TITLE: Relating to membership in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SUMMARY: Relating to membership in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to membership in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 821.001(6), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (6) "Employee" means a person who is employed,as determined by the retirement system, on other than a temporary basis by an employer in any position for at least one-half time at a regular rate of pay comparable to that of other persons employed in similar positions. The minimum number of hours required for one-half time employment must be the same for all categories of employees. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the member selected to each house,as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.