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TX Govt Code § 840.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties|Section 840.002. Rulemaking

Sec. 840.002.  RULEMAKING.  Subject to the limitations of this subtitle, the board of trustees may adopt rules and provide for forms it considers necessary for the administration of the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties|Section 840.003. Administering System Assets

Sec. 840.003.  ADMINISTERING SYSTEM ASSETS.  (a)  All assets of the retirement system shall be credited to the trust fund provided by Section 840.305.  The board of trustees shall administer all assets of the retirement system.  The board is the trustee of the system's assets.(b)  The board of trustees may acquire, hold, manage, purchase, sell, assign, trade, transfer, and dispose of any security, evidence of debt, or other investment in which the retirement system's assets may be invested.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.003 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties|Section 840.004. Designation of Authority to Sign Vouchers

Sec. 840.004.  DESIGNATION OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN VOUCHERS.  The board of trustees shall file with the state comptroller of public accounts a duly attested copy of a board resolution that designates the authorized representatives, as provided by this chapter, who have authority to sign vouchers for payment from the funds administered by the board of trustees.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties|Section 840.005. Adopting Tables and Rates

Sec. 840.005.  ADOPTING TABLES AND RATES.  At least once every four years, the board of trustees by rule shall adopt interest rates and mortality, service, and other tables the board considers necessary for the retirement system after considering the results of the actuary's investigation of the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the system's members and beneficiaries under Section 815.206.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.005 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 530 (S.B. 301), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 840.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties|Section 840.006. Records of Board of Trustees

Sec. 840.006.  RECORDS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings.  Records of the board are open to public inspection.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.006 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties|Section 840.007. Report

Sec. 840.007.  REPORT.  Annually, the retirement system shall publish a report containing the following information:(1)  the retirement system's fiscal transactions of the preceding fiscal year;(2)  the amount of the system's accumulated cash and securities;  and(3)  the balance sheet showing the financial condition of the system for the preceding fiscal year.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.007 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter A. Powers and Duties|Section 840.008. Correction of Errors

Sec. 840.008.  CORRECTION OF ERRORS.  If an error in the records of the retirement system results in a person receiving more or less money than the person is entitled to receive under this subtitle, the retirement system shall correct the error and so far as practicable shall adjust future payments so that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which the person is entitled is paid.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.008 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.1025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter B. Collection of Membership Fees and Contributions; Appropriations|Section 840.1025. Contributions After 20 Years of Service Credit

Sec. 840.1025.  CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  A judicial officer who is a member of the retirement system and who accrues 20 years of service credit in the retirement system may elect to make contributions for each subsequent year of service credit that the member accrues by filing an application with the retirement system.(b)  A member who elects to make contributions under Subsection (a) shall contribute six percent of the member's state compensation for each payroll period in the manner provided by Sections 840.102(b)-(f).(c)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308, Sec. 41(6), eff. September 1, 2009.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1033 (H.B. 1114), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 41(6), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 840.1027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter B. Collection of Membership Fees and Contributions; Appropriations|Section 840.1027. Contributions After Attaining Rule of 70

Sec. 840.1027.  CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER ATTAINING RULE OF 70.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 840.102(h), a judicial officer who is a member of the retirement system and who has served at least 12 years on an appellate court and the sum of the member's age and amount of service credited in the retirement system equals or exceeds the number 70 may elect to make contributions for each subsequent year of service credit that the member accrues by filing an application with the retirement system.(b)  A member who elects to make contributions under Subsection (a) shall contribute six percent of the member's state compensation for each payroll period in the manner provided by Sections 840.102(b)-(f). (c)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308, Sec. 41(7), eff. September 1, 2009.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1203 (H.B. 617), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 11), Sec. 9, eff. December 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 41(7), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 840.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter B. Collection of Membership Fees and Contributions; Appropriations|Section 840.103. Collection of State Contributions

Sec. 840.103.  COLLECTION OF STATE CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  During each fiscal year, the state shall contribute to the retirement system an amount equal to a percentage of the aggregate state compensation of all contributing members of the retirement system for that year, as provided by Subsection (b)(1).(b)  Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the retirement system shall certify to the Legislative Budget Board and to the budget division of the governor's office for review:(1)  an actuarial valuation of the retirement system to determine the percentage of annual payroll required from the state to finance fully the retirement system as provided by Section 840.106;(2)  an estimate of the amount necessary to pay the state's contribution under Subdivision (1) for the following biennium;  and(3)  as a separate item, an estimate of the amount, in addition to anticipated receipts from membership fees, required to administer the retirement system for the following biennium.(c)  The amount certified under Subsection (b)(2) shall be included in the budget of the state that the governor submits to the legislature.  The legislature may appropriate money to pay administrative costs of the retirement system.(d)  Before September 1 of each year, the retirement system shall certify to the state comptroller of public accounts an estimate of the amount necessary to pay the state's contribution under Subsection (a) for the following fiscal year.(e)  All money allocated and appropriated by the state to the retirement system for benefits provided by the retirement system shall be paid, based on the annual estimate of the retirement system, in monthly installments to the retirement system.  The money required for state contributions shall be from money appropriated to pay the compensation of the member for whose benefit the contribution or fee is paid.  If the total of the estimated required payments is not equal to the total of the actual payments required for a fiscal year, the retirement system shall certify to the state comptroller of public accounts at the end of that year the amount required for necessary adjustments, and the comptroller shall make the required adjustments.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.103 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.56, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 840.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter B. Collection of Membership Fees and Contributions; Appropriations|Section 840.105. Employer Pickup of Member Contributions

