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TX Govt Code § 844.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter F. Optional Group Term Life Program|Section 844.501. Coverage in Optional Group Term Life Program

Sec. 844.501.  COVERAGE IN OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE PROGRAM.  (a)  An employee of a participating subdivision is included within the coverage of the optional group term life program on that day in the first month in which:(1)  the employing subdivision is participating in the program for coverage of all members it employs;(2)  the employee is a member of the retirement system; and(3)  the employee is required to make a contribution to the retirement system.(b)  Once established, coverage of a person in the program continues until the last day of a month in which a requirement of Subsection (a) is not met.(c)  The optional group term life program constitutes "group term life insurance purchased for employees" as described by Section 79, Internal Revenue Code of 1986.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 212, ch. 18, Sec. 53, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 63, Sec. 10, eff. May 6, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.501 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 41, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 54, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 844.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter F. Optional Group Term Life Program|Section 844.502. Extended Optional Group Term Life Coverage

Sec. 844.502.  EXTENDED OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE COVERAGE.  (a)  A member included in the coverage of the optional group term life program who fails to earn compensation in a month for service to a subdivision participating in the program may be eligible to receive extended coverage in the program under this section.(b)  A member who dies within 24 months after the date the member last made a required contribution to the retirement system is considered to have received extended program coverage if the retirement system receives at its office after the member's death:(1)  evidence that the retirement system considers satisfactory to establish that, as a result of illness or injury, the member was unable to engage in gainful employment throughout the period beginning with the date of the last required contribution and ending on the date of death;(2)  a statement from the subdivision, on a form approved by the board of trustees, that the member was on leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-3) throughout the period beginning with the date of the last required contribution and ending on the date of death;  or(3)  a statement from the subdivision, on a form approved by the board of trustees, that the member was on leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-3) during part of the period beginning with the date of the last required contribution and ending on the date of death, with evidence that the retirement system considers satisfactory to establish that, throughout the rest of the period, the member was unable to engage in gainful employment as a result of illness or injury.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 56(6), eff. Dec. 31, 2001.(e), (f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 64(16), eff. Dec. 31, 1999.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 212, ch. 18, Sec. 53, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 23, eff. June 12, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.502 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 40, 64(16), eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 56(6), eff. Dec. 31, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 55, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 56, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 844.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter F. Optional Group Term Life Program|Section 844.503. Member Optional Group Term Life

Sec. 844.503.  MEMBER OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE.  (a)  In this section, the terms "regular rate of pay," "hours worked," "salary basis," and "regular salary" have meanings that are consistent with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.).(b)  If a person included in the coverage or extended coverage of the optional group term life program dies, a lump-sum supplemental death benefit is payable from the optional group term life fund in an amount equal to the current annual compensation of the member at the time of death.(c)  The current annual compensation of a member who is not exempt from the minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) is computed by converting to an annual basis the regular rate of pay of the member for the most recent hour worked and proportionately reducing that annual basis if the member is not employed in a full-time position.  The current annual compensation of a member who is exempt from those minimum wage and maximum hour requirements and who is paid on a salary basis is computed by converting to an annual basis the regular salary paid to the member for the most recent pay period of active employment.(d)  If a member, because of a change in employment, makes contributions to the retirement system during the same month as an employee of more than one subdivision participating in the optional group term life program, a death benefit is payable only on the basis of the member's most recent employment.  If a member, because of simultaneous employment by more than one subdivision, makes contributions to the retirement system during the same month as an employee of more than one subdivision participating in the program, a death benefit is payable on the basis of the member's employment by each subdivision participating in the program.(e)  The board of trustees by rule may require such proof of compensation and periods of employment as it finds necessary.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 212, ch. 18, Sec. 53, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.503 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 42, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 57, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 58, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 844.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter F. Optional Group Term Life Program|Section 844.504. Retiree Optional Group Term Life Benefit

