HB 5429

relating to salary deductions for certain benefits approved by the
Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public educational
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 22.0011 to read as follows:
Sec. 22.0011.  SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS.  (a)
An employee of a school district, other educational district that
is a member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas,
open-enrollment charter school, or regional education service
center may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the
employee's salary or wage payment for a benefit approved by the
Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
(b)  The Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall designate
benefits that are eligible under this section and that promote the
interests of the state and employees of a school district, other
educational district, open-enrollment charter school, or regional
SECTION 2.  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, 2025.