Sec. 840.105.  EMPLOYER PICKUP OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  For all state compensation earned after December 31, 1989, by judicial officers who are members of the retirement system, the state shall pick up the member contributions required by Section 840.102.  The state shall pay the picked-up contributions to the retirement system from the same source that is used in paying state compensation to the judicial officer members.  These payments are in lieu of contributions by the members.  The state shall pick up these contributions by a corresponding reduction in the cash salaries of the members, by an offset against a future salary increase, or by a combination of a salary reduction and offset against a future salary increase.  Members do not have the option of choosing to receive the contributed amounts directly instead of having them paid by the state to the retirement system.(b)  Contributions picked up as provided by Subsection (a) shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment of the amounts under the United States Internal Revenue Code;  however, the state shall continue to withhold federal income taxes on these picked-up contributions until the Internal Revenue Service determines or the federal courts rule that pursuant to Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 414(h)) these picked-up contributions are not includable as gross income of the member until the time that they are distributed or made available.(c)  Member contributions picked up as provided by Subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the retirement system in the manner required by Section 840.102.  Member contributions picked up by the state shall be credited to the members' individual accounts and treated for all other purposes as if the amounts were a part of the members' compensation and had been deducted as provided by Section 840.102.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 56, Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 1989.  Renumbered from Title 110B, Sec. 75.105 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, Sec. 4.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter B. Collection of Membership Fees and Contributions; Appropriations|Section 840.106. Action Increasing Amortization Period

Sec. 840.106.  ACTION INCREASING AMORTIZATION PERIOD.  (a)  A rate of member or state contributions to or a rate of interest required for the establishment of credit in the retirement system may not be reduced or eliminated, a type of service may not be made creditable in the retirement system, a limit on the maximum permissible amount of a type of creditable service may not be removed or raised, a new monetary benefit payable by the retirement system may not be established, and the determination of the amount of a monetary benefit from the system may not be increased, if, as a result of the particular action, the time, as determined by an actuarial valuation, required to amortize the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement system would be increased to a period that exceeds 30 years by one or more years.(b)  If the amortization period for the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement system exceeds 30 years by one or more years at the time an action described by Subsection (a) is proposed, the proposal may not be adopted if, as a result of the adoption, the amortization period would be increased, as determined by an actuarial valuation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 840.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 840.201. Legal Adviser

Sec. 840.201.  LEGAL ADVISER.  The attorney general of the state is the legal adviser of the board of trustees.  The attorney general shall represent the board in all litigation.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.201 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 840.202. Medical Board

Sec. 840.202.  MEDICAL BOARD.  (a)  The board of trustees 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 retirement system may not be a member of the medical board.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 34(4), eff. September 1, 2019.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.202 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 34(4), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 840.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 840.203. Other Physicians

Sec. 840.203.  OTHER PHYSICIANS.  The board of trustees may employ physicians in addition to the medical board to report on special cases.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.203 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 840.204. Actuary

Sec. 840.204.  ACTUARY.  (a)  The board of trustees shall designate an actuary.(b)  An actuary employed under this section must be a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, or an enrolled actuary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.).(c)  At least once every five years the actuary, under the direction of the board of trustees, shall make an actuarial investigation of the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system.(d)  On the basis of tables adopted by the board of trustees under Section 840.005, the actuary shall make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system's funds annually.(e)  The actuary shall perform such other duties as are required by the board of trustees.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.204 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 840.205. Financial and Investment Services

Sec. 840.205.  FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT SERVICES.  The board of trustees may employ persons, either as full-time employees or as independent contractors, to assist the board in investing assets of the retirement system, in evaluating investments or investment services, or in otherwise managing financial operations of the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.205 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 840.206. Comptroller

Sec. 840.206.  COMPTROLLER.  (a)  The comptroller is the custodian of the securities, bonds, and funds of the retirement system, except as provided by Section 840.3011 or 840.3012 of this subtitle.(b)  The comptroller shall pay money from the trust fund of the retirement system on warrants drawn by the state comptroller supported on vouchers signed by the executive director and the chairman of the board of trustees or their authorized representatives.(c)  The comptroller annually shall furnish to the board of trustees a sworn statement of the amount of the retirement system's assets in the comptroller's custody.(d)  The board of trustees may, in the exercise of its constitutional discretion to manage the funds of the retirement system, select one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as custodian of all or part of the retirement system's assets.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.206 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 251, Sec. 9, 10, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.57, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 840.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 840.207. Compensation of Employees; Payment of Expenses

Sec. 840.207.  COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES;  PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.  (a)  The board of trustees shall compensate all persons whom it employs and shall pay all expenses necessary to operate the retirement system at rates and in amounts approved by the board.  Those rates and amounts may not exceed those paid for the same or similar service for the state.(b)  The board of trustees shall pay compensation and expenses required by Subsection (a) from an appropriate account of the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.207 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 840.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle E - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two|Chapter 840 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 840.209. Interest in Investment Profits Prohibited

Sec. 840.209.  INTEREST IN INVESTMENT PROFITS PROHIBITED.  Except for an interest in retirement funds as a member of the retirement system, a trustee or employee of the board of trustees may not have a direct or indirect interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the board and may not receive any pay or emolument for services other than the person's designated compensation and authorized expenses.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 75.209 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|