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TX Govt Code § 836.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 836 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 836.002. Purpose of Subtitle

Sec. 836.002.  PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE.  The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a program of benefits for members, retirees, and other beneficiaries of the retirement system and to establish rules for the management and operation of the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 71.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 836.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 836 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 836.003. Retirement System

Sec. 836.003.  RETIREMENT SYSTEM.  The retirement system is an entity of the state.  The Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two is the name in which all its business shall be transacted and all its property held.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 71.003 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 836.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 836 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 836.004. Exemption From Execution

Sec. 836.004.  EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION.  All annuity and other benefit payments from the retirement system, contribution refunds, and rights accrued or accruing under this subtitle to any person are exempt from garnishment, attachment, state and local taxation, levy, sale, and any other process and are unassignable.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 71.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 836.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 836 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 836.005. Powers and Privileges

Sec. 836.005.  POWERS AND PRIVILEGES.  The retirement system has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a corporation, as well as the powers, privileges, and immunities conferred by this subtitle.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 71.005 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 836.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 836 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 836.006. Diversion of Money Prohibited

Sec. 836.006.  DIVERSION OF MONEY PROHIBITED.  Except as provided by Section 840.305(c), no part of the money contributed to the retirement system under Section 840.102 and no part of the contribution described by Section 840.103(b)(2) may be used for or diverted to any purpose other than the exclusive benefit of members, their beneficiaries, and annuitants of the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 71.006 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 4.02, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 836.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 836 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Penal Provisions|Section 836.101. Conversion of Money; Fraud

Sec. 836.101.  CONVERSION OF MONEY;  FRAUD.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally confiscates, misappropriates, or converts money representing deductions from a member's salary either before or after the money is received by the retirement system.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes a false statement or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of the retirement system in an attempt to defraud the retirement system.(c)  A member commits an offense if the member accepts as a salary money that the member knows should have been deducted as provided by this subtitle from the member's salary.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 71.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 836.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 836 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Penal Provisions|Section 836.102. Penalties

Sec. 836.102.  PENALTIES.  (a)  An offense under Section 836.101(a) or (c) is punishable in the manner provided by Section 31.03, Penal Code, for the punishment of the offenses included in that section.(b)  An offense under Section 836.101(b) is punishable in the manner provided by Section 37.10, Penal Code, for the punishment of the offenses included in that section.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 71.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 837.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 837 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 837.001. Eligibility for Membership

Sec. 837.001.  ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), membership in the retirement system is limited to persons who have never been eligible for membership in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and who at any time on or after the effective date of this Act are judges, justices, or commissioners of:(1)  the supreme court;(2)  the court of criminal appeals;(3)  a court of appeals;(4)  a district court;  or(5)  a commission to a court specified in this subsection.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 15.03(6), eff. September 1, 2019.(c)  Membership in the retirement system is mandatory for eligible persons.(d)  Membership in the retirement system begins on the first day an eligible person holds a judicial office specified in Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 72.001 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 15.03(6), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 837.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 837 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 837.002. Termination of Membership

Sec. 837.002.  TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.  A person's membership in the retirement system is terminated by:(1)  death of the person;(2)  retirement based on service credited in the retirement system; or(3)  withdrawal of all of the person's accumulated contributions.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 72.002 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 618 (S.B. 1459), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 837.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 837 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 837.003. Withdrawal of Contributions

Sec. 837.003.  WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  If a member resigns a judicial office or otherwise ceases to be a judicial officer, the member may withdraw all of the member's accumulated contributions in the retirement system.(b)  A withdrawal of contributions cancels the person's service credit in the retirement system and terminates the person's rights to benefits based on the credit.(c)  A member initiates a withdrawal of contributions by filing an application for a refund with the retirement system.(d)  Deposits representing interest or membership fees that are required of a member to establish service credit under Section 838.102 or 838.103 are not refundable.(e)  At the time a service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefit annuity becomes payable, the retirement system shall refund any contributions, interest, or membership fees used to establish service credit that is not used in computing the amount of the annuity.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 72.003 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 837.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 837 - Membership|Subchapter B. Resumption of Judicial Service by Retiree|Section 837.101. Judicial Assignment

Sec. 837.101.  JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT.  A retiree who makes an election under Subchapter C of Chapter 74 may not rejoin or receive credit in the retirement system for the period of an appointment or for any service performed under assignment.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 72.101 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 4.03, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 837.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 837 - Membership|Subchapter B. Resumption of Judicial Service by Retiree|Section 837.102. Resumption of Full-Time Judicial Service

Sec. 837.102.  RESUMPTION OF FULL-TIME JUDICIAL SERVICE.  (a)  A retiree who resumes service as a judicial officer other than by appointment or assignment described in Section 837.101 may not rejoin or receive credit in the retirement system for the resumed service.(b)  The retirement system shall suspend annuity payments to a retiree who resumes service described by this section.  A suspension of payments begins on the date a retiree takes the oath of office and ends on a date when:(1)  the retiree no longer holds the office;  and(2)  the retiree, or the retiree's beneficiary if the retiree has died, has applied to the retirement system for resumption of payments.(c)  Time during which annuity payments are suspended as provided by this section does not reduce the number of months payments are to be made under an optional benefit plan providing for a specific amount of benefits for a guaranteed number of months after retirement.(d)  Before a retiree takes the oath of office for a position as a judicial officer other than under appointment or assignment described by Section 837.101, the retiree shall notify the retirement system in writing of the resumption of office and the projected dates of service.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 72.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 838.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 838.001. Types of Creditable Service

Sec. 838.001.  TYPES OF CREDITABLE SERVICE.  The types of service creditable in the retirement system are:(1)  membership service;(2)  military service;  and(3)  equivalent membership service.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 73.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 838.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Service|Section 838.101. Current Service

Sec. 838.101.  CURRENT SERVICE.  Membership service is credited in the retirement system for each month in which a member holds a judicial office and for which the member makes the required contribution.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 73.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 838.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Service|Section 838.102. Service Credit Previously Canceled

Sec. 838.102.  SERVICE CREDIT PREVIOUSLY CANCELED.  If a person who has withdrawn contributions to the retirement system and canceled service credit under Section 837.003 subsequently rejoins the retirement system, the member may not become eligible for retirement benefits from the retirement system unless the person redeposits with the system the amount withdrawn, plus all membership fees due, plus interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal year at an annual rate of five percent from the date of withdrawal to the date of redeposit.  Payment under this section reestablishes the service credit canceled by the refund.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 73.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 838.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Service|Section 838.103. Military Service

Sec. 838.103.  MILITARY SERVICE.  (a)  An eligible member may establish service credit in the retirement system for military service performed that is creditable in the retirement system.(b)  A member eligible to establish military service credit is one who:(1)  has at least eight years of service credit in the retirement system;(2)  does not receive and is not eligible to receive federal retirement payments based on 20 years or more of active federal military duty; and(3)  has been released from military duty under conditions not dishonorable.(c)  Military service creditable in the retirement system is active duty federal military service.(d)  A member may establish one month of service credit for each month or fraction of a month of duty, but not more than 48 months of service credit in the retirement system for military service.(e)  A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum a contribution computed for each month of military service claimed at the rate of six percent of the member's current monthly state compensation, plus, if the member does not establish the credit before the first anniversary of the date of first eligibility, interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date of first eligibility to the date of deposit.(f)  The state shall contribute for each month of military service established under this section an amount computed on the basis of the member's current monthly state compensation at the rate of state contribution, as provided by Section 840.103(a), for the fiscal year in which the credit is established.(g)  The board of trustees may require members applying for credit under this section to submit any information the board considers necessary to enable it to determine eligibility for credit, amount of service, or amounts of required contributions.(h)  The retirement system shall use military service credit in computing death benefits and in determining eligibility to select an optional death benefit plan.(i)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 56(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 73.103 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 618 (S.B. 1459), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 838.1031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Service|Section 838.1031. Military Service Credit Governed by Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

Sec. 838.1031.  MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT GOVERNED BY UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT.  The retirement system may adopt rules to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq.) and other federal laws affecting the crediting of military service.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 37, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 838.1035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Service|Section 838.1035. Service in Excess of 20 Years

Sec. 838.1035.  SERVICE IN EXCESS OF 20 YEARS.  (a)  Subject to the limitation on the amount of a retirement annuity under Section 839.102(d), an eligible member may establish service credit in the retirement system for service in excess of 20 years performed before September 1, 2005.(b)  A member eligible to establish credit under Subsection (a) is one who elects to make contributions under Section 840.1025.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308, Sec. 41(4), eff. September 1, 2009.(d)  A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system a contribution computed for each month of qualifying service claimed at the rate of six percent of the member's current monthly state salary.(e)  The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1033 (H.B. 1114), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 41(4), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 838.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Service|Section 838.105. Alternative Payments to Establish or Reestablish Service Credit

Sec. 838.105.  ALTERNATIVE PAYMENTS TO ESTABLISH OR REESTABLISH SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  The board of trustees may adopt rules to provide procedures for making installment payments to establish or reestablish credit in the retirement system as alternatives to lump-sum payments otherwise authorized or required by this subtitle.  The methods may include payment by payroll deduction. (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), payments may not be made under a rule adopted under this section:(1)  to establish or reestablish service credit of a person who has retired or died;  or(2)  to establish current service under Section 838.101.(c)  Under a rule adopted under this section, the designated beneficiary of a deceased member or, if none exists, the personal representative of the decedent's estate may establish or reestablish service for which the member was eligible at the time of death if the establishment or reestablishment of the service would result in the payment of a death benefit annuity.(d)  The payment for the establishment or reestablishment of service under Subsection (c) must be made in a lump sum and completed before the first payment of a death benefit annuity, but not later than the 60th day after the date the retirement system receives notice of the death.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 838.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Service|Section 838.106. Credit for Year in Which Eligible for Office

Sec. 838.106.  CREDIT FOR YEAR IN WHICH ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE.(a)  A member may establish service credit in the retirement system for any calendar year during which the member held an office included in the membership of the retirement system.(b)  A member may establish service credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system a contribution computed for each month of credit claimed at the rate of six percent of the member's current monthly salary, plus, if the member does not establish credit before the first anniversary of the date of first eligibility, interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date of first eligibility to the date of deposit.(c)  For the purpose of Subsection (a), the term of a member leaving judicial office ends not later than December 31 regardless of the date on which the member's successor takes the oath of office.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1240, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 618 (S.B. 1459), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 838.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 838 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Establishment of Service|Section 838.107. Service Not Previously Established

Sec. 838.107.  SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.  The state shall make contributions for service not previously established that is established under Section 838.105 or 838.106 in the amount provided by Section 838.103(f) for military service.  The state contributions will be made at the time the service credit is granted.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|