Texas § GV.845.402 - MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS
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§ GV.845.402. MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS
MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Each participating subdivision, by order or resolution of its governing body, shall designate the rate of member contributions for its employees. The subdivision may elect a rate of four, five, six, or seven percent of the current service compensation of its employees. (b) After timely notice to the board of trustees, the governing body of a participating subdivision may increase the rate of its member contributions effective with the first pay period beginning in the following calendar year. (c) After timely notice to the board of trustees, the governing body of a participating subdivision may reduce the rate of its member contributions effective with the first pay period beginning in the following calendar year. (d) to (f) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 33, eff. Dec. 31, 1997. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 28, eff. June 12, 1985. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.402 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 29, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 30, 33, eff. Dec. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 33, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407 ), Sec. 33, eff. January 1, 2010.
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Section GV.845.402 ("MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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