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TX Civ Stat § 3.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 3. Tax Qualification|Section 3.01. Tax Qualification

Sec. 3.01. TAX QUALIFICATION.  The legislature intends that this Act be construed and administered in a manner under which the pension fund's benefit plan will be a qualified plan under Section 401(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401(a)).  The board may adopt rules to qualify the plan if necessary, and the rules are considered part of the plan.
TX Civ Stat § 4.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 4. Membership|Section 4.01. Membership in Fund; Eligibility

Sec. 4.01. MEMBERSHIP IN FUND;  ELIGIBILITY.    (a)  A person who has been properly appointed and enrolled as a police officer in a municipality adopting this Act automatically becomes a member of the pension fund of the municipality on the 91st day after the date the municipality adopts the fund created by this Act, except as provided under Section 11.01 of this Act.  A person who is already a member of and contributor to a municipality's police pension fund retains and is entitled to all rights and privileges due the person by virtue of having been such a member and contributor.(b) A person who is not a member of the pension fund on the date for automatic membership under Subsection (a) of this section and who becomes properly appointed and enrolled as a police officer of a municipality adopting the fund created by this Act automatically becomes a member of the fund as a condition of the person's employment, except as provided under Section 11.01 of this Act.(c) A part-time police officer, a temporary police officer performing emergency services, or a police officer compensated on a fee basis is not eligible for membership in the pension fund.
TX Civ Stat § 5.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 5. Service Credit|Section 5.01. Service

Sec. 5.01. SERVICE.  Except as provided by Section 5.02 of this Act, a member shall receive credit for service during all periods of employment by the municipality as a police officer.  Service credit is used in determining the eligibility for benefits and the amount of benefits to which the member is entitled under this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 5.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 5. Service Credit|Section 5.02. Vesting

Sec. 5.02. VESTING.  No right to retirement benefits provided under this Act vests until a member completes five years of service.
TX Civ Stat § 5.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 5. Service Credit|Section 5.03. Break in Service

Sec. 5.03. BREAK IN SERVICE.    (a)  A member has a break in service if the member's employment with the municipality is terminated by reason of the member's quitting, retiring, or being discharged and the member is rehired.  An authorized leave of absence, as described in Subsection (b) or (c) of this section, does not constitute a break in service if the member returns to work at the end of the leave.(b) A member who is granted a leave of absence for military service is entitled to receive service credit for the period of military service if the member:(1) is honorably discharged;(2) returns to active employment with the municipality not later than the 90th day after the date the member is discharged;  and(3) is employed by the municipality for at least one full year after the member's return.(c) A member who is granted a leave of absence for reasons other than military service is entitled to receive service credit for the leave if:(1) the leave of absence is for a period of three months or less;  and(2) the member returns to active employment before the expiration of the leave period.(d) A determination as to whether a member was absent or at work shall be made by the board on the basis of whether the member received compensation from the municipality for the period in question.  The decision of the board based on the municipality's payroll records is final and binding on the member and the member's beneficiaries.(e) A member who has a break in service loses credit for all prior service unless the member makes a contribution to the fund in an amount that may be authorized by the board and certified by the actuary for the fund.  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a member may not be given credit for time not employed in the police department.
TX Civ Stat § 6.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 6. Contributions|Section 6.01. Contribution of Members and Participation in Fund; Wage Deductions

Sec. 6.01.  CONTRIBUTION OF MEMBERS AND PARTICIPATION IN FUND; WAGE DEDUCTIONS.  Subject to modification under Section 11.01 of this Act, each member shall make contributions to the fund, and the municipality is authorized to deduct 12 percent of the member's monthly wages as contributions to the fund for service rendered after August 31, 2019.
TX Civ Stat § 6.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 6. Contributions|Section 6.02. Pickup of Member Contributions

Sec. 6.02. PICKUP OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.    (a)  As provided by Section 414(h)(2), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 414(h)(2)), the municipality shall pick up and pay a member's required contribution.  Although the contributions so picked up are designated as member contributions, the contributions shall be treated as contributions being paid by the municipality in lieu of contributions by the member for determining tax liability under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and are not included in the gross income of the member until the amounts are distributed or made available to the member or the member's beneficiary.  The member may not choose to receive the picked-up contributions directly, and the picked-up contributions must be paid by the municipality to the fund.(b) Member contributions picked up under Subsection (a) of this section are included in the compensation of the member for purposes of determining benefits and contributions under the fund.(c) The municipality shall pay the member contributions from the same source of funds used in paying compensation to the member by reducing the gross compensation of the member.
TX Civ Stat § 6.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 6. Contributions|Section 6.03. Contributions by Municipality

Sec. 6.03.  CONTRIBUTIONS BY MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  Subject to modification under Section 11.01 of this Act and not later than the 15th business day after the first day of the municipality's fiscal year, the municipality shall contribute to the fund 18 percent of payroll based on authorized positions, as determined by the municipality.(b)  Not later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the municipality makes a contribution under Subsection (a) of this section, the municipality shall:(1)  calculate the difference, if any, between the amount of the municipality's actual payroll for the applicable fiscal year and the amount of payroll on which its contribution under Subsection (a) of this section was based; and(2)  contribute to the fund an amount equal to the municipality's applicable contribution rate multiplied by the amount of the difference calculated under Subdivision (1) of this subsection.
TX Civ Stat § 6.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 6. Contributions|Section 6.04. Municipality's Liability

