H.B. No. 2629
AN ACT
relating to the deadline to appeal administrative decisions of the
Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 825, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 825.521 to read as follows:
Sec. 825.521. DEADLINE TO APPEAL FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE
DECISION. In adopting rules governing the appeal of a final
administrative decision of the retirement system, the board of
trustees shall ensure that rules establishing deadlines for the
filing of an appeal afford a member or retiree at least the same
amount of time to file an appeal as the retirement system has to
issue the retirement system's decision.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System
of Texas shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 825.521,
Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. Rules adopted under Section 825.521, Government
Code, as added by this Act, may apply only to the appeal of an
administrative decision of an employee of the Teacher Retirement
System of Texas that is made on or after January 1, 2020.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2629 was passed by the House on May 3,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2629 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
_____________________
Governor