88R8040 JCG-F
By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 2370
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the resumption of service by certain 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 824.6021(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Subject to Section 825.506, the retirement system may
not, under Section 824.601, withhold a monthly benefit payment if
the retiree is employed in a Texas public educational institution,
other than an institution of higher education, in a position
performing duties related to the mitigation of student learning
loss attributable to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic,
if the position:
(1) [is in addition to the normal staffing level at the
Texas public educational institution;
[(2)] is funded wholly by federal funds provided under
federal law enacted for the purpose of providing relief related to
the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, including the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (15
U.S.C. Section 9001 et seq.), Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L.
No. 116-260), or American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
No. 117-2); and
(2) [(3)] ends on or before December 31, 2024.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
the employment of a retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of
Texas on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall adopt
rules as necessary to implement Section 824.6021, Government Code,
as amended by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.