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TX Govt Code § 865.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.012. Local Board

Sec. 865.012.  LOCAL BOARD.  (a)  A local board is composed of:(1)  one trustee selected by the governing body of the political subdivision;(2)  except as provided by Subsection (a-1), three trustees who are active members representing a participating department chosen by a majority of the members in the department; and(3)  two trustees who are representatives of the political subdivision or unit of government who are chosen by the other members of the local board.(a-1)  If a participating department does not have a sufficient number of active members to serve on a local board under Subsection (a)(2), the other members of the local board, or if there are no other members of the local board, the governing body of the political subdivision shall select one or more trustees to serve under that subsection. A person selected under this subsection to serve as a trustee must be:(1)  a retiree of the pension system; or(2)  a beneficiary of the pension system who is the surviving spouse of a former member or retiree.(b)  Trustees of a local board serve staggered two-year terms.  At the first meeting of a local board, the trustees shall draw lots to determine the length of the term to be served, with the terms of two trustees to be two years and the terms of two trustees to be one year.  The first appointments of trustees appointed by other members of the local board are to be one trustee for a two-year term and one trustee for a one-year term.(c)  A local board shall hold not fewer than two meetings a year under Chapter 551.(d)  A vacancy on a local board is filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the procedure by which the position was originally filled.(e)  A local board shall elect a presiding officer from the trustees at its first meeting.(f)  At any meeting of a local board, a vote by a majority of the trustees present is necessary for a decision by the trustees.(g)  A trustee of a local board may not receive compensation for service as a trustee but may be reimbursed by the governing body of a participating department for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing local board functions.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 291 (H.B. 1725), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 865.0121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.0121. Delegation of Local Board Duties

Sec. 865.0121.  DELEGATION OF LOCAL BOARD DUTIES.  The state board by rule may adopt a procedure by which the duties of a local board may be delegated to the executive director if:(1)  trustees of the local board have not been appointed under Section 865.012(a) or (a-1); or(2)  the local board fails to perform its duties under this subtitle within a reasonable time, as determined by the board, including failure to hold the minimum number of meetings each year required by Section 865.012(c).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 865.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.013. Monitoring of Contribution Submission

Sec. 865.013.  MONITORING OF CONTRIBUTION SUBMISSION.  A local board shall monitor the timely submission of required contributions to the executive director.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.17, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 865.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.014. Local Contributions

Sec. 865.014.  LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  The governing body of a political subdivision shall contribute for each member performing emergency services or support services for the participating department for each month of service beginning on the date that the member enters the pension system at a rate determined in accordance with Subsection (b) and may make additional contributions as determined by the governing body of the political subdivision.  The pension system may collect from the governing body of the political subdivision any contributions the governing body fails to make under this section and associated interest accrued in accordance with Subsection (c).  The pension system shall deposit interest collected under this section into the fund.(b)  The state board by rule shall determine the minimum, and may determine a maximum, contribution for each member of a participating department for each month of qualified service at a rate the state board determines necessary, after consultation with the actuary, to make the pension system actuarially sound.(c)  Contributions required as provided by this section shall be paid at the times and in the manner that the state board prescribes by rule.  Contributions required by this section shall be submitted by electronic funds transfer, by wire transfer, or as an automated clearinghouse withdrawal (ACH debit) unless the executive director grants an exception based on the difficulty of the use of those payment methods.  Contributions that are not paid within the time required by the state board accrue interest at the most recent assumed actuarial rate of return on investments of the fund.(d)  The state board may by rule require a monthly contribution be made by the governing bodies of political subdivisions that do not participate in the pension system  but whose employees or former employees are members or retirees of the pension system in an amount necessary to pay the expenses of administering benefits for those persons.(e)  The attorney general may file suit to collect unpaid accrued interest.  Interest recovered shall be deposited in the fund.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.18, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 290 (H.B. 1707), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 865.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.015. State Contributions

Sec. 865.015.  STATE CONTRIBUTIONS.  The state shall contribute the amount necessary to make the pension system actuarially sound each year, except that the state's contribution may not exceed one-third of the total of all contributions by governing bodies in a particular year.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 865.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.016. Administrative Penalty

