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TX Govt Code § 812.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 812.005. Termination of Membership

Sec. 812.005.  TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.(a)  A person's membership in the retirement system is terminated by:(1)  death of the person;(2)  retirement based on service credited in all classes of membership in which the person has service credit; or(3)  withdrawal of all of the person's accumulated contributions.(b)  A person terminates membership in one class of membership by:(1)  retirement based on service credited in the class;  or(2)  withdrawal of the person's accumulated contributions for service credited in the class.(c)  A person may terminate membership in one class and retain membership in the other.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 332, ch. 75, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 22.005 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 812.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter A. Membership|Section 812.006. Optional Membership

Sec. 812.006.  OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  In this section, "qualified employee" means a person who:(1)  has at least three years of service credit in the retirement system in the legislative branch that was accrued before June 18, 1993;(2)  was employed by an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, before December 31, 1998, and elected to participate in the optional retirement program under Chapter 830; and(3)  is actively participating in the optional retirement program.(b)  A qualified employee may make a one-time, irrevocable election in a manner provided by the retirement system to renew active participation in the system and cease participation in the optional retirement program.(c)  An employee who makes an election under this section is not eligible to establish service credit in the retirement system for service performed while participating in the optional retirement program.(d)  This section is contingent upon the receipt of a favorable Internal Revenue Service ruling addressing all tax issues.(e)  An election authorized by this section must be made within 90 days of the Internal Revenue Service ruling.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 812.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter B. Withdrawal of Contributions|Section 812.101. Criteria for Withdrawal

Sec. 812.101.  CRITERIA FOR WITHDRAWAL.  (a)  A member of the retirement system may withdraw all of the member's accumulated contributions for service credited in the employee class of membership if:(1)  the member does not hold a position included in that class;(2)  the member does not assume or resume, during the 30 days after the date on which the member terminates employment, a position included in that class;  and(3)  the member's application for withdrawal is filed before the member assumes or resumes a position included in that class.(b)  A member of the retirement system currently contributing in the elected class of membership may at any time stop contributing and withdraw the person's contributions made for service credited in that class.(c)  For a law enforcement or custodial officer, the withdrawal of accumulated contributions under Subsection (a) includes all of the officer's contributions made under Section 815.402(h) or 820.101(b), as applicable.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 22.101 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 321), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 812.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter B. Withdrawal of Contributions|Section 812.102. Procedure for Withdrawal

Sec. 812.102.  PROCEDURE FOR WITHDRAWAL.  A member initiates a withdrawal of contributions by filing an application for a refund with the retirement system or the agency or department with which the member holds or most recently held a position.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 22.102 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 812.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter B. Withdrawal of Contributions|Section 812.103. Effect of Withdrawal

Sec. 812.103.  EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL.  A withdrawal of contributions cancels a member's service credit and terminates the person's membership in, and all rights to benefits from, each class from which the withdrawal is made.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 22.103 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 812.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter B. Withdrawal of Contributions|Section 812.104. Deposits Refundable

Sec. 812.104.  DEPOSITS REFUNDABLE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), deposits representing interest or membership fees that are required of a member to establish service credit under Section 813.202, 813.302, 813.402, or 813.502 are not refundable.(b)  Deposits representing accumulated contributions are refundable to the member on application for a refund made as provided by Section 812.102.(c)  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.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 22.104 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 812.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter C. Resumption of State Service by a Retiree|Section 812.201. Eligibility for Retirement System Membership

Sec. 812.201.  ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a retiree may not rejoin the retirement system as a member of the class from which the person retired.(b)  A retiree who takes a position not included in a membership class from which the retiree receives retirement benefit payments:(1)  is required to become or remain a member if the position is included in the employee class;  or(2)  may elect to become or remain a member if the position is included in the elected class.(c)  A person who is retired from the elected class of membership and who again holds a position included in that class may elect to become a member again by filing notice with the retirement system.  Except as provided by Section 812.203(c), when benefit payments are resumed, the retirement system shall recompute the annuity selected at the time of the person's original retirement to include the additional service established during membership under this subsection.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2092, ch. 383, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1983.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 22.201 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 812.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter C. Resumption of State Service by a Retiree|Section 812.202. Benefits Not Affected

Sec. 812.202.  BENEFITS NOT AFFECTED.  (a)  The payment of benefits to a retiree is not affected by:(1)  the retiree's taking a position included in a class of membership other than a class from which the person retired;  or(2)  the retiree's serving the state as an independent contractor.(b)  The payment of benefits to a retiree for service credited in the employee class of membership is not affected by the retiree's taking a position included in the employee class.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 22.202 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 812.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter C. Resumption of State Service by a Retiree|Section 812.203. Benefits Affected

Sec. 812.203.  BENEFITS AFFECTED.  (a)  If a retiree takes the oath for a position included in the elected class of membership, the retirement system shall suspend annuity payments to the person for service that was credited in that class, until the person no longer holds that position.(b)  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 selection providing for a specific amount of benefits for a guaranteed number of months after retirement.(c)  If a member who originally retired with service credited at the time of that retirement only in the elected class of membership again retires, the person at the time of subsequent retirement may select an annuity based on service in the elected class as if the person were retiring for the first time.  If the person selects an annuity under Section 814.108(c)(3) or (c)(4), the retirement system shall reduce the number of months of guaranteed payment by the number of months for which an annuity was paid under the person's original retirement.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 199, ch. 18, Sec. 11, eff. Nov. 10, 1981;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2092, ch. 383, Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 1983.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 22.203 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 3(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 812.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter C. Resumption of State Service by a Retiree|Section 812.204. Notice

Sec. 812.204.  NOTICE.  (a)  Before a retiree begins work in a position included in the employee class of membership, the retiree and the head of the department, commission, board, agency, or institution at which the retiree will resume state service each shall notify the retirement system in writing of the retiree's name, the taking of a position, and the projected dates of service.(b)  Before a retiree from the elected class of membership takes the oath of office for a position included in that class, the retiree shall notify the retirement system in writing of the taking of a position and the projected dates of 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. 22.204 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 812.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter C. Resumption of State Service by a Retiree|Section 812.205. Waiting Period

Sec. 812.205.  WAITING PERIOD.  A member who retires from the employee class on or after May 31, 2009, may not return to work in a position included in the employee class of membership before the 90th day after the date of the retiree's original retirement.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 812.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 812 - Membership|Subchapter C. Resumption of State Service by a Retiree|Section 812.206. Return to Work Surcharge

Sec. 812.206.  RETURN TO WORK SURCHARGE.  (a)  This section applies only to a person who, on or after September 1, 2009:(1)  retires from the employee class; and(2)  is rehired as a retiree into a position that would otherwise include membership in the employee class.(b)  For each month that a department or agency of this state employs a person described by Subsection (a), the department or agency shall remit to the retirement system an amount equal to the amount of the state contribution that the department or agency would remit for an active member employed in the person's position.  The amount remitted shall be deposited as provided by Section 815.309.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 813.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 813.001. Types of Creditable Service

Sec. 813.001.  TYPES OF CREDITABLE SERVICE.  The types of service creditable in the retirement system are membership service and, if applicable, military service and equivalent membership service.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 297, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 321), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 813.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 813.0015. Provisions Applicable to Cash Balance Group Members

Sec. 813.0015.  PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CASH BALANCE GROUP MEMBERS.  The following provisions of this chapter do not apply to a cash balance group member:(1)  Sections 813.102, 813.104, 813.106, 813.202, 813.402, 813.403, 813.404, 813.502, 813.504, 813.505, 813.506, 813.509, 813.511, 813.513, and 813.514; and(2)  Subchapter D.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 321), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 813.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 813.002. Service Creditable in a Year

Sec. 813.002.  SERVICE CREDITABLE IN A YEAR.  The board of trustees by rule shall determine how much service in any year is equivalent to one year of creditable service, but in no case may all of a person's service in one year be creditable as more than one year of 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. 23.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 813.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Provisions Generally Applicable to Establishment of Service|Section 813.101. Determination of Required Deposits

Sec. 813.101.  DETERMINATION OF REQUIRED DEPOSITS.  The retirement system shall determine in each case the amount of money to be deposited by a member claiming credit for membership or military service previously canceled or not previously established.  The system may not provide benefits based on the claimed service until the determined amount has been fully paid.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 813.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Provisions Generally Applicable to Establishment of Service|Section 813.102. Service Credit Previously Canceled

Sec. 813.102.  SERVICE CREDIT PREVIOUSLY CANCELED.  (a)  A member who has withdrawn contributions and canceled service credit in a class of membership may, if eligible as provided by Section 813.403 or 813.504, reestablish the canceled service credit in the retirement system.(b)  A member may reestablish credit by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum the amount withdrawn from a membership class, plus interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date of withdrawal to the date of redeposit.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2006.|
TX Govt Code § 813.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Provisions Generally Applicable to Establishment of Service|Section 813.104. Alternative Payments and Methods to Establish or Reestablish Service Credit

Sec. 813.104.  ALTERNATIVE PAYMENTS AND METHODS 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 is currently retired or has died;  or(2)  to establish current service under Section 813.201.(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 of the service would result in the payment of a death benefit annuity or an increase in the amount 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.(e)  The retirement system may provide for the electronic filing of agreements to establish or reestablish service credit.  In this subsection, "electronic filing" has the meaning assigned by Section 814.010(a).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 964, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 14, 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 49, 50, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 813.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter B. Provisions Generally Applicable to Establishment of Service|Section 813.106. Service Not Previously Established

Sec. 813.106.  SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.  The state shall make contributions for service not previously established that is established under Section 813.104 in the amount provided by Section 813.202(c) for membership service or the amount provided by Section 813.302(d) for military service, as applicable.  The state contributions will be made at the time the service credit is granted.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 964, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 813.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter C. Establishment of Membership Service|Section 813.201. Current Service

Sec. 813.201.  CURRENT SERVICE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, service is credited in the applicable membership class for each month in which a member holds a position and for which the required contributions are made by the member and the state.(b)  A member may not accrue or establish service credit in the employee class of membership when the total amount of service credit, multiplied by the percentage in effect for computing annuities under Section 814.103, 814.105, or 814.107 would exceed the number 100.  When the maximum amount of service credit is accrued or established by a member in the employee or elected class, member and state contributions cease, although the member retains membership subject to Section 812.005.(c)  Service may not be credited in both membership classes for the same period unless one of the credits is for service established under Section 813.402 of this subtitle.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.201 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 616, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|