By: Simpson H.B. No. 3069
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of an elected class member for a service
retirement annuity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 814.102, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 814.102. LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF ELECTED MEMBERS FOR
SERVICE RETIREMENT. (a) Except as provided by rule adopted under
Section 813.304(d) or Section 803.202(a)(2), a member who has
service credit in the elected class of membership for service
performed before September 1, 2013, is eligible to retire and
receive a service retirement annuity if the member:
(1) is at least 60 years old and has 8 years of service
credit in that class; or
(2) is at least 50 years old and has 12 years of
service credit in that class.
(b) A person who first becomes eligible to be a member of the
legislature on or after September 1, 2013, is not eligible to
receive an elected class service retirement annuity.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.