Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB680 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/06/2019

                            86R7375 TSR-D
 By: Fallon S.B. No. 680


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the maximum service retirement annuity for members of
 public retirement systems.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Chapter 810, Government Code, is amended by
 adding Section 810.006 to read as follows:
 Sec. 810.006.  LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF SERVICE RETIREMENT
 ANNUITY.  (a)  In this section, "public retirement system" has the
 meaning assigned by Section 802.001.
 (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the service retirement
 annuity for service credit accrued by a member of a public
 retirement system who becomes a member on or after September 1,
 2019, and is eligible to retire may not exceed the lesser of:
 (1)  the basic pay of a member of the United States
 armed forces on active duty at the highest salary for pay grade O-10
 as described by 37 U.S.C. Section 201(a); or
 (2)  the annual rate of basic pay for a position under
 level II of the Executive Schedule as determined under 5 U.S.C.
 Section 5313.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.