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TX Govt Code § 843.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 843.004. Composition of Service Credit

Sec. 843.004.  COMPOSITION OF SERVICE CREDIT.  Service credit consists of allocated prior service credit, current service credit, and multiple matching credit as authorized by a participating subdivision.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 10, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 843.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Prior Service Generally|Section 843.101. Creditable Prior Service

Sec. 843.101.  CREDITABLE PRIOR SERVICE.  Prior service creditable in the retirement system is service performed as an employee of a participating subdivision before the date the subdivision's participation in the retirement system became effective.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 843.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Prior Service Generally|Section 843.102. Eligibility for Prior Service Credit

Sec. 843.102.  ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  A member is eligible to receive service credit in the retirement system for prior service if the member  became a member as an employee of a subdivision:(1)  on the effective date of the subdivision's participation in the retirement system; or(2)  before the second anniversary of the effective date of its participation and continues as an employee of the subdivision for at least six months after reemployment.(b)  The board of trustees may adopt rules concerning eligibility for prior service credit under Subsection (a).(c)  A person who has withdrawn contributions from an account for service for a subdivision and who subsequently resumes employment with the subdivision is not eligible to receive service credit under this section for prior service for the subdivision.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 843.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Prior Service Generally|Section 843.104. Certification of Service and Average Compensation

Sec. 843.104.  CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE AND AVERAGE COMPENSATION.  (a)  A member eligible to receive prior service credit may claim the credit by filing a detailed statement of the service with the subdivision for which the service was performed.  After the statement is filed, the subdivision shall certify the amount of the member's prior service and the member's average prior service compensation.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873, Sec. 92(6), eff. January 1, 2008.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873, Sec. 92(6), eff. January 1, 2008.(d)  The board of trustees may adopt rules concerning certification of service and the definition and computation of average prior service compensation 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. 53.104 and amended 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. 18, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 92(6), eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 843.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Prior Service Generally|Section 843.105. Determination of Maximum and Allocated Prior Service Credit

Sec. 843.105.  DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM AND ALLOCATED PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  After receiving a certification of prior service and average prior service compensation under Section 843.104, the retirement system shall credit to the member the prior service certified and determine the member's maximum and allocated prior service credits.(b)  The maximum prior service credit is an amount equal to the accumulation at interest of a series of equal monthly amounts for the number of months of certified prior service.  Each monthly amount equals twice the subdivision's initial deposit rate, times the member's average prior service compensation.  Interest is allowed at the end of each 12-month period on an accumulated amount at the beginning of each period and is credited only for each whole 12-month period.  The rate of interest allowed on a maximum prior service credit is three percent a year.(c)  Allocated prior service credit is a monetary credit granted by a subdivision to be computed at a member's retirement date and, together with any multiple matching credit, used in determining a member's supplemental annuity.  The allocated prior service credit of a member is an amount equal to a percentage of the maximum prior service credit, increased from the subdivision's effective date of participation to the member's effective date of retirement at the applicable rate of interest provided under this subtitle or prior law for the period.(d)  The governing body of a subdivision may adopt a percentage to be used to determine allocated prior service credits.  The rate may be limited to zero or any multiple of five percent.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 209, ch. 18, Sec. 45, eff. Nov. 10, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 10, eff. June 12, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.105 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 14, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 14, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 19, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 843.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter C. Optional Prior Service|Section 843.201. Service Credit for Certain Public Employment

Sec. 843.201.  SERVICE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.  In accordance with rules adopted by the board of trustees, the governing body of a participating subdivision by order may authorize the establishment of credited service and prior service credit in the retirement system for service performed in a public hospital, utility, or other public facility or governmental function during a time the facility was operated or function was performed by a unit of government other than the subdivision and before the date that the public hospital, utility, or other public facility or governmental function was taken over by the subdivision.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 769, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.201 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.04(b), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 15, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 20, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 92(8), eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 843.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Establishment of Current Service|Section 843.401. Current Service Generally

Sec. 843.401.  CURRENT SERVICE GENERALLY.  Current service is service performed by an employee of a participating subdivision while a member of the retirement system and credited as provided under this subtitle and in accordance with rules adopted 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. 53.401 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 21, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 843.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Establishment of Current Service|Section 843.402. Current Service Credit and Multiple Matching Credit

Sec. 843.402.  CURRENT SERVICE CREDIT AND MULTIPLE MATCHING CREDIT.  (a)  Current service credit is a monetary amount credited by a subdivision to be computed at a member's effective retirement date and used in determining the member's basic annuity.  At the determination date, a member's current service credit is an amount equal to the sum of the employee contributions in the member's individual account and the interest accumulated on those contributions as provided by this subtitle.(b)  Multiple matching credit is a monetary amount credited by the governing body of a subdivision to be computed at a member's effective retirement date and, together with any prior service credit, used in determining a member's supplemental annuity.  Multiple matching credit is an amount equal to a percentage of the sum of employee contributions in a member's individual account that were made for a particular calendar year and the interest accumulated on those contributions as provided under this subtitle.  At the determination date, the multiple matching credit of a member is equal to the sum of the multiple matching credit for all years of the person's membership.(c)  The percentage to be used in the computation of the multiple matching credit for a particular year is adopted by the governing body of a subdivision and applied in accordance with this subtitle.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 22, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 843.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter F. Optional Credited Service|Section 843.501. Credited Service for Legislative Service

Sec. 843.501.  CREDITED SERVICE FOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICE.  A member may establish credited service in the retirement system for service performed as a member of the legislature.  A member claiming credited service for previous legislative service shall file with the retirement system a detailed statement of the 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. 53.501 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 18, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 17, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 843.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter F. Optional Credited Service|Section 843.503. Credited Service for Service With Subdivision Predecessor

Sec. 843.503.  CREDITED SERVICE FOR SERVICE WITH SUBDIVISION PREDECESSOR.  The governing body of a participating subdivision may, with the consent of and on terms approved by the board of trustees, authorize the establishment of credited service in the retirement system for service performed as an employee of the immediate predecessor entity of the subdivision.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 26, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 843.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter F. Optional Credited Service|Section 843.504. No Double Crediting of Service

Sec. 843.504.  NO DOUBLE CREDITING OF SERVICE.  Except as provided by Chapter 803, only one month of credited service may be established in the retirement system for any calendar month for all service that is creditable under this subtitle.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 26, eff. January 1, 2008.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 843.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 843 - Creditable Service|Subchapter F. Optional Credited Service|Section 843.505. Credited Service Previously Eligible for Recognition Under Proportionate Retirement Program

Sec. 843.505.  CREDITED SERVICE PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE FOR RECOGNITION UNDER PROPORTIONATE RETIREMENT PROGRAM.  The board of trustees by rule may authorize the retirement system, on application by a member and for the sole purpose of determining eligibility for retirement from this system, to recognize service performed under another system participating under Chapter 803 that would have been recognized by this system under that chapter if the service had not been canceled by a withdrawal of contributions.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 844.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 844.001. Types of Benefits

Sec. 844.001.  TYPES OF BENEFITS.  (a)  Pension benefits payable from the retirement plan and trust are:(1)  retirement annuities payable on service retirements;(2)  retirement annuities payable on disability retirements;(3)  survivor annuities payable on the deaths of members; and(4)   refunds of accumulated contributions.(b)  Nonpension group term life coverage may be provided by an electing subdivision for its employees and retirees under the optional group term life program.  The board of trustees shall administer the program, and insurance proceeds are payable from the optional group term life fund.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 20, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 27, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 844.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 844.002. Composition of Retirement Annuity

Sec. 844.002.  COMPOSITION OF RETIREMENT ANNUITY.  (a)  Each retirement annuity payable under this subtitle consists of a basic annuity and a supplemental annuity.(b)  A basic annuity is an amount payable from the subdivision accumulation fund and is actuarially determined from the sum of a member's:(1)  accumulated contributions; and(2)  current service credit.(c)  A supplemental annuity is an amount payable from the subdivision accumulation fund, subject to limitation under Section 844.008, and is actuarially determined from the sum of:(1)  a member's allocated prior service credit; and(2)  a member's multiple matching credit.(d)  Any increase in the annuity granted by a participating subdivision is payable from the subdivision accumulation fund as part of the supplemental annuity.(e)  A separate retirement annuity is payable with respect to each subdivision from which a person retires under this subtitle or is considered to have retired.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 15, eff. June 12, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.002 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 22, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 21, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 303 (S.B. 463), Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 844.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 844.004. Standard Retirement Annuity

Sec. 844.004.  STANDARD RETIREMENT ANNUITY.  (a)  The standard retirement annuity payable under this subtitle is computed with an allowance for the possible payment of a benefit under Section 844.402 and is the actuarial equivalent of the sum of a member's:(1)  accumulated contributions;(2)  current service credit;(3)  allocated prior service credit; and(4)  multiple matching credit.(b)  A standard retirement annuity is payable throughout the life of a retiree.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 30, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 844.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 844.0041. Optional Retirement Annuities

Sec. 844.0041.  OPTIONAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES.  (a)  Instead of the standard retirement annuity payable under Section 844.004, a retiring member may receive an optional retirement annuity under this section or an optional retirement annuity in another form authorized by the board of trustees.(b)  At a member's effective retirement date, an optional retirement annuity is actuarially equivalent to the standard retirement annuity to which the member is entitled.(c)  An optional retirement annuity under this section is:(1)  a retirement annuity that is payable monthly throughout the life of a retiree, and after the retiree's death, throughout the life of an individual designated by the retiree; or(2)  a monthly retirement annuity that is payable throughout the life of a retiree and, if the retiree dies before 180 monthly payments have been made, the remainder of the 180 monthly payments are payable to the retiree's beneficiary or, if a beneficiary does not exist, to the retiree's spouse or, if no surviving spouse exists, to the retiree's estate.(d)  The board of trustees by rule may authorize additional forms of optional retirement annuities, each of which must be actuarially equivalent to the standard retirement annuity to which the retiree is entitled as of the effective retirement date.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 30, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 844.0042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 844 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 844.0042. Authority to Pay Benefits Under Alternate Forms

Sec. 844.0042.  AUTHORITY TO PAY BENEFITS UNDER ALTERNATE FORMS.  (a)  The board of trustees may authorize the payment of the benefit that is due a recipient to be made as a lump sum or in another alternate form that is actuarially equivalent to the benefit that would otherwise be payable to the recipient at the time payments to the recipient would begin.  An authorization under this subsection may be made as a policy of general application or may be made on a case-by-case basis considering the particular facts and circumstances.(b)  Payment to a retiree in a lump sum or other alternate form may not be made without the retiree's consent if the payment is to be sent to an address in the United States and the present value of the retiree's benefit exceeds a minimum amount set by the board of trustees.  A retiree who receives payment in a lump sum or other alternate form under this section continues as a retiree for purposes of a benefit provided by the subdivision under the optional group term life program.(c)  Except as otherwise limited under Subsection (b), payment under this section is within the exclusive discretion of the board of trustees, and payment in a lump sum or other alternate form constitutes full satisfaction of the retirement benefit otherwise owed to the recipient.(d)  The board of trustees may adopt rules for the administration of this section, including rules for the payment of benefits internationally and for the verification of a continuing right to receive payments.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 30, eff. January 1, 2008.|