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TX Govt Code § 822.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 822 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 822.002. Exceptions to Membership Requirement

Sec. 822.002.  EXCEPTIONS TO MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT.  (a)  An employee of the public school system is not permitted to be a member of the retirement system if the employee:(1)  is eligible and elects to participate in the optional retirement program under Chapter 830; or(2)  has retired under the retirement system and has not been reinstated to membership pursuant to Section 824.005 or 824.307.(b)  An employee of a public institution of higher education who is required to be enrolled as a student in the institution as a condition of employment is not permitted to be a member of the retirement system based on that student employment, and compensation paid to the employee for work performed as a student employee is not compensation subject to report and deduction for member contributions or to credit in benefit computations under Section 822.201.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 832, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 61, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 32.002 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1229, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (S.B. 1663), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 822.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 822 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 822.003. Termination of Membership

Sec. 822.003.  TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  A person terminates membership in the retirement system by:(1)  death;(2)  retirement;(3)  withdrawal of all of the person's contributions while the person is absent from service;  or(4)  not qualifying for service credit for five consecutive years.(b)  Termination of membership under Subsection (a)(4) is effective on the first September 1 that occurs after the non-qualifying years.  If a person, regardless of age, has five or more years of service credit, failure to qualify for additional service credit does not terminate membership in the retirement system unless all of the person's contributions are withdrawn.(c)  A person does not terminate membership under Subsection (a)(4) if the person:(1)  is performing military service creditable in the retirement system;(2)  is on leave of absence from employment in a public school;(3)  is earning service credit in another retirement system covered by Chapter 803 or 805; or(4)  is employed by an employer covered by the retirement system and is not eligible for membership in the retirement system because the person is employed on less than a half-time basis.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 32.003 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.05(b), (m), eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 2974), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 822.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 822 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 822.004. Effect of Termination

Sec. 822.004.  EFFECT OF TERMINATION.  If a person terminates membership in the retirement system under Section 822.003(a)(3) or (a)(4), the retirement system shall cancel all of the person's service credit in 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. 32.004 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 822.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 822 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 822.005. Withdrawal of Contributions

Sec. 822.005.  WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  A person who is absent from service except by death or retirement may withdraw all of the accumulated contributions credited to the person in the member savings account.(b)  An application to withdraw contributions under this section must be in writing and on a form prescribed by the board of trustees.(c)  A person is not entitled to withdraw contributions if the person is employed, has applied for employment, or has received a promise of employment with an employer covered by the retirement system.(d)  The retirement system shall adopt procedures to track and compile information of all applications filed under this section from the time an application is made until any warrant for the refund is issued by 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. 32.005 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1118, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 2974), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 822.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 822 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 822.006. Resumption of Membership After Termination

Sec. 822.006.  RESUMPTION OF MEMBERSHIP AFTER TERMINATION.  A person whose membership in the retirement system has been terminated and who resumes membership must enter the retirement system on the same terms as a person entering service for the first time and is not entitled to credit for previous or other terminated service unless it is reinstated under Section 823.501.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 32.006 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1229, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 823.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 823.001. Types of Creditable Service

Sec. 823.001.  TYPES OF CREDITABLE SERVICE.  The types of service creditable in the retirement system are:(1)  prior service;(2)  membership service;(3)  military service;  and(4)  equivalent membership service.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 823.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 823.002. Service Creditable in a Year

Sec. 823.002.  SERVICE CREDITABLE IN A YEAR.  (a)  The board of trustees by rule shall determine how much service in any year is equivalent to one year of service credit, but in no case may all of a person's service in one school year be creditable as more than one year of service.  Service that has been credited by the retirement system on annual statements for a period of five or more years may not be deleted or corrected because of an error in crediting unless the error concerns three or more years of service credit or was caused by fraud.(b)  A member shall notify the retirement system in writing of membership service that has not been properly credited by the retirement system on an annual statement.  The member must provide verification and make deposits as required by the retirement system before the service may be credited.  A member must notify the retirement system of the service in writing on or before the last day of the fifth school year after the end of the school year in which the service was rendered for the service to be credited.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 823.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 823.003. Benefits Based on Service Credit

Sec. 823.003.  BENEFITS BASED ON SERVICE CREDIT.  Except as otherwise provided under the optional retirement program, years of service on which the amount of a benefit is based consist of the number of years of service credit to which a member is entitled.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.003 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 823.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 823.004. Computation of and Payment for Credit

Sec. 823.004.  COMPUTATION OF AND PAYMENT FOR CREDIT.  (a)  All credit for military service, out-of-state service, developmental leave, work experience in a career or technological field, and service transferred to the retirement system under Chapter 805 shall be computed on a September 1 through August 31 school year.  Payments for service described by this section must be completed:(1)  not later than two calendar months after the later of the member's retirement date or the last day of the month in which the member submits a retirement application; and(2)  before the later of the due date for the member's first monthly annuity payment or the date on which the retirement system issues the first monthly annuity payment to the member.(b)  The retirement system by rule may establish an irrevocable employer pick-up of member contributions as described by Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 414(h)(2)) for the purchase of any service credit authorized by law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1122, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1229, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 931 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 823.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 823.005. Acceptance of Rollovers and Transfers From Other Plans

Sec. 823.005.  ACCEPTANCE OF ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS.  Subject to rules adopted by the board of trustees, the retirement system shall accept an eligible rollover distribution or a direct transfer of funds from another qualified plan in payment of all or a portion of any deposit a member is permitted to make with the system for credit for service.  The rules adopted by the board shall condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt from the other plan of information necessary to enable the retirement system to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 823.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 823.006. Limits on Annual Contributions for Purchase of Service Credit

