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TX Govt Code § 815.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 815.105. Adopting Tables

Sec. 815.105.  ADOPTING TABLES.  At least once every four years, the board of trustees shall adopt mortality, service, and other tables the board considers necessary for the retirement system after considering the results of the actuary's investigation of the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the system's members and beneficiaries under Section 815.206.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.105 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 530 (S.B. 301), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 815.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 815.106. Information to Legislature

Sec. 815.106.  INFORMATION TO LEGISLATURE.  (a)  The retirement system may not use any money under its control to influence the outcome of an election or to support the passage or defeat of legislation.(b)  This section does not prohibit the board of trustees, as fiduciaries of the trust fund and as trustees of other programs administered by the board, or the officers or employees of the retirement system, as designees of the board, from making recommendations to the legislature concerning the actuarial soundness of a retirement system administered by the board, the fiscal or legal implications of proposed legislation, or statutory changes designed to more efficiently administer and effectuate the purposes of a retirement system or other program administered by the board.  In addition, the board or an officer or employee of the retirement system may provide to a member of the legislature or a legislative committee, at the request of the member or committee, any factual information that is not made confidential by law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 815.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 815.107. Records of Board of Trustees

Sec. 815.107.  RECORDS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings. Records of the board are open to public inspection.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.107 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 815.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 815.109. Correction of Errors

Sec. 815.109.  CORRECTION OF ERRORS.  If an error in the records of the retirement system results in a person receiving more or less money than the person is entitled to receive under this subtitle, the retirement system shall correct the error in accordance with Section 802.1024 and so far as practicable shall adjust future payments so that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which the person is entitled is paid.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 201, ch. 18, Sec. 17, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.109 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 815.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 815.110. Audits

Sec. 815.110.  AUDITS.  (a)  The legislative audit committee may contract with an independent and internationally recognized accounting firm with substantial experience in auditing retirement or pension plans to conduct a managerial audit of the retirement system.(b)  The state auditor shall pay the costs of each management audit under this section from money appropriated to the state auditor and approved for that purpose by the legislative audit committee.  Not later than the 30th day after the date the retirement system receives a statement of audit costs paid by the state auditor under this subsection, the retirement system shall reimburse the state auditor for the costs from money in the expense account.(c)  The legislative audit committee may determine the frequency of the audits authorized by this section and may determine the programs and operations to be covered by the audits.  The accounting firm selected to conduct the audits shall report the results of those audits directly to the committee.(d)  No later than 30 days after the legislative audit committee receives an audit report, the committee shall file a copy of the report with the retirement system, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the State Pension Review Board, the state auditor, and the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register.(e)  The board of trustees shall select an independent auditor to perform an annual financial audit of the retirement system.  The selection shall be in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 2254 for obtaining the services of a certified public accountant.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.06(b), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 26, 27, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 815.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 815.111. Miscellaneous Board Duties

Sec. 815.111.  MISCELLANEOUS BOARD DUTIES.  (a)  The board shall provide to its trustees and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.(b)  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly define the respective responsibilities of the board and the staff of the retirement system.(c)  The board shall prepare information of interest to the retirement system's members describing the functions of the system and the system's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the system.  The system shall make the information available to the system's members and appropriate state agencies.(d)  The board by rule shall establish methods by which members are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the retirement system for the purpose of directing complaints to the system.(e)  The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.(f)  The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the board's programs.  The board shall also comply with federal and state laws for program and facility accessibility.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 815.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.201. Presiding Officer

Sec. 815.201.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The board of trustees shall elect a presiding officer from the membership of 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. 25.201 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 815.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.202. Executive Director

Sec. 815.202.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  (a)  The board of trustees, by a majority vote of all members, shall appoint a person other than a member of the board to serve at the board's will as executive director.(b)  The executive director is not a member of the board of trustees.(c)  To be eligible to serve as the executive director, a person must:(1)  be a citizen of the United States and have been a resident of the state for the three years immediately preceding the person's appointment;  and(2)  have executive ability and experience to carry out the duties of the office.(d)  The executive director shall recommend to the board of trustees actuarial and other services required to transact the business of the retirement system.(e)  Annually, the executive director shall prepare an itemized budget showing the amount required to pay the retirement system's expenses for the following fiscal year and shall submit the budget to the board of trustees for review and adoption.(f)  Subject to Section 815.3016, the board of trustees may specifically delegate any right, power, or duty imposed or conferred on the executive director by law to another employee of the retirement system.  If not so specifically delegated and subject to Section 815.3016, the executive director may delegate to another employee of the retirement system any right, power, or duty assigned to the executive director.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 174, Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 1989.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.202 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, Sec. 4.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 530 (S.B. 301), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 815.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.203. Legal Adviser

Sec. 815.203.  LEGAL ADVISER.  The attorney general of the state is the legal adviser of the board of trustees.  The attorney general shall represent the board in all litigation.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.203 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 815.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.204. Medical Board