Sec. 865.016.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  The state board may impose an administrative penalty on a local board that fails to file a required report in a timely manner.(b)  The amount of the penalty may not exceed $5,000.  The amount shall be based on:(1)  the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;(2)  the history of previous violations;(3)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;(4)  efforts to correct the violation; and(5)  any other matter that justice may require.(c)  The state board may adopt rules for determining the amount of a penalty.(d)  The enforcement of the penalty may be stayed during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the clerk of the court or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty.  A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay the enforcement by filing an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, subject to the right of the state board to contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.(e)  The attorney general may file suit to collect the penalty.  Penalties recovered will be deposited in the fund.(f)  A proceeding to impose the penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 865.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.017. Interruption of Payments

Sec. 865.017.  INTERRUPTION OF PAYMENTS.  (a)  The pension system shall withhold payment of a monthly retirement annuity if a participating department attempts to provide information to the executive director relating to continued eligibility to receive the payments and the recipient fails to cooperate or provide the requested information.  The state board may adopt rules to enforce this subsection.(b)  The pension system may not begin service or disability retirement annuity or death benefit payments based on the service of a person whose local board or participating department head is not current in its filing of a required periodic report.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.19, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 865.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.018. Certification of Fund

Sec. 865.018.  CERTIFICATION OF FUND.  (a)  In this section, "qualified actuary" means a fellow of the Society of Actuaries or a member of the American Academy of Actuaries who has at least five years of experience with public retirement systems.(b)  The executive director and the state board shall certify the actuarial and financial soundness of the fund every two years with the assistance of a qualified actuary.(c)  An actuarial valuation conducted under this section must include:(1)  an analysis clearly shown in the valuation based on each of the following assumptions:(A)  no state contribution to the fund, including no state funding of administrative expenses; and(B)  a maximum state contribution to the fund, including state funding of administrative expenses; and(2)  the number of years required to amortize the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the pension system under each assumption under Subdivision (1).(d)  At least once every five years, the state board, with the assistance of the actuary, shall:(1)  audit the actuarial valuation required under this section; and(2)  conduct an actuarial experience study, the contents of which are determined by the state board in consultation with the actuary.(e)  The actuarial valuation and experience study required under Subsection (d) are not required to be conducted concurrently.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.20, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 865.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.019. Confidentiality of Information About Members, Retirees, and Beneficiaries

Sec. 865.019.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBERS, RETIREES, AND BENEFICIARIES.  (a)  Information contained in records that are in the custody of the pension system concerning an individual member, retiree, or beneficiary is confidential under Section 552.101 and may not be disclosed in a form identifiable with a specific individual unless:(1)  the information is disclosed to:(A)  the individual or the individual's attorney, guardian, executor, administrator, conservator, or other person who the executive director determines is acting in the interest of the individual or the individual's estate;(B)  a spouse or former spouse of the individual after the executive director determines that the information is relevant to the spouse's or former spouse's interest in member accounts, benefits, or other amounts payable by the pension system;(C)  a governmental official or employee after the executive director determines that disclosure of the information requested is reasonably necessary to the performance of the duties of the official or employee; or(D)  a person authorized by the individual in writing to receive the information; or(2)  the information is disclosed under a subpoena and the executive director determines that the individual will have a reasonable opportunity to contest the subpoena.(b)  This section does not prevent the disclosure of the status or identity of an individual as a member, former member, retiree, deceased member or retiree, or beneficiary of the pension system.(c)  The executive director may designate other employees of the pension system to make the necessary determinations under Subsection (a).(d)  A determination and disclosure under Subsection (a) may be made without notice to the individual member, retiree, or beneficiary.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.21, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 865.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.020. Medical Board

Sec. 865.020.  MEDICAL BOARD.  (a)  The state board 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 pension system may not be a member of the medical board.(c)  The medical board shall:(1)  investigate essential statements and certificates made by or on behalf of a member of the pension system in connection with an application for disability retirement or, as requested by the executive director, with an application for an on-duty death benefit; and(2)  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.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 2751), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.22, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 865.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 865 - Administration|Section 865.021. Complaint Files

