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TX Civ Stat § 6.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.04. Termination During First 2-1/2 Years

Sec. 6.04. TERMINATION DURING FIRST 2-1/2 YEARS.  If, during the first 2-1/2 years of disability retirement, a retiree recovers to the extent that the person is able to perform the duties of the person's job as a firefighter, the board of trustees may terminate the retirement benefit and restore the person to active service at not less than the same rank the person held at the time of disability retirement.
TX Civ Stat § 6.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.05. Continuation After First 2-1/2 Years

Sec. 6.05. CONTINUATION AFTER FIRST 2-1/2 YEARS.  After a retiree has received disability retirement benefits from the fund for at least 2-1/2 years, the board of trustees from time to time may review the situation of the person to determine the status of the disability.  The board of trustees may ask the medical board for its opinion of the status of the disability.  If the board of trustees determines that the person has recovered to the extent that the person is able to be employed, the board of trustees may:(1) continue to pay the full disability retirement benefit;(2) pay a reduced disability retirement benefit in an amount commensurate with the person's disability as determined by the board;  or(3) discontinue payment of a disability benefit.
TX Civ Stat § 6.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.06. Application; Physician's Statement; Medical Board Action

Sec. 6.06. APPLICATION;  PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT;  MEDICAL BOARD ACTION.    (a)  An application for disability retirement must be accompanied by a written statement, on a form approved by the board of trustees, signed by a physician of the member's choice.  The member shall pay any costs of or fees for obtaining the physician's statement and shall file the application and statement with the fund.  As soon as possible after the application is filed, the medical board shall evaluate the medical and other pertinent information concerning the member's application.(b) The medical board may require any firefighter to obtain additional medical opinions before issuing a certificate that the member is unable, as a result of physical or mental disability, to perform the duties of the member's occupation as a firefighter.  The fund shall pay any costs or fees of examination by a person other than the member's own physician.(c) A certificate from the medical board may include a finding by that board that the disability is likely to be temporary or is likely to be total and permanent.(d) The board of trustees at any time may require a person receiving a disability retirement benefit under this Act to appear and undergo a medical examination by a physician selected by the board of trustees or the medical board for that purpose.  The result of the examination and report by that physician shall be considered by the board of trustees in determining whether the disability retirement benefit will be continued, increased, if less than the maximum provided by this Act, decreased, or discontinued.
TX Civ Stat § 6.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.07. Evidence of Income of Disability Retiree

Sec. 6.07. EVIDENCE OF INCOME OF DISABILITY RETIREE.  The board of trustees may require a person receiving disability retirement benefits under this Act to provide evidence of annual income.  The board of trustees may consider the evidence in any determination of ability to be employed.  The board of trustees may reduce or discontinue disability retirement benefit payments to a person who fails or refuses to produce information which the board of trustees has required under this section.
TX Civ Stat § 6.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.08. Reinstatement; Service Retirement Eligibility

Sec. 6.08. REINSTATEMENT;  SERVICE RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY.    (a)  The board of trustees may reinstate any disability retirement benefit that previously has been terminated or reduced if the disabled firefighter's condition has worsened as a result of the same cause for which the person was previously granted disability retirement.(b) If a person's disability retirement benefit is reduced or discontinued and the person is or subsequently becomes eligible for service retirement under other provisions of this Act, the person is entitled to the service retirement benefit on meeting all requirements for that benefit, reduced by the amount of any disability retirement benefit that the person continues to receive from the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 6.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 6.09. No Benefits While Receiving Salary

Sec. 6.09. NO BENEFITS WHILE RECEIVING SALARY.  A person may not receive disability retirement benefits for any period during which the person receives full salary or compensation from the fire department, including payments received while on sick leave.
TX Civ Stat § 7.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.01. Surviving Spouse of Firefighter

