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H.J.R. 54, {} 1 ?$th LEGISLATURE--REGIo~.~R SESSION (£) This section does not create a liability or an obliyation to a retirement system for a member of the retirement system other than the payment by active members ufa required contribution or a f~ture requlred contribution lo the rstlremerd system. (h) A retirement zyste?n described by Subsection fa) and the political subdivision or tiaa of this section if: (1) the political subdivision or subdivisions hold an election on the date in May ~004 that political sitbdivisions may use for the election of their officere: (2) the majority of the valets of a political subdicision votin# at the election favor exemptin# the political sabdivision and the retirement system frwn the application of this section; and ($) the exemption is the oaly issue relating to the fundin# and benefits of'the t'etirement system that is presented to the raters at the election. SECTION 2. This constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held September 13, 2003. The ballot shall be printed to allow for voting for or again,~t ~hc pr0p0,qtion; "Thc constitutional amendment provid[n~ that certain benefits under certain local public reth'ement systems may not be reduced or impaired." Passed by the House on April 29, 2003: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 1 present, not votino; the House oonourred in Senate amendments to H.d.R. No. 54 on May 30, 2003: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting: passed by the Senate, with amendments, on May 28, 2003: Yeas 31, Nays 0. H.J.R. No. 84 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment providing for [he filling of a temporary vacancy in a public office c~eated by the activation for military service el a public officer. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Le#islature of the State of Te.ras: SECTION 1. Article XWI, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 72 to read as fo~,lo~vs: Sec. 7£. (a) An elected or ap~inted officer of ti~e state ay of any ~litical .~bdivision who enters actice duty in the uvmcd fi.'ees of lbo United States as a ~sntt of being called to daty. d~fled, or octivalcd does not ,lxwate the office held, but th~ appropriate autbocity may alq~oint a veplaceme.t to serce as te.mpomr~ octin~ ojficer as p~vtyided by this section if the elected or appointed officer ~ldll bc on active duty Jbr longer than 30 days. to appoint a person to fill a vaca~w~ in that office may appoint ~ temporarg acting If o vacancy would ~wr. mlly by fl~d by apccial dcction, th¢ gow~*wr may ap~int the tempo~ry acting officer for a state or dist~gct offce, and tfla governing body of a political sabdivision ma~ appoint the tcmpo~r~ acti.g o~cer for an office of that political subdivi. (c) For an o~cer who is a member of the legislature, tke member & the legislature shall select a pe~on to seres as the temporar~ acting vepresentative ov senato~ subject to app~val of tbe selcction b~ a majo~t~ vote of tbe app~priate hoase & tbe le~islata~. The tempora~d actb~ rep~sentative or senator mast be: (1) a member & the same ~litical pa~ as the member being temporarily replaced; and (~) ~ml~ed for o~ce under Section 6, A~icle 11[, of this constitntion for a senator, or Section 7, A~icle IIL &this constitat~n for a representative. (d) The o~c~ who is tempo~ly replaced under this section ma~ reco~nmend to the a~mpriate appointing authority the name & a pe~on to tempo~ly fill the o~ce. A-14 PROPOSED (e) Tbe ap! on the date officer will (D A tempo as the officer (g) A temp~ office for the s (1) the te (~) the te (h) In this United States United States the National 8ECTION an ~lccti0n t0 against the p~ tempor~, re~ duty in the U~ Passed by House 28, 200 Fi~ed with th proposing a cc without an ele¢ BE IT RESi SECTION follows: Sec. 13. Fo proc/dc bt/.qc~ oul!/ ca,didat~ SECTION 2 an election to against the a pe~voo to ta~ electkm for th~ SECTION 2003, is amend SECTION 2 an election to permit votin.q mnnicipalities volunteer fu'e Passed by House ,