Sec. 865.021.  COMPLAINT FILES.  (a)  The pension system shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the system.  The system shall maintain information about:(1)  parties to the complaint;(2)  the subject matter of the complaint;(3)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(4)  the disposition of the complaint.(b)  The pension system shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The pension system shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.23, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 1202.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1202 - Examination and Registration of Public Securities|Section 1202.001. Definitions

Sec. 1202.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Issuance" means the initial delivery by an issuer of evidence of an obligation of a public security issued by the issuer to the initial purchaser in exchange for the purchase price of the public security.(2)  "Issuer" means:(A)  an agency, authority, board, body politic, department, district, instrumentality, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation, or subdivision of this state;  or(B)  a nonprofit corporation acting for or on behalf of an entity described by Paragraph (A).(3)  "Public security" means an instrument, including a bond, note, certificate of obligation, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments due to be paid by an issuer, or other type of obligation that:(A)  is issued or incurred by an issuer under the issuer's borrowing power, without regard to whether it is subject to annual appropriation;  and(B)  is represented by an instrument issued in bearer or registered form or is not represented by an instrument but the transfer of which is registered on books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer.(4)  "Record of proceedings" means the record of an issuer's proceedings relating to the authorization of a public security or a credit agreement relating to a public security.(5)  "Credit agreement" means a loan agreement, revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit, letter of credit, reimbursement agreement, insurance contract, commitment to purchase a public security, purchase or sale agreement, interest rate swap agreement, or commitment or other agreement authorized by an issuer in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, resale, security, exchange, payment, purchase, remarketing, or redemption of a public security, interest on a public security, or both.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 802 (S.B. 495), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 1202.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1202 - Examination and Registration of Public Securities|Section 1202.002. Authority to Define Terms

Sec. 1202.002.  AUTHORITY TO DEFINE TERMS.  The attorney general may determine, by application of accepted legal principles, the meaning of a term used in this chapter, other than "issuance," "issuer," or "public security," and by rule define that term.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1202.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1202 - Examination and Registration of Public Securities|Section 1202.003. Review and Approval of Public Securities

Sec. 1202.003.  REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PUBLIC SECURITIES.  (a)  Before the issuance of a public security, the issuer shall submit the public security and the record of proceedings to the attorney general.(b)  If the attorney general finds that the public security has been authorized to be issued in conformity with law, the attorney general shall:(1)  approve the public security;  and(2)  deliver to the comptroller:(A)  a copy of the attorney general's legal opinion stating that approval;  and(B)  the record of proceedings.(c)  Unless exempted by Section 1202.007, the issuance of a public security except in compliance with this chapter is prohibited.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1202.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1202 - Examination and Registration of Public Securities|Section 1202.004. Fee for Examination by Attorney General

Sec. 1202.004.  FEE FOR EXAMINATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  When an issuer submits a record of proceedings to the attorney general for examination and approval as provided by law, the issuer shall pay a nonrefundable examination fee to the attorney general in accordance with this section.(b)   If the issuer is issuing multiple series of a single public security issue, the issuer shall pay the fee prescribed by this section for each series.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the nonrefundable examination fee required by this section is equal to the lesser of:(1)  one-tenth of one percent of the principal amount of the public security to which the record of proceedings relates; or(2)  $9,500.(d)  The minimum examination fee required by this section is $750.(e)  The attorney general may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 802 (S.B. 495), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 1202.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1202 - Examination and Registration of Public Securities|Section 1202.005. Registration

Sec. 1202.005.  REGISTRATION.  On receipt of documents required by Section 1202.003(b)(2) from the attorney general, the comptroller shall register:(1)  the public security;  and(2)  the record of proceedings.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 1202.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 9 - Public Securities|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1202 - Examination and Registration of Public Securities|Section 1202.006. Validity and Incontestability

Sec. 1202.006.  VALIDITY AND INCONTESTABILITY.  (a)  A public security and any contract the proceeds of which are pledged to the payment of the public security are valid and incontestable in a court or other forum and are binding obligations for all purposes according to their terms:(1)  after the public security is approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller;  and(2)  on issuance of the public security.(b)  In any action brought to enforce the collection of county or municipal bonds that are payable from ad valorem taxes and that have been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, the certificate of the attorney general shall be admitted as evidence of the validity of the bonds and the interest coupons pertaining to the bonds.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|