Sec. 7.01. SURVIVING SPOUSE OF FIREFIGHTER.  If a firefighter dies before retirement, the firefighter's surviving spouse is entitled to receive an immediate monthly benefit from the fund of 75 percent of the service retirement benefit that the firefighter would have received if the firefighter had retired on the date of death, but not less than 75 percent of the monthly payment the decedent would have received based on 20 years of service credit.
TX Civ Stat § 7.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.02. Surviving Spouse of Retiree

Sec. 7.02.  SURVIVING SPOUSE OF RETIREE.  (a)  On the death of a retiree, the retiree's surviving spouse is entitled to receive an immediate monthly benefit from the fund of 75 percent of the retirement benefit that was being paid to the retiree if the spouse:(1)  was married to the retiree at the time of the retiree's retirement;  or(2)  married the retiree after the retiree's retirement and was married to the retiree for at least 24 consecutive months.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(1) of this section, with respect to an informal marriage established in this state, a surviving spouse is considered married to a retiree as of the date a declaration of informal marriage was recorded in accordance with Subchapter E, Chapter 2, Family Code.
TX Civ Stat § 7.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.03. Surviving Spouse of Former Firefighter

Sec. 7.03. SURVIVING SPOUSE OF FORMER FIREFIGHTER.    (a)  An immediate monthly benefit is payable to the surviving spouse of a former firefighter who:(1) before termination of employment with the fire department had accumulated at least 10 years of service credit in the fund and had made required contributions to the fund for a period of at least 10 years;  and(2) did not withdraw the member's contributions from the fund at the time of or after the termination of employment.(b) If the former firefighter died before attaining 50 years of age, the benefit is payable only if the spouse was married to the former firefighter on the date of the former firefighter's termination of employment with the fire department.(c) If the former firefighter died after attaining 50 years of age, the benefit is payable only if the spouse was married to the former firefighter when the member attained 50 years of age.(d) The amount of the benefit payable under this section is 75 percent of the retirement benefit the former firefighter either was receiving or was entitled to receive at age 50.
TX Civ Stat § 7.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.04. Duration of Spouse's Benefit

Sec. 7.04. DURATION OF SPOUSE'S BENEFIT.  The benefit payable to a surviving spouse is payable throughout the surviving spouse's remaining lifetime.  A surviving spouse whose benefit was terminated under this section as it existed before September 1, 1997, is entitled to receive a benefit beginning on the date the surviving spouse files an application for resumption of benefits with the board of trustees, but is not entitled to receive a benefit for the period in which the benefit was terminated under the former law.
TX Civ Stat § 7.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.05. Surviving Children's Benefit

Sec. 7.05. SURVIVING CHILDREN'S BENEFIT.    (a)  On the death of a member, if there is no surviving spouse, a benefit is payable to the decedent's surviving dependent children, if any.  The total monthly benefit payable under this subsection is 75 percent of the monthly payment that the decedent would have received under the service retirement benefit described by Section 5.04 of this Act, but not less than 75 percent of the monthly payment the decedent would have received based on 20 years of service credit.  If there is more than one dependent child of the decedent, each dependent child is entitled to receive an equal share of the total monthly payment under this subsection.(b) On the death of a member under this Act, if there is a surviving spouse, a benefit is payable to each of the decedent's surviving dependent children, if any.  The monthly amount of the benefit payable to each child is 15 percent of the monthly payment that the decedent would have received under the service retirement benefit described by Section 5.04 of this Act, but not less than 15 percent of the monthly payment the decedent would have received based on 20 years of service credit.  If the decedent left more than five surviving dependent children, the monthly benefit payable to each dependent child shall be reduced so that the total monthly benefit payable under this subsection does not exceed the total monthly benefit that would have been payable if the decedent had left no surviving spouse.(c) Payments by the fund to a dependent child under this section shall cease on the earliest of the date of the child's death, marriage, or attainment of age 22.
TX Civ Stat § 7.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.06. Payments to Dependent Parents