Sec. 6.04.  MUNICIPALITY'S LIABILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the municipality may not be held liable or responsible for any claim or asserted claim for benefits under the fund, but all claims shall be paid from the money for which provisions have been made under the terms of the plan and fund.(b)  The municipality shall pay the pension fund, in the manner provided by Subsection (d) of this section, money in an amount sufficient to offset any negative financial impact to the fund, as determined by the actuary for the fund, caused by a unilateral action taken by the municipality, including a reduction by the municipality in the number of the municipality's police officers.(c)  The actuary for the fund, as part of the actuary's actuarial valuation of the fund, shall annually determine whether a reduction in the number of municipal police officers by a municipality had a negative financial impact to the fund.(d)  If the actuary determines a negative financial impact to the fund has occurred under this section, the municipality shall:(1)  provide additional funding to the fund in the time frame prescribed for making contribution increases under Section 11.01(b-1) of this Act; and(2)  continue to provide the funding described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection until the negative impact of the action is eliminated as determined by the actuary for the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 6.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 6. Contributions|Section 6.05. Loans to Members

Sec. 6.05. LOANS TO MEMBERS.  A member may borrow from the member's contributions to the fund as approved by the board based on the rules adopted by the board in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The rules must be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner.
TX Civ Stat § 7.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 7. Retirement Pensions|Section 7.01. Normal Pension

Sec. 7.01. NORMAL PENSION.  A member who retires on or after the member's 65th birthday is entitled to receive a monthly amount equal to the following:(1) 1.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 15 years;  plus(2) 1.65 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 15 years, not to exceed an additional 15 years, for a total of 30 years.
TX Civ Stat § 7.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 7. Retirement Pensions|Section 7.02. Early Pension

Sec. 7.02. EARLY PENSION.    (a)  A member who terminates service on or after the member's 55th birthday but before the member's 65th birthday and who has at least 10 years of service credited in the fund is entitled to receive a monthly amount equal to a benefit determined as a fraction of the following amount:(1) 1.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the sum of the number of full and fractional years of service, not to exceed 15 years, plus the number of years and full months from the date of termination of employment to the member's 65th birthday;  plus(2) 1.65 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the sum of the number of full and fractional years of service, not to exceed an additional 15 years, for a total of 30 years, plus the number of years and full months from date of termination of employment to the member's 65th birthday.(b) The fraction used to compute an early retirement benefit is determined by dividing the number of full and fractional years of service by the sum of the number of full and fractional years of service plus the number of years and full months from date of termination to the member's 65th birthday.(c) If payment of an early pension begins before the member's 65th birthday, the amount determined under Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be reduced by 1/180th for each of the first 60 months and 1/360th for each of the next 60 months by which the starting date of pension payments precedes that birthday.
TX Civ Stat § 7.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 7. Retirement Pensions|Section 7.03. Special Early Pension

Sec. 7.03. SPECIAL EARLY PENSION.    (a)  A member who terminates service with the municipality on or after the date the member has 20 years of service credited in the fund shall receive a monthly amount beginning the first day of the month following the later of the member's 45th birthday or the date of termination of service.  If the member retires before reaching age 62, the member's pension is determined by the following formulas:(1) the pension benefit payable until the age of 62 is equal to the following:(A) 1.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 15 years;  plus(B) 1.65 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 15 years, not to exceed an additional 10 years, for a total of 25 years;  plus(C) 1.0 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 25 years but not to exceed an additional five years, for a total of 30 years;  plus(D) 1.075 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service limited to 20 years;  plus(E) 3.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 20 years, not to exceed an additional five years;  and(2) the pension benefit payable after the member reaches age 62 is equal to the following:(A) 1.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 15 years;  plus(B) 1.65 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 15 years, not to exceed an additional 15 years, for a total of 30 years.(b) A member who terminates service with the municipality on or after the date the member has 20 years of service credited in the fund and who retires on or after age 62 is entitled to receive a monthly amount equal to:(1) 1.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 15 years;  plus(2) 1.65 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 15 years, not to exceed an additional 15 years, for a total of 30 years.
TX Civ Stat § 7.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 7. Retirement Pensions|Section 7.04. Extra-Special Early Pension

