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5SION mineral dod to the ,unt of m~t of ,egate ~ sold fit the ! when /]]ed. rio.el effect ~le for Kon qf bcfo,'e ers at for or or the 9; the Yeas May ~r trial II PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS H.J.R. 54, § 1 persons; but nine members of a grand jury shall be a quorum to transact business and pcesent bills. In trials of civil cases[ ' ' ' .... ] in the District Courts, nine members of the jury, cohere'ring, may render a verdict, but when the verdict shall be rendered by less than the whole number, it shall be signed by every member of the jury concurring in it. When, pending the trial of any case, one or more jurors not exceeding three, may die, or be disabled fi'om sitting, the remainder of the jury shall have the power to rendec the verdict; provided, that the Legislature may change or modify the rule authorizing less than tho whole number of tho jury to render a verdict. SECTION 2. The proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an &ct;o. la t,a g01 tOm[/811 1], _001 TI]0 l} ]l"t . hitll Dc plii]bgd I][rniii miali fir ii' against the peoposition: "The constitutional amendment to let'mit a sLx-person jury in a district com't misderneanor trial." Passed by the House on May 2, 2003: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 3 present, not voting; the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.J.R. No. 44 on May 30, 2003: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting; passed by the Senate, with amendments, on May 28, 2003: Yeas 31, Nays 0. Filed with the Secretary of State June 2, 2003. HJ.R. No. 54 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment providing that certain benefits in certain public retirement systems may not be reduced or impaired. BE IT RESOLVED BY TItE l. egislature of the Slots of TexaS: SECTION 1. A~icle XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 66 to read as follows: Sec, 66. PROTECTED BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYS- 7'EMS. (at 77tis section eppliea only to a Intblic retire?neat system that is not a statewide system and that provides se~qce and disability retirement bm~efits and death benefits to public officers and employees. (bt This section does not apply to a Fublic retirement system that provides service a~d disability retirement benefits and death benefits to firefightexs and police officers employed by the City of San Antonio. (ct This section does not apply to ben.efits that are: (I) health benefits; (2) life insurance benefits; or (3) disability benefits tt~at a retirement system determines ore no longer ~ayable under the twrn~ of the retirement system a.s those terms existed on the date the retirement system began paying the disability benefits. (d) On or after the effectire date of this section, a cha?~g¢ in service or disability retirement be,efits or death ben.ts of a retirem¢.t ~ystcm ,nay not reduce or other~vise impair be~lefits accraed ~y a person ~f t)~e person: (I) could have terminated e?nployment or has terminated employment before the effective date of the change; end (2) would bane been eligible for those beneftts, u,ithout eccumulatim~ additional service under the rctire:r~nt system, on any date on or after the effective date of the cho.ge bad the change not occurred. (et Benefits g~unted to a retiree or other annaita]~t before the effective date of rids scctim~ and in effect on that date may ~ot be red,wed or otbt rugse impaired. benefits under the reti~'me~d syste~n are jointly responsible for enaurbtg that benefits under this section are not reduced or othemeise intpaired. A-13