By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 2356
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of overtime pay in the computation of
benefits for certain members of the Employees Retirement System of
Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 811, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 811.0012 to read as follows:
Sec. 811.0012. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS. Notwithstanding Section 811.001(7), "compensation" for
a law enforcement officer commissioned by the Department of Public
Safety or a game warden or special game warden commissioned by the
Parks and Wildlife Department includes overtime pay that is earned
while providing law enforcement services in a county along the
Texas-Mexico border.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a member of the Employees Retirement System of Texas who retires
on or after the effective date of this Act.
A member who retires
before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in
effect on the date of the member's retirement, and that law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.