Past CLEAT articles and information about legislation.
| Legislative ALERT! CLEAT is Opposed to House Bill 958 |
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By Charley Wilkison
Director of Public Affairs
HB 958 reduces the interest crediting rate on all TCDRS funds from 7% to 5%, including employee accounts.
All County Sheriff Employees will be impacted if HB 958 passes and is signed into law.
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| Pension Attack 2013 has begun |
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The onslaught on our Retirement / Pension plan has begun. House Rep Rob Orr (District 58, Bosque and Johnson County) has filed a bill that if passed, will reduce the interest paid on our retirement account from 7% to 5%. Over the years, this could cost you thousands of dollars and prolong your years of service.
Download:
 HB00958I.pdf
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| CLEAT Executive Board Changes Line of Duty Benefit |
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The CLEAT Executive session voted today to change the line of death benefit package. In the past, this benefit only applied to Law Enforcement and Corrections staff killed in the line of duty. After the Executive session vote today, it is know available to any member of CLEAT. This includes nurses, counselors and any other member of CLEAT.
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| Developing a Battle Strategy to Save Your Retirement |
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At the CLEAT E-Board meeting in Fort Worth this Summer, at the CLEAT Convention in Corpus Christi and at the retirement strategy meeting conducted by the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) in Orlando we have been in non-stop conversations about how to develop a battle plan to counter the evil political schemes to end decent law enforcement retirements.
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| 5th Annual CLEAT Leadership Academy |
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MARK THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR!
June 13th 14th and 15th, 2012
The 5th annual CLEAT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY will be held on June 14th and 15th in Austin at the Sheraton Austin at the Capitol. CLEAT continues to provide new and interesting information for our leadership. There will be some exciting new segments and lecturers for this program.
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| Think Your Pension is Safe? Guess Again |
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If you thought your pension and retirement was safe, guess again. If you have taken the events from the North lightly, you may want to re-think your position. What has happened in other states made its way to Texas last year. However, CLEAT was ready for the battle and stood on the front line fighting for you.
Download:
Todd's_Star_article_nov_2011[1].pdf
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Page Last Updated: Aug 09, 2013 (07:53:00)
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