions to the police retirement system in | ||
whatever amount the city council may determine. Contributions by | ||
the city shall be made each pay period. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |