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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas House Bill 1611 qualifies juvenile correctional officers and caseworkers for custodial officer retirement status
Last action · March 12, 2025: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial ServicesSponsors: John Lujan and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 1611 classifies certain juvenile correctional officers and caseworkers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department as s within the Employees Retirement System of Texas, beginning September 1, 2025. This change allows eligible employees to establish custodial officer and participate in supplemental retirement benefits, provided they do not retire before September 1, 2027.
Changes retirement benefit calculations and contribution requirements for juvenile correctional officers and caseworkers in Texas, impacting their eligibility for supplemental retirement funds managed by the state.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
juvenile correctional officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Their retirement service classification changes to custodial officer status, altering their eligibility for supplemental retirement benefits and contribution deductions.
caseworkers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department
They become eligible for custodial officer service credit and related supplemental retirement fund provisions.
Employees Retirement System of Texas
The system must process new certifications, adjust service credit determinations, and manage supplemental retirement fund contributions and benefits for the newly included personnel.
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
The department must consult on implementation rules, certify employee names and prior service amounts, and begin making payroll deductions for the supplemental retirement fund.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who becomes eligible for custodial officer service credit under this bill?
Can past service earned before the effective date count toward custodial officer benefits?
Who determines a person's eligibility to receive credit as a custodial officer?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Dec 13, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Expansion of Custodial Officer Retirement Class
The bill broadens the traditional definition of custodial officers—historically tied mostly to adult correctional and parole personnel—to encompass specific juvenile justice personnel.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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