Sec. 844.504.  RETIREE OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE BENEFIT.  If a retiree dies who was receiving a retirement annuity based on service for a subdivision that has elected to provide, and continues to provide, postretirement optional group term life coverage, a lump-sum death benefit is payable from the optional group term life fund in the amount of $5,000.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 212, ch. 18, Sec. 53, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.504 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 43, eff. Dec. 31, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 24, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 59, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 844.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter F. Optional Group Term Life Program|Section 844.505. Beneficiary of Optional Group Term Life Benefit

Sec. 844.505.  BENEFICIARY OF OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE BENEFIT.  (a)  Unless a member has directed otherwise on a form prescribed by the board of trustees and filed with the retirement system:(1)  an optional group term life benefit under Section 844.503 is payable to the person entitled to receive the decedent's accumulated contributions, unless the decedent was an eligible member under Section 844.407, in which case the benefit is payable to the beneficiary designated by the decedent or, if no designation was made, to the person entitled under that section to receive a survivor annuity; and(2)  an optional group term life benefit under Section 844.504 is payable to a person entitled to receive any remaining payments of the decedent's annuity.(b)  If a person entitled under this section to receive an optional group term life benefit does not survive the member or retiree covered by the optional group term life program, the benefit is payable to the person to whom a benefit under Subchapter B or D is payable, or if no benefit is payable under those subchapters, to the person to whom a benefit under Subchapter E is or would be payable.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 212, ch. 18, Sec. 53, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.505 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 41, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 59, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 844.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter G. Fixed Contribution Rate Plan|Section 844.601. Plan Funding by Non-Adopting County

Sec. 844.601.  PLAN FUNDING BY NON-ADOPTING COUNTY.  (a)  This section applies only to a county that began participation in the retirement system before January 1, 1992, and has not adopted the provisions of Subchapter H.(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), the county shall contribute to its account in the subdivision accumulation fund at the same rate of current service compensation as the employee contribution rate for the county.(c)  If in any year the retirement system's actuary determines that the contributions of the county to the subdivision accumulation fund under Subsection (b) will not finance the county's obligations to the fund within the closed or open amortization period recommended by the actuary and adopted by the board of trustees for all subdivisions, the governing body of the county shall adopt an order to reduce the amortization period to the maximum period established by the board.  The actuary shall determine appropriate remedies for review and adoption by the county.  An order adopted under this subsection must first be approved by the board of trustees and must require:(1)  a reduction in the employee contribution rate to a rate not less than four percent of current service compensation;(2)  additional employer contributions under a supplemental contribution rate as provided by Subsection (e);(3)  a reduction in the percentage for determining multiple matching credits in five percent increments for contributions made after the effective date of the reduction; or(4)  any combination of these actions.(d)  An order adopted under Subsection (c) takes effect on the first day of the calendar year that begins after the date the retirement system's actuary makes a determination described by Subsection (c).(e)  A supplemental contribution rate under this section is the rate of contribution by the county to its account in the subdivision accumulation fund, in addition to the contributions required under Subsection (b), that the retirement system's actuary determines and certifies is required to amortize the obligations of the county to the subdivision accumulation fund within the established amortization period.(f)  A county that has not adopted the provisions of Subchapter H may not adopt additional options and may not increase service credits or benefits otherwise allowable under this subtitle except for an increase in the rate of employee contributions  or an increase in the percentage of multiple matching credits to a rate or percentage that does not exceed the rate or percentage in effect on January 1, 2010.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 844.701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter H. Annually Determined Contribution Rate Plan|Section 844.701. Applicability

Sec. 844.701.  APPLICABILITY.
TX Govt Code § 844.702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter H. Annually Determined Contribution Rate Plan|Section 844.702. Member Contributions

