By: Anchia H.B. No. 3914       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creditable service in the Teacher Retirement System of   Texas.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 823.002, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) as follows:                (c)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (a),   the board of trustees shall ensure that service is credited equally   for higher education faculty teaching courses of equivalent   academic credit, regardless of whether the course is taught over an   entire semester or compressed into a shorter time period.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.