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TX Govt Code § 851.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 851 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 851.006. Exemption From Execution

Sec. 851.006.  EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), all retirement annuity payments, other benefit payments, and a member's accumulated contributions are unassignable and are exempt from execution, garnishment, attachment, and state and local taxation.(b)  The board of trustees by rule may authorize the retirement system to make distributions to pay the qualified health insurance premiums of a public safety officer in accordance with the provisions of Section 845, Pension Protection Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-280.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 61.006 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 293 (H.B. 1244), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 851.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 851 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Penal Provisions|Section 851.101. Offenses; Penalty

Sec. 851.101.  OFFENSES;  PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement in a report or application to the retirement system in an attempt to defraud the retirement system.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false certificate of an official report to the retirement system.(c)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, or both.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 61.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 852.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter A. Municipal Participation|Section 852.001. Election to Participate

Sec. 852.001.  ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE.  (a)  By vote of its governing body in the manner required for other official actions, a municipality may elect to have one or more of its departments participate in the retirement system and be subject to the provisions of this subtitle.(b)  The governing body of a municipality shall notify the board of trustees of an election under this section and shall identify the participating departments before the 11th day after the date of election.(c)  A department begins participation in the retirement system on the first day of the second month after the month the board of trustees receives notice of an election to participate.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 852.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter A. Municipal Participation|Section 852.002. Referendum on Participation

Sec. 852.002.  REFERENDUM ON PARTICIPATION.  (a)  If qualified voters representing at least 10 percent of the total votes cast at the most recent regular municipal election petition the governing body of a municipality for an election on the issue of participation in the retirement system by the municipality or specified departments of the municipality, the governing body shall make arrangements for an election to be held before the 61st day after the day the petition is filed.(b)  If a majority of the votes cast in an election under this section favor municipal or departmental participation in the retirement system, the governing body of the municipality immediately shall elect to participate.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 852.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter A. Municipal Participation|Section 852.003. Supplemental Disability Benefits Fund

Sec. 852.003.  SUPPLEMENTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FUND.  (a)  A municipality may not elect to participate in the supplemental disability benefits fund after August 31, 1987.(b)  Each municipality that elected to participate in the supplemental disability benefits fund before September 1, 1987 ceases participation in that fund at midnight on December 31, 1987, and its employees shall cease to be covered for supplemental disability benefits as to any injuries subsequently sustained.  Each municipality participating in the supplemental disability fund on December 31, 1987, is entitled to participate in any distributions and transfers authorized by the board of trustees pursuant to Section 855.313.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 183, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.003 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 852.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter A. Municipal Participation|Section 852.004. Supplemental Death Benefits Fund

Sec. 852.004.  SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFITS FUND.  (a)  If a municipality has one or more departments participating in the retirement system on a full-salary basis, the municipality may elect to participate in the supplemental death benefits fund.(b)  A municipality that elects to participate in the fund may elect coverage providing postretirement death benefits in addition to coverage providing in-service death benefits.(c)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.(d)  A municipality that elects to participate in the fund after the operative date of the fund may begin participation on the first day of any month after the month in which the municipality gives notice of its election to the board of trustees.(e)  If a municipality has previously discontinued participation in the fund, the board of trustees in its discretion may restrict the right of the municipality to participate again.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 219, ch. 18, Sec. 67, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 514, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 852.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter A. Municipal Participation|Section 852.005. Status as a Municipality

Sec. 852.005.  STATUS AS A MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  For the purposes of this subtitle, the Texas Municipal Retirement System, the pension system provided under Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes, and the Texas Municipal League, have the standing of municipalities.(b)  The standing of the pension system provided under Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes, as a municipality under Subsection (a) applies only with respect to the system and the system's employees.  Subsection (a) does not require or authorize:(1)  a person who is a member, pensioner, alternate payee, or other beneficiary of the pension system provided under Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes, to participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System;  and(2)  the consolidation of both public retirement systems or the transfer of a fund or any plan created or maintained under former Article 6243a, Revised Statutes, or Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes, to the Texas Municipal Retirement System. (c)  For the purposes of this subtitle, a fire or police department has the standing of a municipality if:(1)  the department:(A)  was created and is operating under an interlocal cooperation agreement that has existed at least 15 years and was executed by two or more municipalities located in a county with a population of at least 3.3 million;(B)  is supervised by an administrative agency appointed by the contracting municipalities;  and(C)  provides common fire protection or law enforcement services to the contracting municipalities;  and(2)  the governing body of each municipality that is a party to the agreement has voted by ordinance or resolution to accept responsibility, in a manner to be determined by the participating municipalities, for all payments required of and obligations incurred by the department under this subtitle in the event that the interlocal cooperation agreement is dissolved or expires;  and(3)  all ordinances adopted by the participating municipalities with regard to the participation are approved by the board of trustees.(d)  The governing board of the supervising administrative agency by order may take an action for a department described by Subsection (c) that is required or authorized by this subtitle to be made by municipal ordinance.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 219, ch. 18, Sec. 68, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.005 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 514, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1006, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2020.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 735 (H.B. 4068), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 852.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter A. Municipal Participation|Section 852.006. Termination of Participation

Sec. 852.006.  TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a municipality may not terminate participation in the retirement system if the municipality has employees who are members of the system, but the municipality may elect to discontinue the participation in the system of persons employed or reemployed after the date of an election to discontinue.(b)  If before November 1 of any year a municipality gives written notice of its intention to the retirement system, the municipality may terminate coverage under, and discontinue participation in, the supplemental death benefits fund.  A termination under this subsection is effective on January 1 of the year following the year in which notice is given.(c)  If a municipality participating in the retirement system has no employees who are members of the system and has no present or potential liabilities as a result of the participation of former employees, the municipality, on receiving a refund under Section 855.319, ceases participation in the 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. 62.006 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 57, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Govt Code § 852.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter A. Municipal Participation|Section 852.007. Municipality Not Agent of System

Sec. 852.007.  MUNICIPALITY NOT AGENT OF SYSTEM.  Neither a municipality that participates in the retirement system nor any employee or officer of a participating municipality has authority to act as an agent of the retirement system.  An action of or inaction on the part of a participating municipality or its employee or officer is not binding on the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 57, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Govt Code § 852.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter B. Membership|Section 852.101. General Membership Requirement

Sec. 852.101.  GENERAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person who is not a member becomes a member of the retirement system if:(1)  on the date a municipal department's participation in the retirement system becomes effective, the person is an employee of the department;(2)  after August 31, 1987, the person becomes an employee of a participating department;  or(3)  the person on August 31, 1987, is an employee of a participating department but is not a member because at the time of employment the person's age exceeded the maximum age for becoming a member.(b)  Any person to whom Subsection (a)(1) applies becomes a member of the retirement system on the date the department's participation becomes effective, and any person to whom Subsection (a)(2) applies becomes a member of the retirement system on the date the person is employed.  A person to whom Subsection (a)(3) applies becomes a member of the retirement system on September 1, 1987.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 183, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.101 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 852.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter B. Membership|Section 852.102. Exception to General Membership Requirement

Sec. 852.102.  EXCEPTION TO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT.  (a)  If on the effective date of participation of the employing department, a person had with a municipality an employment contract that is violated by the membership requirement of Section 852.101(a)(1), the person is not required, but may elect, to become a member of the retirement system.(b)  If a person who is qualified to make an election under this section has been notified that the municipality has elected to participate in the retirement system, or if the person makes contributions to the retirement system, the person is considered to have elected membership in the retirement system unless before the date the municipality's participation becomes effective the person files with the board of trustees written notice of an election not to become a member.(c)  A person who elects under this section not to become a member may never become a member 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. 62.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 852.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter B. Membership|Section 852.103. Withdrawal of Contributions; Rollover Distributions

