Bill Text: TX SB45 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 45 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the service retirement annuity for certain members of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two who resume service.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-24 - Referred to State Affairs [SB45 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB45-Introduced.html

	85R634 TSR-D

	By: Zaffirini	S.B. No. 45



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the service retirement annuity for certain members of
	the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two who resume
	service.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 837.102, Government Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to
	read as follows:
	(a) A retiree who resumes service as a judicial officer
	other than by appointment or assignment described in Section
	837.101 may not rejoin or receive credit in the retirement system
	for the resumed service, unless an election is made as provided by
	Subsection (e).
	(e) A retiree described by Subsection (a) may elect to
	rejoin and receive service credit in the retirement system for
	resuming service as a judicial officer if, before taking the oath of
	office, the retiree has been separated from judicial service for at
	least 12 full consecutive months. The retiree shall provide notice
	of the election to the retirement system in a manner prescribed by
	the retirement system.
	(f) Notwithstanding Section 840.106, for a retiree who
	makes an election under Subsection (e), on the resumption of
	annuity payments that have been suspended under this section, the
	retirement system shall recompute the service retirement annuity of
	the retiree to include the retiree's additional service credit. On
	retirement from the retiree's subsequent service, the retiree may
	elect a service retirement annuity as if the retiree were retiring
	for the first time.
	(g) If a retiree under Subsection (f) elects an optional
	service retirement annuity payable under Section 839.103(a)(3) or
	(4), the retirement system shall reduce the number of months of
	payments by the number of months for which the annuity was paid
	before the retiree resumed service.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.