HB 245

relating to the treatment of military service credit in the
Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 813, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 813.3035 to read as follows:
Sec. 813.3035.  MILITARY SERVICE CREDITABLE AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR CUSTODIAL OFFICER SERVICE.  (a)  Military service is
creditable as law enforcement or custodial officer service only if:
(A)  the member was not a member of the retirement
system at any time before the military service for which credit as a
law enforcement or custodial officer is sought; or
(B)  the member's employment immediately
preceding the military service for which credit as a law
enforcement or custodial officer is sought was in a position for
which the service was creditable as law enforcement or custodial
(2)  the member otherwise has credit in the retirement
system for membership service that is:
(A)  attributable to the member's first
employment occurring after the military service for which credit as
a law enforcement or custodial officer is sought; and
(B)  creditable as law enforcement or custodial
(b)  The board of trustees shall adopt rules necessary to
implement this section, including a rule defining "immediately" for
purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(B).
SECTION 2.  Subchapter A-1, Chapter 820, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 820.023 to read as follows:
Sec. 820.023.  MILITARY SERVICE CREDITABLE AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR CUSTODIAL OFFICER SERVICE.  (a)  Military service is
creditable as law enforcement or custodial officer service under
(A)  the member was not a member of the retirement
system at any time before the military service for which credit as a
law enforcement or custodial officer is sought; or
(B)  the member's employment immediately
preceding the military service for which credit as a law
enforcement or custodial officer is sought was in a position for
which the service was creditable as law enforcement or custodial
(2)  the member otherwise has credit in the retirement
system for membership service that is:
(A)  attributable to the member's first
employment occurring after the military service for which credit as
a law enforcement or custodial officer is sought; and
(B)  creditable as law enforcement or custodial
(b)  The board of trustees shall adopt rules necessary to
implement this section, including a rule defining "immediately" for
purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(B).
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.