Sec. 7.06. PAYMENTS TO DEPENDENT PARENTS.  If a deceased member leaves no surviving spouse, no surviving designated beneficiary, and no surviving children entitled to receive a benefit under this Act but is survived by one or more dependent parents, the dependent parent, or one of the surviving parents designated by the board of trustees, is entitled to receive a monthly benefit payment equal to the monthly amount that would have been payable to a surviving spouse of the deceased.  All payments under this section cease on the death of the surviving dependent parent.
TX Civ Stat § 7.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.07. Increase in Survivors' Benefits

Sec. 7.07. INCREASE IN SURVIVORS' BENEFITS.  On the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board of trustees either or both of the following actions may be taken:(1) benefits to dependent children may be increased to an amount not to exceed the amount recommended by the board's actuary;  or(2) benefits to surviving spouses may be increased to an amount not to exceed the maximum approved by the actuary.
TX Civ Stat § 7.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.08. Person Causing Death of Member or Beneficiary

Sec. 7.08. PERSON CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR BENEFICIARY.    (a)  A benefit payable on the death of a member or beneficiary may not be paid to a person convicted of causing that death, but instead a benefit is payable as provided by Subsection (c) of this section to a person who would be entitled to the benefit had the convicted person predeceased the decedent.  If no person would be entitled to the benefit, the benefit is payable to the decedent's estate.(b) The fund is not required to pay a benefit under Subsection (a) of this section unless it receives actual notice of the conviction of the person who would have been entitled to the benefits.  However, the fund may delay payment of a benefit payable on the death of a member pending the results of a criminal investigation and of legal proceedings relating to the cause of death.(c) The benefit payable under Subsection (a) of this section is a refund of the member's accumulated contributions and interest, reduced by any annuity payments that may have been made as a result of the member's retirement.(d) For the purposes of this section, a person has been convicted of causing the death of a member or beneficiary if the person:(1) has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty by a court of an offense at the trial of which it is established that the person's intentional, knowing, or reckless act or omission resulted in the death of the person who was the member or beneficiary, regardless of whether sentence is imposed or probated;  and(2) has no appeal of the conviction pending and the time provided for appeal has expired.
TX Civ Stat § 7.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 7. Survivor's Benefits|Section 7.09. Surviving Beneficiary of Certain Unmarried Members

Sec. 7.09. SURVIVING BENEFICIARY OF CERTAIN UNMARRIED MEMBERS.    (a)  On the death of a retiree or of a member who is eligible for retirement but has not retired, a benefit is payable under this section if:(1) the retiree or member designated a beneficiary to receive the benefit payable under this section on a form filed with the fund;  and(2) this Act does not otherwise provide a benefit payable to a surviving spouse or child of the member or retiree.(b) The benefit payable under this section is an immediate monthly benefit from the fund of 75 percent of the amount of the:(1) retirement benefit that was being paid to the retiree;  or(2) normal service retirement benefit that the member would have received if the member had retired on the date of death.(c) If the designated beneficiary of a retiree or member is 10 or more years younger than the retiree or member at the time of the retiree's or member's death, the amount of the benefit payable under Subsection (b) of this section shall be reduced to the actuarial equivalent of the benefit that would have been payable if the beneficiary and the retiree or member were the same age.(d)  The board of trustees may adopt rules to establish procedures for and requirements governing a member's designation of a beneficiary under this section.
TX Civ Stat § 8.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 8. Deferred Retirement Option Plan|Section 8.01. Member Remaining in Active Service

Sec. 8.01. MEMBER REMAINING IN ACTIVE SERVICE.  In lieu of either leaving active service and beginning to receive a service retirement annuity under Section 5.01 of this Act or remaining in active service and continuing to accrue additional service credit under Section 5.02 of this Act, a member who is eligible to receive a normal service retirement benefit under Section 5.01 of this Act may remain in active service, become a participant in the deferred retirement option plan ("DROP") in accordance with Sections 8.02 and 8.03 of this Act, and defer the beginning of the person's retirement annuity.  Once an election to participate in the DROP has been made, the election continues in effect as long as the member remains in active service as a firefighter.  When the member leaves active service, the member may apply for a service retirement annuity under Section 5.01 of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 8.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 8. Deferred Retirement Option Plan|Section 8.02. Election to Participate in Drop

