TITLE 34.PUBLIC FINANCE

Part 11. OFFICE OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS' PENSION COMMISSIONER

Chapter 301. RULES OF THE TEXAS STATEWIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES RETIREMENT FUND

34 TAC §301.5, §301.6

The Office of the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner (FFPC) adopts amendments to §301.5 and §301.6, concerning the Rules of the Texas Statewide Emergency Services Personnel Retirement Fund, without changes to the proposed text as published in the June 27, 2003, issue of the Texas Register (28 TexReg 4830) and will not be republished.

The amendment to §301.5 is made to subsection (b)(5). The amendment is adopted to simplify the assessment of administrative penalties for late reports and to reduce future database programming costs. The amendment to §301.6 adds a new subsection (f). The amendment is necessary to clarify that local boards of trustees are to elect board officers each year.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendments.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Revised Civil Statutes, Article 6243e.3, §21 that provides the Board of Trustees with the authority to establish rules necessary for the administration of the Fund.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 18, 2003.

TRD-200305278

Morris E. Sandefer

Commissioner

Office of the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner

Effective date: September 7, 2003

Proposal publication date: June 27, 2003

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3372