Texas HB572 amends the Employees Retirement System to include state military service as creditable for retirement benefits.

HB572 modifies the Texas Government Code to redefine creditable military service in the Employees Retirement System. It now includes active federal duty in the U.S. armed forces and state active duty or state training and other duty in the Texas military forces. The board of trustees must adopt rules to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 and implement these changes. The retirement system will use military service credit in computing retirement benefits, regardless of the amount of service credit a member has.

Texas HB572 amends the Employees Retirement System to include state military service as creditable for retirement benefits.

HB572 modifies the Texas Government Code to redefine creditable military service in the Employees Retirement System. It now includes active federal duty in the U.S. armed forces and state active duty or state training and other duty in the Texas military forces. The board of trustees must adopt rules to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 and implement these changes. The retirement system will use military service credit in computing retirement benefits, regardless of the amount of service credit a member has.