| 1 | 1 | | 81R18674 NC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Laubenberg H.B. No. 1223 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1223: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Castro C.S.H.B. No. 1223 |
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| 5 | 5 | | |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to persons authorized to make payroll deductions for |
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| 10 | 10 | | county employees. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 155.021, Local Government Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 155.021. DEDUCTIONS ENUMERATED. The county |
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| 15 | 15 | | treasurer, a county employee or office assigned by the |
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| 16 | 16 | | commissioners court to prepare payroll, or, if another officer is |
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| 17 | 17 | | specified by law, that other officer shall make the deductions |
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| 18 | 18 | | from, or take other similar actions with regard to, the |
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| 19 | 19 | | compensation of county employees as required: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) for employee contributions for coverage under the |
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| 21 | 21 | | federal social security program in accordance with Chapter 606, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Government Code; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) for the purchase of annuities or for contributions |
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| 24 | 24 | | to investments for employees in accordance with Chapter 22, Acts of |
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| 25 | 25 | | the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962 (Article 6228a-5, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) for the purchase of United States savings bonds |
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| 28 | 28 | | for employees in accordance with Chapter 608 [606], Government |
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| 29 | 29 | | Code; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (4) for employee participation in a deferred |
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| 31 | 31 | | compensation plan in accordance with Chapter 609, Government Code; |
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| 32 | 32 | | or |
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| 33 | 33 | | (5) for employee contributions to a retirement system |
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| 34 | 34 | | in accordance with Section 845.403, Government Code. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 36 | 36 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 37 | 37 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 38 | 38 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 39 | 39 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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