HBA-SEB C.S.H.B. 1236 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1236
By: Naishtat
Pensions and Investments
5/6/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

C.S.H.B. 1236 authorizes the local governing body of a subdivision
participating in the Texas County and District Retirement System (TCDRS) to
authorize current service credit to be established for  military service by
a member of TCDRS who receives or is eligible to receive federal retirement
payments based on 20 or more years of active federal military duty or its
equivalent. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter G, Chapter 843, Government Code, by adding
Section 843.6011, as follows: 

Sec. 843.6011.  EXPANDED CURRENT SERVICE FOR MILITARY DUTY.  (a) Authorizes
the governing body of a participating subdivision that has authorized the
establishment of credit for military service under Section 843.601 (Current
Service for Military Duty) to, by further order, authorize current service
credit to be established for military service by a member of the Texas
County and District Retirement System who receives or is eligible to
receive federal retirement payments based on 20 or more years of active
federal military duty or its equivalent. 

(b)  Authorizes credit under this section to be established in the manner
provided by Sections 843.601(e) and (f), subject to the limitations
provided by Sections 843.601(g) and (h). 

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

The substitute modifies the original in SECTION 1 (proposed Section
843.6011, Government Code) to remove the authorization of the governing
body of a subdivision participating in the Texas County and District
Retirement System to, by further order, authorize current service credit
for service as a member of the Texas National Guard or service in any of
the reserve components of the armed forces of the United States if the
subdivision has authorized the establishment of credit for military
service.  The substitute deletes proposed Subsection (b) to conform to the
removal of the authorization and redesignates proposed Subsection (c) to
Subsection (b) in the substitute.