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AN ACT
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relating to participation in and contributions to the state |
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employee charitable campaign by retired state employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.140(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The [Each member of the] state policy committee must: |
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(1) be composed of employees and retired state |
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employees receiving benefits under Chapter 814; and |
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(2) [a state employee. The membership must] represent |
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employees at different levels of employee classification. |
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SECTION 2. Section 659.143(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The presiding officer of a local employee committee |
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shall recruit at least five but not more than 10 additional members. |
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The members must represent different levels of employee |
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classification. One or more members may be retired state employees |
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receiving retirement benefits under Chapter 814. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Section 814.009, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 814.009. DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY FOR STATE EMPLOYEE |
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ORGANIZATION. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 814, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 814.0095 and 814.0096 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 814.0095. CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY. (a) |
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Except as provided by Section 814.0096(c), a person who receives an |
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annuity under this subchapter may, on a printed or electronic form |
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filed with the retirement system, authorize the retirement system |
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to deduct from the person's monthly annuity payment the amount of a |
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contribution to the state employee charitable campaign in the |
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manner and for the same purposes for which a state employee may |
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authorize deductions to that campaign under Subchapter I, Chapter |
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659. |
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(b) An authorization under this section must direct the |
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board of trustees to deposit the deducted funds with the |
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comptroller for distribution as required by Section 659.132(g) in |
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the same manner in which a state employee's deduction is |
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distributed. |
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(c) An authorization under this section remains in effect |
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for the period described by Section 659.137 unless the person |
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revokes the authorization by giving notice to the board of |
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trustees. |
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(d) The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer this |
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section. Any rules adopted must be consistent with the |
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comptroller's rules related to the state employee charitable |
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campaign. |
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Sec. 814.0096. COORDINATION WITH STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE |
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CAMPAIGN POLICY COMMITTEE. (a) The board of trustees and the state |
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employee charitable campaign policy committee established under |
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Section 659.140 shall coordinate responsibility for the |
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administration of charitable deductions from annuity payments to |
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the state employee charitable campaign under Section 814.0095. |
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(b) The state policy committee is authorized to approve a |
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budget that includes funding for as many of the expenses incurred by |
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the retirement system associated with the implementation and |
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administration of annuitants' participation in the state employee |
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charitable campaign as is practicable, including notification of |
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annuitants. |
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(c) Except as provided by this subsection, the board of |
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trustees shall charge an administrative fee to cover any costs not |
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paid under Subsection (b) in the implementation of Section 814.0095 |
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to the charitable organizations participating in the state employee |
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charitable campaign conducted under that section in the same |
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proportion that the contributions to that charitable organization |
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bear to the total of contributions in that campaign. The board of |
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trustees shall determine the most efficient and effective method of |
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collecting the administrative fee and shall adopt rules for the |
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implementation of this subsection. |
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(d) If necessary, the board of trustees and the state policy |
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committee may make the annuity deduction authorization under |
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Section 814.0095(a) available in stages to subgroups of the |
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retirement system's annuity recipients as money becomes available |
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to cover the expenses under Subsection (b) of this section. |
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SECTION 5. (a) The board of trustees of the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas, in cooperation with the comptroller and |
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the state employee charitable campaign policy committee |
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established under Section 659.140, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, may adopt rules to implement Sections 814.0095 and |
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814.0096, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System |
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of Texas by rule shall designate the start date on which annuity |
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deductions begin under Sections 814.0095 and 814.0096, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1608 was passed by the House on May |
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13, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 4, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1608 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |