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TX Govt Code § 609.706 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.706. Authority of Plan Administrator

Sec. 609.706.  AUTHORITY OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  A plan administrator shall execute necessary contracts for the administration of the deferred compensation plan, subject to any prior approval required by the institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education that created the plan.(b)  A plan administrator shall develop and implement criteria and procedures for any matter not covered by this subchapter that the plan administrator considers appropriate for the operation of the deferred compensation plan.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.707 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.707. Investment and Transfer of Deferred Amounts and Income

Sec. 609.707.  INVESTMENT AND TRANSFER OF DEFERRED AMOUNTS AND INCOME.  The plan administrator shall:(1)  invest the deferred amounts and investment income of a participating employee in the qualified investment products designated by the employee;  and(2)  transfer the deferred amounts and investment income of a participating employee from one qualified investment product to another on the employee's request.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.708 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.708. Participation of Independent Contractors

Sec. 609.708.  PARTICIPATION OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.  (a)  The plan administrator shall determine whether a person who provides services as an independent contractor to an institution of higher education that created the plan may participate in the deferred compensation plan.(b)  For the purposes of Subchapter A and this subchapter, an independent contractor that is authorized to participate in a deferred compensation plan is treated as an employee of the institution of higher education creating the plan.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.709 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.709. Changing Amount Deferred

Sec. 609.709.  CHANGING AMOUNT DEFERRED.  An employee may change the amount to be deferred by notifying the plan administrator of the change in accordance with the requirements of the administrator.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.710 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.710. Distribution

Sec. 609.710.  DISTRIBUTION.  A plan administrator shall develop and implement procedures for:(1)  the designation by a participating employee of a beneficiary to receive the employee's deferred amounts and investment income after the employee's death;  and(2)  the distribution of a participating employee's deferred amounts and investment income to the employee or the employee's beneficiary, as appropriate, because of the employee's death or termination of employment, a financial hardship, or another reason permissible under federal law.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.711 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.711. Fee

Sec. 609.711.  FEE.  (a)  An institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education that creates a deferred compensation plan may assess a fee for the administration of the plan against each participating employee.(b)  The institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education shall determine the method for computing and assessing the fee.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.712 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.712. Evaluation and Approval of Qualified Vendor

Sec. 609.712.  EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED VENDOR.  (a)  A plan administrator shall develop and implement criteria and procedures for evaluating a vendor's application to become a qualified vendor.(b)  A plan administrator may not approve a vendor's application if the vendor is:(1)  a state or national bank or savings and loan association, the deposits of which are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;(2)  a credit union, the deposits of which are not insured by the National Credit Union Administration Board; or(3)  an insurance company that:(A)  is not a member of the Texas Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; or(B)  is an impaired or insolvent insurer under Chapter 463, Insurance Code.(c)  On written request, the Texas Department of Insurance shall certify in writing to a plan administrator whether an insurance company is prohibited from being approved as a qualified vendor under Subsection (b)(3).  The plan administrator may rely on the certification.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 567), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 609.713 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.713. Number of Vendors Under 457 Plan

Sec. 609.713.  NUMBER OF VENDORS UNDER 457 PLAN.  The plan administrator of a 457 plan shall determine the minimum and maximum number of vendors that may be qualified vendors for the plan at any given time.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.714 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.714. Contract With Qualified Vendor

Sec. 609.714.  CONTRACT WITH QUALIFIED VENDOR.  (a)  After a plan administrator approves an application of a vendor to become a qualified vendor, the plan administrator shall execute a written contract with the vendor to participate in the deferred compensation plan.(b)  A plan administrator shall develop and implement criteria and procedures for evaluating a qualified vendor's investment products to determine whether those products are acceptable as qualified investment products.(c)  A qualified vendor may offer to employees participating in a 457 plan only qualified investment products.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.715 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.715. Regulation of Qualified Vendors

Sec. 609.715.  REGULATION OF QUALIFIED VENDORS.  A plan administrator shall develop and implement requirements for qualified vendors and their employees concerning disclosure, reporting, standards of conduct, solicitation, advertising, relationships with participating employees, the nature and quality of services provided to those employees, and other matters.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.716 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans|Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education|Section 609.716. Transfer on Vendor's Failure

Sec. 609.716.  TRANSFER ON VENDOR'S FAILURE.  An institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education that creates a deferred compensation plan may authorize or require as a part of the plan that the plan administrator immediately transfer to the deferred compensation trust fund all deferred amounts and investment income from a vendor who fails to satisfy the requirements of this subchapter or the plan administrator.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.05, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 610.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 610 - Child Care Expense Salary Reductions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 610.001. Definitions

Sec. 610.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Program administrator" means:(A)  for a state employee employed by The University of Texas System or The Texas A&M University System, the applicable system;  or(B)  for every other state employee, the Employees Retirement System of Texas.(2)  "School district" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.13, Tax Code.(3)  "School district employee" means a person who receives compensation for service performed, other than as an independent contractor, for a school district.(4)  "State agency" means:(A)  a board, commission, department, office, or other agency that is in the executive branch of state government and that was created by the constitution or a statute of the state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;(B)  the legislature or a legislative agency;  or(C)  the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency.(5)  "State employee" means:(A)  a person who receives compensation for service performed, other than as an independent contractor, for a state agency;  or(B)  a district judge.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 610.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 610 - Child Care Expense Salary Reductions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 610.002. Eligible Expenses

Sec. 610.002.  ELIGIBLE EXPENSES.  Child care expenses are eligible for payment under a salary reduction agreement entered into under this chapter only if the expenses meet the requirements for exclusion from gross income as provided by Section 129 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 129).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 610.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 610 - Child Care Expense Salary Reductions|Subchapter B. State Employees|Section 610.011. Salary Reduction Agreements for State Employees

Sec. 610.011.  SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The state may enter into an agreement with a state employee to reduce the employee's periodic compensation paid by the state by an amount to be paid for child care expenses.(b)  A state employee may request the salary reduction agreement by filing a written request for the reduction, on a form prescribed by the program administrator, with the payroll officer of the state agency with which the employee is employed.(c)  A state employee is entitled to select the recipient of payments under the salary reduction agreement.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 610.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 610 - Child Care Expense Salary Reductions|Subchapter B. State Employees|Section 610.012. State Employees Paid Through Comptroller

Sec. 610.012.  STATE EMPLOYEES PAID THROUGH COMPTROLLER.  (a)  The payroll officer of a state agency having employees who are paid by warrant issued by the comptroller shall send to the program administrator a copy of each request filed by an employee of the agency under Section 610.011.(b)  If the program administrator determines that an employee's request meets the applicable requirements for exclusion from gross income for federal tax purposes, the program administrator, on the state's behalf, shall enter into a salary reduction agreement with the requesting employee.(c)  The comptroller shall make payments in the amount by which an employee's compensation is reduced in the manner specified by the employee's salary reduction agreement.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 610.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 610 - Child Care Expense Salary Reductions|Subchapter B. State Employees|Section 610.013. State Employees Not Paid Through Comptroller

Sec. 610.013.  STATE EMPLOYEES NOT PAID THROUGH COMPTROLLER.  (a)  The payroll officer of a state agency having employees who are not paid by warrant issued by the comptroller may enter into a salary reduction agreement with a requesting employee of the agency.(b)  A payroll officer who enters into the salary reduction agreement shall make payments in the amount by which an employee's compensation is reduced in the manner specified by the agreement.(c)  A payroll officer's actions under this section are subject to applicable rules adopted by the program administrator under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 610.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 610 - Child Care Expense Salary Reductions|Subchapter B. State Employees|Section 610.014. Rules

Sec. 610.014.  RULES.  The program administrator shall adopt rules for administering the program authorized by Section 610.011, including rules for determining eligibility for exclusion from gross income for federal tax purposes of amounts by which a state employee's salary may be reduced.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 610.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 610 - Child Care Expense Salary Reductions|Subchapter C. Other Public Employees|Section 610.021. Salary Reduction Agreements for School District Employees

Sec. 610.021.  SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The governing body of a school district may authorize a school district employee to enter into an agreement with the school district to reduce the periodic compensation paid the employee by the school district by an amount to be paid for child care expenses.(b)  The governing body of a school district may adopt rules for participating in and administering the program authorized by this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 613.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter A. Reemployment|Section 613.001. Definitions

Sec. 613.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Local governmental entity" means a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.(2)  "Military service" means service as a member of:(A)  the Armed Forces of the United States;(B)  the Texas National Guard;(C)  the Texas State Guard;  or(D)  a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.(3)  "Public employee" means an employee of the state, a state institution, or a local governmental entity.  The term does not include a temporary employee, an elected official, or an individual serving under an appointment that requires confirmation by the senate.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 613.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter A. Reemployment|Section 613.002. Reemployment to Same Position Following Military Service

Sec. 613.002.  REEMPLOYMENT TO SAME POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE.  (a)  A public employee who leaves a state position or a position with a local governmental entity to enter active military service is entitled to be reemployed:(1)  by the state or the local governmental entity;(2)  in the same department, office, commission, or board of this state, a state institution, or local governmental entity in which the employee was employed at the time of the employee's induction or enlistment in, or order to, active military service;  and(3)  in:(A)  the same position held at the time of the induction, enlistment, or order;  or(B)  a position of similar seniority, status, and pay.(b)  To be entitled to reemployment under Subsection (a), the employee must be:(1)  discharged, separated, or released from active military service under honorable conditions not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of induction, enlistment, or call to active military service;  and(2)  physically and mentally qualified to perform the duties of that position.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 613.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter A. Reemployment|Section 613.003. Reemployment to Another Position Following Military Service

Sec. 613.003.  REEMPLOYMENT TO ANOTHER POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE.  A public employee who cannot perform the duties of a position to which the employee is otherwise entitled under Section 613.002 because of a disability the employee sustained during military service is entitled to be reemployed in the department, office, commission, or board of the state, a state institution, or a local governmental entity in a position that the employee can perform and that has:(1)  like seniority, status, and pay as the former position;  or(2)  the nearest possible seniority, status, and pay to the former position.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 613.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter A. Reemployment|Section 613.004. Application for Reemployment

Sec. 613.004.  APPLICATION FOR REEMPLOYMENT.  (a)  A veteran eligible for reemployment under this chapter must apply for reemployment not later than the 90th day after the date the veteran is discharged or released from active military service.(b)  An application for reemployment must:(1)  be made to the head of the department, office, commission, or board of this state, the state institution, or the local governmental entity that employed the veteran before the veteran entered military service;(2)  be in writing;  and(3)  have attached to it evidence of the veteran's discharge, separation, or release from military service under honorable conditions.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 613.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter A. Reemployment|Section 613.005. Discharge Following Reemployment

Sec. 613.005.  DISCHARGE FOLLOWING REEMPLOYMENT.  An individual reemployed under this chapter may not be discharged from the position without cause before the first anniversary of the date of reemployment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 613.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter A. Reemployment|Section 613.006. Entitlement to Retirement or Other Benefits

Sec. 613.006.  ENTITLEMENT TO RETIREMENT OR OTHER BENEFITS.  An individual reemployed under this chapter is considered to have been on furlough or leave of absence during the time the individual was in military service and may participate in retirement or other benefits to which a public employee is or may be entitled.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 613.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service|Subchapter B. Enforcement|Section 613.021. Compliance With Law; Hearing

Sec. 613.021.  COMPLIANCE WITH LAW;  HEARING.  (a)  If a public official fails to comply with a provision of Subchapter A, a district court in the district in which the individual is a public official may require the public official to comply with the provision on the filing of a motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading by an individual entitled to a benefit under the provision.(b)  The court shall order a speedy hearing and shall advance the hearing on the calendar.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|