Sec. 852.103.  WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS;  ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  A living person who is not an employee of a participating department and who has not retired may, after application, withdraw all of the accumulated contributions credited to the person's individual account, and the retirement system shall close the account.(b)  The retirement system shall, in accordance with Section 401(a)(31) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its subsequent amendments and related regulations, permit the distributee of an eligible rollover distribution to elect to have the distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in the form of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer.  The board of trustees may adopt rules to implement this subsection.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.103 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 57, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1994;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 599, Sec. 3, 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1208 (S.B. 350), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 852.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter B. Membership|Section 852.104. Termination of Membership

Sec. 852.104.  TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, 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)  absence from service for more than 60 consecutive months.(b)  A member of the retirement system is not absent from service during periods of military or war-related service for which the member is allowed credited service under Section 853.501.(c)  If a member of the retirement system is an employee of a participating department of a municipality that, as provided by this subtitle, allows a person to terminate employment and remain eligible for retirement after accumulating a specified amount of credited service, and if the person meets the requirement, the person may terminate employment and is not subject to loss of membership because of absence from service.(d)  Termination of membership in the retirement system terminates membership in the supplemental disability benefits fund.(e)  A member of the retirement system is not absent from service during any leave of absence granted by the employing municipality under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, to the extent that the leave does not exceed 12 weeks in duration.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 462, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.104 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.01(c), eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 599, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 852.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter B. Membership|Section 852.105. Optional Prior Service Credits

Sec. 852.105.  OPTIONAL PRIOR SERVICE CREDITS.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality that has an effective date of participation in the retirement system before September 1, 1987, and that allows service retirement of a member at age 60 or older with at least 10 years of credited service may by ordinance allow prior service credit for service performed for the municipality before September 1, 1987, by any person who at the time of performing the service was not a member because at the time of employment the person's age exceeded the maximum age for becoming a member.(b)  A governing body may not adopt an ordinance under this section unless the actuary first determines, on the basis of mortality and other tables adopted by the board of trustees, that all obligations of the municipality to the benefit accumulation fund, including obligations proposed under the ordinance, can be funded by the municipality within its maximum contribution rate and within its amortization period.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 219, ch. 18, Sec. 69, eff. Jan. 1, 1982;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 183, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.105 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1208 (S.B. 350), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 852.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 852 - Membership|Subchapter B. Membership|Section 852.106. Ineligibility for Membership; Multiple Retirement System Membership

Sec. 852.106.  INELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP;  MULTIPLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a person who is elected to public office is not an employee eligible for membership in the retirement system.(b)  A person may simultaneously receive credit or benefits for service performed during the same period in the retirement system and the federal program providing old age and survivors insurance.(c)  If a volunteer firefighter or an elected officer is employed by a participating municipality in another capacity that satisfies the definition of "employee" under this subtitle, the person may be a member of, and receive service credit in, the retirement system for service performed in the other capacity.(d)  If a person is elected to an office of a municipality that began participating in the retirement system after December 31, 1981, the person is required to become a member of the retirement system as of the date the person takes office or the effective date of participation, whichever is later.  If a person is elected to an office of a municipality that has adopted an ordinance under Section 852.107, the person is required to become a member of the retirement system as of the date the person takes office or the effective date of the ordinance, whichever is later.(e)  A person may simultaneously be a member of this retirement system and another state or local retirement system authorized or established under Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.  However, a person may receive a benefit from this system only to the extent that the amount of the benefit is computed solely with respect to the member's compensation and accumulated contributions as those terms are defined in this subtitle.  Service credited with or allowed by another retirement system may not be counted for purposes of retirement eligibility in this retirement system except in accordance with the provisions of the proportionate retirement program described by Chapter 803.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 219, ch. 18, Sec. 70, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 62.106 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 121, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|