Sec. 823.006.  LIMITS ON ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PURCHASE OF SERVICE CREDIT.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the retirement system may limit the purchase of service credit to the extent required by applicable limits on the amount of annual contributions a participant may make to a qualified plan under Sections 401(a) and 415(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986. |Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1359 (S.B. 1691), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 823.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter C. Establishment of Membership Service|Section 823.201. Current Membership Service

Sec. 823.201.  CURRENT MEMBERSHIP SERVICE.  (a)  Membership service is credited in the retirement system for each year in which a member is an employee and for which the member renders sufficient service for credit under Section 823.002 and makes and maintains with the retirement system the deposits required by this subtitle or prior law.(b)  The board of trustees may adopt rules for the granting of membership service credit.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 202, ch. 18, Sec. 21, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.201 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 823.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter C. Establishment of Membership Service|Section 823.203. Membership Service for Optional Retirement Program

Sec. 823.203.  MEMBERSHIP SERVICE FOR OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM.  A member may not establish service credit in the retirement system for any period when the member was participating in the optional retirement program under Chapter 830.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 823.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter D. Establishment of Military Service|Section 823.301. Creditable Military Service

Sec. 823.301.  CREDITABLE MILITARY SERVICE.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 823.101(2), military service creditable in the retirement system is active federal duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than as a student at a service academy, that was performed:(1)  as a direct result of being inducted or of first enlisting for duty on a date when the federal government was actively inducting persons into the armed forces under federal draft laws;(2)  as a reservist or member of the national guard who was ordered to duty under the authority of federal law;(3)  during a time when the federal government was actively inducting persons into the armed forces under federal draft laws;  or(4)  as a result of voluntarily entering on active duty.(b)  A member may not establish more than five years of service credit in the retirement system under this subchapter for military service.  Service may be established in one-year increments except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.(c)  The board of trustees may adopt rules expanding the military service creditable in the retirement system in order to comply with the requirements of federal law.(d)  Military service that is terminated by sentence of a court-martial is not creditable under this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 61, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.301 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 13, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 823.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter D. Establishment of Military Service|Section 823.302. Military Service Credit

Sec. 823.302.  MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  An eligible member may establish service credit in the retirement system for military service performed that is creditable as provided by Section 823.301.(b)  A member eligible to establish military service credit is one who has at least five years of service credit in the retirement system for actual service in public schools, except that a member meeting this condition does not qualify for insurance coverage under Chapter 1575, Insurance Code, until the member has 10 or more years of membership service credit.(c)  A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system for each year of military service claimed a contribution in an amount equal to:(1)  the member's contributions to the retirement system during the most recent full year of membership service that preceded the military service, if the military service was performed while the person was a member of the retirement system;  or(2)  the member's contributions to the retirement system during the first full year of membership service, if the military service was performed before the person became a member of the retirement system.(d)  In addition to the contribution required by Subsection (c), a member claiming credit for military service must pay a fee of eight percent, compounded annually, of the required contribution from the date of first eligibility to the date of deposit.(e)  After a member makes the deposits required by this section, the retirement system shall grant the member one year of military service credit for each year of military service approved.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 203, ch. 18, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.302 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 13, Sec. 2, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.521, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 823.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter D. Establishment of Military Service|Section 823.303. Military Leave Credit

Sec. 823.303.  MILITARY LEAVE CREDIT.  A member who performs military service creditable in the retirement system but who does not establish credit for the service by making the deposits required by Section 823.302 is entitled to credit of a year for each year of military service performed, if the member requests the credit in writing before the later of the date of application for retirement or the effective date of retirement.  The credit is usable only in determining eligibility for, but not the amount of, benefits under Section 824.406.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.303 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 823.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Establishment of Equivalent Membership Service|Section 823.402. Developmental Leave

Sec. 823.402.  DEVELOPMENTAL LEAVE.  (a)  An eligible member may establish equivalent membership service credit for developmental leave that is creditable in the retirement system.(b)  Developmental leave creditable in the retirement system is absence from membership service for a school year that is approved by the member's employer for study, research, travel, or another purpose designed, as determined by the employer, to improve the member's professional competence.(c)  A member eligible to establish credit under this section is one who:(1)  has at least five years of service credited in the retirement system before the developmental leave occurs;(2)  has, at the time the required deposits for the credit are paid, at least one year of membership service credit in the retirement system following the developmental leave; and(3)  has at least five years of service credited in the retirement system at the time the required deposits for the credit are paid.(d)  On or before the date a member takes developmental leave, the member must file with the retirement system a notice of intent to take developmental leave, and the member's employer must file with the retirement system a certification that the leave meets the requirements of Subsection (b).  The notice of intent and the certification must be in the form required by the retirement system.  Leave is not creditable in the retirement system if the member does not submit notice of intent and obtain the certification required by this subsection.(e)  A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system for each year of developmental leave certified the actuarial present value, at the time of deposit, of the additional standard retirement annuity benefits that would be attributable to the purchase of the service credit under this section, based on rates and tables recommended by the retirement system's actuary and adopted by the board of trustees.(f)  A member may not establish more than two years of equivalent membership service credit under this section.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456, Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2011.(h)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456, Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.402 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456 (S.B. 1668), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456 (S.B. 1668), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|