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1	1		By: Huffman S.R. No. 839
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4	4		SENATE RESOLUTION
5	5		BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
6	6		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
7	7		suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
8	8		conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
9	9		Senate Bill 12 (the contributions to and benefits under the
10	10		Teacher Retirement System of Texas) to consider and take action
11	11		on the following matters:
12	12		(1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
13	13		committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
14	14		or senate version of the bill in proposed SECTION 3 of the bill,
15	15		by amending Section 825.4035(a), Government Code, to read as
16	16		follows:
17	17		(a) This section:
18	18		(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), applies
19	19		only to an employer that is a public school or regional education
20	20		service center that [who] reports to the retirement system under
21	21		Section 825.403 the employment of a member [for whom the employer
22	22		is not making contributions to the federal Old-Age, Survivors,
23	23		and Disability Insurance program]; and
24	24		(2) does not apply to an employer that is an
25	25		institution of higher education.
26	26		Explanation: The change is necessary to require only
27	27		employers that are public schools, other than institutions of
28	28		higher education, and regional education service centers that
29	29		report to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas the employment
30	30		of a member of the retirement system to contribute to the
31	31		retirement system the amounts prescribed by Section 825.4035,
32	32		Government Code, regardless of whether the employers are making
33	33		contributions to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability
34	34		Insurance program for that member.
35	35		(2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
36	36		committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
37	37		or senate version of the bill by adding the following proposed
38	38		SECTION 2 to the bill, amending the heading to Section 825.4035,
39	39		Government Code:
40	40		SECTION 2. The heading to Section 825.4035, Government
41	41		Code, is amended to read as follows:
42	42		Sec. 825.4035. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN
43	43		EMPLOYED MEMBERS [FOR WHOM THE EMPLOYER IS NOT MAKING
44	44		CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY
45	45		INSURANCE PROGRAM].
46	46		Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure the
47	47		heading of Section 825.4035, Government Code, accurately
48	48		describes the substance of that section, as amended.
49	49		(3) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (3) are suspended to permit
50	50		the committee to change, alter, or amend text and to add text on a
51	51		matter not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 6 of the bill, the
52	52		effective date provision of the bill, to read as follows:
53	53		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it
54	54		receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
55	55		house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
56	56		Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary
57	57		for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
58	58		Explanation: This change is necessary to allow the bill
59	59		to take effect immediately.
60		-	_______________________________
61		-	President of the Senate
62		-	I hereby certify that the
63		-	above Resolution was adopted by
64		-	the Senate on May 26, 2019, by the
65		-	following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
66		-	_______________________________
67		-	Secretary of the Senate