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AN ACT
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relating to disability retirement benefits for certain peace |
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officers under the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 814.207(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) If a retiring member or retiree under this section |
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presents evidence satisfactory to the retirement system that the |
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person's occupational disability makes the person incapable of |
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substantial gainful activity solely because of the disability and |
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is considered a total disability under federal social security law, |
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the retirement system shall, notwithstanding Section 811.006, |
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increase the person's occupational disability retirement annuity |
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to a monthly amount computed based on the maximum salary authorized |
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under the position classification salary schedule prescribed by the |
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General Appropriations Act, as adjusted from time to time, |
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applicable to the position from which the person retired [100 |
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percent of the officer's average monthly compensation]. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section, |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas shall recompute an annuity |
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that first became payable before September 1, 2021, as though |
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Section 814.207(e), Government Code, as amended by this Act, was in |
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effect on the date the increased annuity first became payable. |
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(b) The first payment of an annuity recomputed under |
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Subsection (a) of this section is payable on the first payment date |
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occurring on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1071 passed the Senate on |
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May 5, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendment on May 29, 2021, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1071 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 118, |
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Nays 29, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |