88R6001 JCG-D
By: Vasut H.B. No. 1725
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for
retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume
service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 825.4092(f), Government Code, as added
by Chapter 546 (S.B. 202), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2021, is amended to read as follows:
(f) A reporting employer may recover the cost [is ultimately
responsible for payment] of the amounts required to be contributed
under Subsections (b) and (c) from [. The employer may not directly
or indirectly pass that cost on to] the retiree through payroll
deduction, but only to the extent the deduction would not result in
the retiree's compensation equaling an amount that is less than the
minimum salary required by Section 21.402, Education Code, if
applicable [, 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 2023-2024 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, 2023.