Sec. 815.204.  MEDICAL BOARD.  (a)  The board of trustees shall designate a medical board composed of three physicians.(b)  To be eligible to serve as a member of the medical board, a physician must be licensed to practice medicine in the state and be of good standing in the medical profession.  A physician who is eligible to participate in the retirement system may not be a member of the medical board.(c)  The medical board shall:(1)  review all medical examinations required by this subtitle and Subtitle D;(2)  investigate essential statements and certificates made by or on behalf of a member of the retirement system in connection with an application for disability retirement; and(3)  report in writing to the executive director its conclusions and recommendations on all matters referred to it.(d)  The medical board is not subject to subpoena regarding findings it makes in assisting the executive director under this section, and its members may not be held liable for any opinions, conclusions, or recommendations made under this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.204 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 815.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.205. Other Physicians

Sec. 815.205.  OTHER PHYSICIANS.  The board of trustees may employ physicians in addition to the medical board to report on special cases.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.205 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 815.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.206. Actuary

Sec. 815.206.  ACTUARY.  (a)  The board of trustees shall designate an actuary.(b)  The actuary must be thoroughly qualified to be the technical adviser of the board of trustees on matters concerning operation of the funds of the retirement system.(c)  At least once every four years, the actuary, under the direction of the board of trustees, shall:(1)  make an actuarial investigation of the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system; and(2)  make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system's funds.(d)  On the basis of tables adopted by the board of trustees under Section 815.105, the actuary shall make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system's funds annually.(e)  The actuary shall perform such other duties as are required by the board of trustees.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.206 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 530 (S.B. 301), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 815.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.207. Comptroller

Sec. 815.207.  COMPTROLLER.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 815.302 or 815.303, the comptroller is the custodian of the securities, bonds, and funds of the retirement system.(b)  The comptroller shall pay money from the funds of the retirement system on warrants drawn by the comptroller supported only on vouchers signed by the executive director and the presiding officer of the board of trustees or their authorized representatives.(c)  The comptroller annually shall furnish to the board of trustees a sworn statement of the amount of the retirement system's assets in the comptroller's custody.(d)  The board of trustees may, in the exercise of its constitutional discretion to manage the assets of the retirement system, select one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as custodian of all or part of the retirement system's assets.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 77, Sec. 2, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.207 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 251, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 815.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.208. Compensation of Employees; Payment of Expenses

Sec. 815.208.  COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES;  PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.  (a)  The board of trustees shall compensate all persons whom it employs and shall pay all expenses necessary to operate the retirement system at rates and in amounts approved by the board.  Those rates and amounts may not exceed those paid for the same or similar service for the state.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the board of trustees shall pay compensation and expenses required by Subsection (a) from the expense account.(c)  The board of trustees shall make payments from the law enforcement and custodial officer supplemental retirement fund for services rendered by the actuary for that fund and approved by the board.(d)  The board of trustees may compensate employees of the retirement system, whether subject to or exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), at the rate equal to the employees' regular rate of pay for work performed on a legal holiday or for other compensatory time accrued, when taking compensatory time off would be disruptive to the system's normal business functions.(e)  The retirement system is exempt from Subchapter K, Chapter 659, and Chapter 660, to the extent the board of trustees determines an exemption is necessary for the performance of fiduciary duties.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.208 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 815.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.210. Interest in Investment Profits Prohibited

Sec. 815.210.  INTEREST IN INVESTMENT PROFITS PROHIBITED.  Except for an interest in retirement funds as a member of the retirement system, a trustee or employee of the board of trustees may not have a direct or indirect interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the board and may not receive any pay or emolument for services other than the person's designated compensation and authorized expenses.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.210 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 815.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.212. Employment Practices

Sec. 815.212.  EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program.  The program shall require intra-agency posting of all non-entry-level positions concurrently with any public posting.(b)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations.  All merit pay for retirement system employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.(c)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.  The policy statement must include:(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel;(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the retirement system's work force that meets federal and state guidelines;(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the retirement system's work force of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance;  and(4)  reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.(d)  A policy statement prepared under Subsection (c) must cover an annual period, be updated at least annually, and be filed with the governor's office.(e)  The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (d).  The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 815.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.213. Ethics and Disclosure Requirements

Sec. 815.213.  ETHICS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.  The board of trustees shall adopt an investment policy that includes a code of ethics.  The code of ethics must contain standards of ethical conduct and disclosure requirements applicable to the members of the board of trustees and employees of the retirement system in the administration of this subtitle.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 815.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 815 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 815.214. Subpoena

Sec. 815.214.  SUBPOENA.  Notwithstanding any other law, the retirement system may issue a subpoena that conforms to Rule 176, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, including a preappeal investigative subpoena or any subpoena otherwise authorized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, that the retirement system determines necessary to protect the interests of a program or system administered by the retirement system.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2009.|