By: Eiland H.B. No. 3745
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the participation of certain retirees under the
proportionate retirement program in the Texas Public School
Employees Group Benefits Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 803.201(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Section 1575.004(d), Insurance
Code, a [A] person's combined service credit is useable only in
determining eligibility for service retirement benefits and may not
be used in determining:
(1) eligibility for disability retirement benefits,
death benefits, or any type of benefit other than service
retirement benefits; nor
(2) the amount of any type of benefit.
SECTION 2. Section 1575.004, Insurance Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) For purposes of determining the years of service credit
of an individual under Subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(1)(B)(ii) who
has at least 15 years of service credit in the Teacher Retirement
System of Texas, all of the individual's combined service credit as
determined under Chapter 803, Government Code, but not to exceed 10
years of credit, shall be considered as if it were credited to the
Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to an
individual without regard to whether the individual retires before,
on, or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.