TX HB1611

Expands the definition of "custodial officer" in the Employees Retirement System of Texas to include juvenile correctional officers and caseworkers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Allows eligible Texas Juvenile Justice Department employees to receive credit toward the law enforcement and custodial officer supplemental retirement fund, providing enhanced retirement benefits

Prior service credit earned by current juvenile correctional officers and caseworkers before the effective date will count as custodial officer service for calculating supplemental retirement benefits

Members who retire before September 1, 2027 cannot receive supplemental retirement fund benefits based on service credit earned prior to the act's effective date

Requires the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to certify eligible employees to the retirement system and begin collecting contributions for the supplemental retirement fund starting with the first pay period after September 1, 2025