Sec. 8.02. ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN DROP.  The election to participate in the DROP shall be made in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees.  The election may be made at any time on or after the date the member becomes eligible for normal service retirement under Section 5.01 of this Act or early retirement under Section 5.05 of this Act and becomes effective on the first day of the first month after the date of the election.  At the same time that a member makes an election to participate in the DROP, the member must agree in writing to terminate service with the fire department on a date not later than the seventh anniversary of the effective date of the election under this section.  An agreement to terminate service is binding on the member and the fire department, except that the member may terminate active service at any time before the date selected.  An election to participate in the DROP has no effect on either the municipality's or the member's contributions under Section 10.01 of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 8.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 8. Deferred Retirement Option Plan|Section 8.03. Credits to Member's Drop Account

Sec. 8.03. CREDITS TO MEMBER'S DROP ACCOUNT.  Each month after a member makes an election to participate in the DROP and until the member's retirement, the board of trustees shall cause an amount equal to the retirement annuity that the member would have received under Section 5.04 of this Act for that month if the member had left active service and been granted a retirement annuity on the effective date of the election under Section 8.02 of this Act to be credited to a separate DROP account maintained within the fund for the benefit of the member.  The member's contributions under Section 10.01(d) of this Act made after the effective date of the election to participate in the DROP shall also be credited to the member's DROP account.  Amounts held in a member's DROP account shall be credited at the end of each calendar month with interest at a rate equal to one-twelfth of five percent until the member's retirement.
TX Civ Stat § 8.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 8. Deferred Retirement Option Plan|Section 8.04. Amount of Credits to Member's Drop Account

Sec. 8.04. AMOUNT OF CREDITS TO MEMBER'S DROP ACCOUNT.  The amount credited monthly to the member's DROP account:(1) shall be increased as a result of any increase in the formula used in computing service retirement benefits under Section 5.04 of this Act that occurs after the effective date of the member's election to participate in the DROP but before the effective date of the member's retirement;(2) shall be increased by any annual cost-of-living adjustments under Section 9.04 of this Act that occur between the effective date of the member's election to participate in the DROP and the effective date of the member's retirement but only as to amounts credited to the member's DROP account after a cost-of-living adjustment;  and(3) is subject to the limitations prescribed by Section 9.03 of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 8.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243e.1. Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund in Cities of 450,000 to 500,000|Article 8. Deferred Retirement Option Plan|Section 8.05. Distributions From Member's Drop Account

Sec. 8.05. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBER'S DROP ACCOUNT.    (a)  On leaving active service as a firefighter and beginning to receive a retirement annuity, a member who participates in the DROP shall begin to receive the amount credited to the person's DROP account under either of the following methods of distribution selected by the member:(1) a single-payment distribution made at a time selected by the member but not later than April 1 of the year after the member attains 70-1/2 years of age;  or(2) in not more than four payments, which may be equal or unequal as the member may determine, all of which must occur not later than April 1 of the year after the member attains 70-1/2 years of age.(b) The DROP account balance of a member shall be credited at the end of each calendar month with interest at a rate equal to one-twelfth of five percent.(c) A member may not receive a distribution from the member's DROP account before termination of active service as a firefighter.  A member shall notify the fund in writing, on a form that the board of trustees may prescribe, at least 30 days before each distribution made under this section.(d)  The board of trustees may adopt rules that modify the availability of distributions under Subsection (a) of this section, provided that the modifications do not:(1)  impair the distribution rights under that subsection; or(2)  cause distributions to occur later than required under Section 401(a)(9), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.