Bill Text: TX SB1287 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to participation in and contributions to the state employee charitable campaign by retired state employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-16 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1287 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB1287-Introduced.html
82R8354 SGA-D | ||
By: Watson | S.B. No. 1287 |
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relating to participation in and contributions to the state | ||
employee charitable campaign by retired state employees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 659.140(c), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(c) The [ |
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(1) be composed of employees and retired state | ||
employees receiving benefits under Chapter 814; and | ||
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employees at different levels of employee classification. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 659.143(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The presiding officer of a local employee committee | ||
shall recruit at least five but not more than 10 additional members. | ||
The members must represent different levels of employee | ||
classification. One or more members may be retired state employees | ||
receiving retirement benefits under Chapter 814. | ||
SECTION 3. The heading to Section 814.009, Government Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 814.009. DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY FOR STATE EMPLOYEE | ||
ORGANIZATION. | ||
SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 814, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 814.0095 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 814.0095. CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY. (a) A | ||
person who receives an annuity under this subchapter may, on a | ||
printed or electronic form filed with the retirement system, | ||
authorize the retirement system to deduct from the person's monthly | ||
annuity payment the amount of a contribution to the state employee | ||
charitable campaign in the manner and for the same purposes for | ||
which a state employee may authorize deductions to that campaign | ||
under Subchapter I, Chapter 659. | ||
(b) An authorization under this section must direct the | ||
board of trustees to deposit the deducted funds with the | ||
comptroller for distribution as required by Section 659.132(g) in | ||
the same manner in which a state employee's deduction is | ||
distributed. | ||
(c) An authorization under this section remains in effect | ||
for the period described by Section 659.137 unless the person | ||
revokes the authorization by giving notice to the board of | ||
trustees. | ||
(d) The retirement system may adopt rules to administer this | ||
section. Any rules adopted must be consistent with the | ||
comptroller's rules related to the state employee charitable | ||
campaign. | ||
SECTION 5. (a) The board of trustees of the Employees | ||
Retirement System of Texas, in cooperation with the comptroller and | ||
the state policy committee established under Section 659.140, | ||
Government Code, as amended by this Act, may adopt rules to | ||
implement Section 814.0095, Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
(b) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System | ||
of Texas by rule shall designate as the date on which annuity | ||
deductions begin under Section 814.0095, Government Code, as added | ||
by this Act, the start date of payroll deductions by state employees | ||
who contribute to the first state employee charitable campaign | ||
conducted in accordance with Subchapter I, Chapter 659, Government | ||
Code, that occurs after the adoption of rules under Subsection (a) | ||
of this section. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |