Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Page: 1,546
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1546 83rd Legislature Regular Session 54th Day
(4) On page 1, line 20, strike the semicolon and substitute a period.
(5) On page 1, strike lines 21-29.
(6) On page 2, strike lines 1-11 and substitute the following:
SECTION . (a) Sections 22 and 22A, Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement
Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 22. APPEALS FROM LOCAL BOARD DECISIONS. (a) A person
aggrieved by a decision of a board of trustees relating to eligibility for or amount of
benefits payable by a retirement system may appeal the decision to the State Office of
Administrative Hearings [ ].
(b) An appeal under this section is begun by delivering a notice of appeal with
the chairman, secretary, or secretary-treasurer of the board of trustees that made the
decision. The notice must be delivered not later than the 20th day after the date of the
decision and contain a brief description of the reasons or grounds for appeal. The
aggrieved person must file a copy of the notice with the State Pension Review Board
[fr fihtrs'pnsin cmiinr].
(b-1) As soon as practicable after receiving a notice of appeal under Subsection
(b) of this section the State Pension Review Board shall refer the matter to the State
Office of Administrative Hearings by submitting notice of the appeal to that office.
(c) An appeal under this section [to ] is
held in Austin and is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, [the
G@il-S totes)] conducted as a de novo hearing by the State Office of Administrative
Hearings.
Sec. 22A. ATTORNEY. A board of trustees may employ an attorney to
represent the board in one or all legal matters, including a hearing on appeal to the
State Office of Administrative Hearings [ ]. At the
request of a board of trustees, the city attorney of the municipality of which the board
is a part shall, without additional compensation, represent the board in one or all legal
matters.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section takes effect only on the failure of legislation by
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, providing for the abolition of the office
of the fire fighters' pension commissioner and the transfer and disposition of its
functions relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System and the Texas
local firefighters retirement systems to become law.
Floor Amendment No. 1 on Third Reading
Amend CSSB 200 on third reading by adding the following appropriately
numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering other SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION . (a) Subtitle A, Title 8, Government Code, is amended by
adding Chapter 807 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 807. PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENT IN IRAN
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 807.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Active business operations" means all business operations that are not
inactive business operations.
(2) "Board" means the State Pension Review Board.1546
83rd Legislature- Regular Session
54th Day
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