Sec. 844.702.  MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  The governing body of the subdivision may designate the rate of member contributions for employees of the subdivision to take effect beginning on the effective date of adoption of the plan provisions of this subchapter.  The subdivision may elect a rate of four, five, six, or seven percent of the current service compensation of its employees.  The governing body of the subdivision may thereafter increase or decrease the contribution rate to take effect on the next January 1 after the date of adoption of the increase or decrease, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 845.402(b) and (c).(b)  If necessary under Section 844.703(h), a subdivision's member contribution rate may be reduced to one, two, three, four, five, or six percent of the current service compensation of its employees.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 21, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 175, Sec. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1994;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 45, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 845.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 845.001. Composition of Board of Trustees

Sec. 845.001.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  The board of trustees is composed of nine members.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 845.002. Appointment

Sec. 845.002.  APPOINTMENT.  The governor shall appoint the members of the board of trustees with the advice and consent of the senate.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 845.003. Eligibility

Sec. 845.003.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be eligible to serve as a trustee a person must be:(1)  a member of the retirement system and an employee of a participating subdivision;  or(2)  a retiree of the retirement system.(b)  If a person serving as a trustee ceases to meet an eligibility requirement under Subsection (a), the person shall vacate the office of trustee.(c)  A person serving as trustee who fails to attend four consecutive regular meetings of the board of trustees may not act as a trustee and is considered to have vacated the office of trustee.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 214, ch. 18, Sec. 54, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.003 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 29, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 65, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 845.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 845.004. Term of Office

Sec. 845.004.  TERM OF OFFICE.  Trustees hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three trustees expiring December 31 of each odd-numbered year.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 845.005. Oath of Office

Sec. 845.005.  OATH OF OFFICE.  Before taking office as a trustee, a person shall take the constitutional oath prescribed for officers of the state.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.005 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 845.007. Meetings

Sec. 845.007.  MEETINGS.  (a)  The board of trustees shall hold four regular meetings each year and special meetings when called by the director.(b)  Before the fifth day preceding the day of a special meeting, the director shall give written notice of the meeting to each trustee unless notice is waived.(c)  Except as otherwise permitted by Section 845.301(a-1), Chapter 551, or other law, all meetings of the board must be open to the public.(d)  The board shall hold its meetings in the office of the board or in a place specified by the notice of the meeting.(e)  Notwithstanding Chapter 551 or any other law, the board of trustees may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method.  The board may use a telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method for purposes of establishing a quorum or voting or for any other meeting purpose in accordance with Subsection (f) and this subsection.  This subsection applies without regard to the subject matter discussed or considered by the board at the meeting.(f)  A meeting held by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method:(1)  is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other board meetings;(2)  may not be held unless notice of the meeting specifies the location of the meeting at which at least one trustee of the board will be physically present; and(3)  must be open and audible to the public at the location specified in the notice under Subdivision (2) during the open portions of the meeting.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.007 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 30, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 66, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 845.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 845.008. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 845.008.  COMPENSATION;  EXPENSES.  Each trustee serves without compensation but is entitled to:(1)  reimbursement for reasonable traveling expenses incurred in attending board meetings or authorized committee and association meetings or incurred in the performance of other official board duties;  and(2)  payment of an amount equal to any compensation withheld by the trustee's employing subdivision because of the trustee's attendance at board meetings.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.008 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 845.009. Voting

Sec. 845.009.  VOTING.  (a)  Each trustee is entitled to one vote.(b)  At any meeting of the board, five or more concurring votes are necessary for a decision or action by the board.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.009 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.101. Administration

Sec. 845.101.  ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The retirement system is a trust.(b)  The board of trustees is responsible for the administration of the retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.102. Rules and Standards

Sec. 845.102.  RULES AND STANDARDS.  (a)  The board of trustees shall adopt rules and perform reasonable activities necessary or desirable for efficient administration of the system.(b)  Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the board of trustees may establish systemwide standards to which all subdivisions are subject and that apply to all members of the retirement system or to all members similarly situated in a class.  The board may establish or modify a systemwide standard at a time and in a manner the board determines to be appropriate and in the best interests of the system, the members, or their beneficiaries.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.102 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 67, eff. January 1, 2008.|