S.B. No. 202
AN ACT
relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for
employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 825.4092, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) A reporting employer is ultimately responsible for
payment of the amounts required to be contributed under Subsections
(b) and (c). The employer may not directly or indirectly pass that
cost on to the retiree through payroll deduction, by imposition of a
fee, or by any other means designed to recover the cost.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a
retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas regardless of
whether the person retired from employment before, on, or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply
beginning with the 2021-2022 school year.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 202 passed the Senate on
April 19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 202 passed the House on
May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 4, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor