86R15911 LED-D
By: Hefner H.B. No. 4229
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of certain overtime pay in the
computation of benefits for certain law enforcement officers in 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 Sections 811.001(7) and 811.006,
"compensation" for a law enforcement officer commissioned by the
Department of Public Safety includes overtime pay the officer earns
as a result of Section 411.0164.
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.