Sec. 7.04. EXTRA-SPECIAL EARLY PENSION.    (a)  A member who terminates service after having 25 years of service credited in the fund and who retires before the age of 62 is entitled to receive a monthly amount determined by the following formulas:(1) the pension benefit payable up to the age of 62 equals the following:(A) 1.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 15 years;  plus(B) 1.65 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 15 years, not to exceed an additional 10 years, for a total of 25 years;  plus(C) 1.0 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 25 years, not to exceed an additional five years, for a total of 30 years;  plus(D) 1.075 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 20 years;  plus(E) 3.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 20 years, not to exceed an additional five years;  and(2) the pension benefit payable after the member reaches age 62 is equal to the following:(A) 1.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 15 years;  plus(B) 1.65 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 15 years, not to exceed an additional 15 years, for a total of 30 years.(b) A member who meets the requirements for an extra-special early pension and who retires on or after age 62 is entitled to receive a monthly amount equal to the following:(1) 1.35 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 15 years;  plus(2) 1.65 percent of the member's average monthly compensation multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of 15 years, not to exceed an additional 15 years, for a total of 30 years.
TX Civ Stat § 7.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 7. Retirement Pensions|Section 7.05. Reemployment of Retired Members Eligible to Receive Certain Pensions

Sec. 7.05. REEMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED MEMBERS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CERTAIN PENSIONS.  If a retired member eligible to receive a normal, early, special early, or deferred vested pension is reemployed by the municipality, the payment of any pension, whether or not payment has begun, to which the retired member is entitled from the plan may not be suspended, whether or not the person again becomes a member.  The retired member shall be treated as a new employee for purposes of determining the person's membership in this plan and for purposes of determining the person's service after reemployment.  However, for purposes of computing any death benefit under this plan, the previous period of service shall be used if it produces a greater amount of death benefit than the member's last period of service.
TX Civ Stat § 7.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 7. Retirement Pensions|Section 7.06. Modification

Sec. 7.06. MODIFICATION.  The pensions provided by Sections 7.01-7.04 of this Act are subject to modification as provided by Section 11.01 of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 8.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 8. Deferred Vested Pension|Section 8.01. Deferred Vested Pension

Sec. 8.01. DEFERRED VESTED PENSION.    (a)  A member is eligible for a deferred vested pension if the member's employment is terminated, for reasons other than death or retirement under a normal, early, special early, extra-special early, or disability pension, on or after the completion of five or more years of service.(b) Payment of a deferred vested pension begins as of the first day of the month following the member's 65th birthday, if the member is then living.  If the member has completed 10 years of service, the member may request the deferred vested pension to begin as of the first day of the month following the member's 55th birthday or as of the first day of any subsequent month that precedes the member's 65th birthday.(c) If payment of a deferred vested pension begins before the member's 65th birthday, the amount shall be reduced by 1/180th for each of the first 60 months and 1/360th for each of the next 60 months by which the starting date of the pension payment precedes the member's 65th birthday.  The provisions of this section are subject to change as provided by Section 11.01 of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 9.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 9. Disability Pensions|Section 9.01. Disability Pensions

Sec. 9.01. DISABILITY PENSIONS.    (a)  A member is eligible for a disability pension if the member's employment is terminated by reason of a disability before the member's 65th birthday.(b) Payment of a disability pension begins following a 12-month waiting period following the member's termination of service based on disability, except that if disability is presumed to be permanent before the completion of the 12-month period, disability payments begin following the certification of the disability.(c) Payment of a disability pension may not begin until the disability is certified to be continuous for a period of 90 days.(d) Payment of a disability pension ends on the member's death or the end of the member's disability.  If the disability ends on or after the member's 65th birthday, the member's disability pension shall be continued in the same manner as if the disability had continued.
TX Civ Stat § 9.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 9. Disability Pensions|Section 9.02. Reemployment Following Disability

Sec. 9.02. REEMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING DISABILITY.    (a)  If a member who has received any disability pension payments recovers and is reemployed by the municipality as a police officer not later than the 30th day after the date of certification that the disability has ended, the member's membership in the fund shall be reinstated as of the date the person returns to active employment.(b) The member shall receive credit for all service with the municipality credited to the member at the inception date of the member's disability.(c) The board may extend the 30-day period when, in the board's judgment, reasonable cause exists for extending the period.
TX Civ Stat § 9.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 9. Disability Pensions|Section 9.03. End of Disability Before Age 65

Sec. 9.03. END OF DISABILITY BEFORE AGE 65.  If a member's disability ends before the member's 65th birthday and the member is not reemployed by the municipality, the member shall be treated as a terminated member and is not entitled to further benefits except the excess, if any, of the member's accumulated contributions less the total amount of disability benefits received.  However, if the member meets the requirements for an early, special early, extra-special early, or deferred vested pension on the date of termination for disability, the member is entitled to receive a pension equal in amount to the early, special early, extra-special early, or deferred vested pension the member would have been entitled to as of the date of the member's disability.
TX Civ Stat § 9.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 9. Disability Pensions|Section 9.04. Ineligibility for Disability Pension

Sec. 9.04. INELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY PENSION.  A member is not eligible for a disability pension if the board determines that the member's disability results from:(1) addiction to narcotics or hallucinogenic drugs;(2) an injury suffered while engaged in a felonious or criminal act or enterprise;(3) a self-inflicted injury;(4) voluntary or involuntary service in the armed forces of any nation;  or(5) an absence in excess of three months for which the member received no earnings from the municipality, unless the absence was due to sickness or accident that resulted in disability.