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Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 67 (view source)
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This section was added in 1975. The new section had two major purposes: (1) to consolidate and simplify all but two of the constitutional provisions concerning state and local retirement systems; and (2) to raise the ceiling on state contributions to state systems to 10 percent. The ballot proposition that added this section repealed Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section | This section was added in 1975. The new section had two major purposes: (1) to consolidate and simplify all but two of the constitutional provisions concerning state and local retirement systems; and (2) to raise the ceiling on state contributions to state systems to 10 percent. The ballot proposition that added this section repealed Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 48-a|48-a]], [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 48-b|48-b]], [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 51-e|51-e]] and [[Texas Constitution:Article III, Section 51-f|51-f]] of Article III and Sections [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 62|62]] and [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 63|63]] of Article XVI. It affected neither Article V, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article V, Section 1-a#mw-content-text|1-a(1)]] nor Article XVI, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 66|66]]. | ||
This section has been amended twice. The 1993 amendment added Subsection (f), which details the duties of the governing boards of the numerous large and small local retirement systems and programs that do not belong to a statewide system. The 2001 amendment added Subsection (g), which provides an exception to Article XVI, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 30#mw-content-text|30(a)]] for the designated officer. However, in 2013, the Legislature abolished the long-standing office of fire fighters' pension commissioner. | This section has been amended twice. The 1993 amendment added Subsection (f), which details the duties of the governing boards of the numerous large and small local retirement systems and programs that do not belong to a statewide system. The 2001 amendment added Subsection (g), which provides an exception to Article XVI, Section [[Texas Constitution:Article XVI, Section 30#mw-content-text|30(a)]] for the designated officer. However, in 2013, the Legislature abolished the long-standing office of fire fighters' pension commissioner. | ||