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TX Govt Code § 854.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 854 - Benefits|Subchapter G. Optional Death Benefits|Section 854.602. Extended Supplemental Death Benefit Coverage

Sec. 854.602.  EXTENDED SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFIT COVERAGE.  (a)  A member included in the coverage of the supplemental death benefit program who fails to earn compensation in a month for service to a municipality participating in the supplemental death benefits fund is eligible to receive extended coverage in the program on complying with this section.(b)  A member may apply to the retirement system for extended program coverage and submit evidence of eligibility for extended coverage.(c)  The board of trustees shall grant extended coverage in the supplemental death benefit program to an applicant, if the board finds:(1)  that as a result of illness or injury, the member is unable to engage in gainful occupation;  and(2)  that the member made a required contribution to the retirement system as an employee of a municipality participating in the supplemental death benefits fund for the month immediately preceding the first full month in which the member was unable to engage in gainful occupation.(d)  Once established, extended coverage of a person in the supplemental death benefit program continues until the last day of the month in which:(1)  the member returns to work as an employee of a participating municipality;(2)  the board of trustees finds that the member is able to engage in gainful occupation;(3)  the person's membership in the retirement system is terminated;  or(4)  the member retires under this subtitle.(e)  The board of trustees by rule may require a member to submit to it annual proof of continued inability to engage in gainful occupation.  The board may require a member to undergo a medical examination by a physician designated by the board.  Failure of a member to undergo a medical examination as required by this subsection is a ground for the board's finding that the member has become able to engage in gainful occupation.(f)  If a member included in the coverage of the supplemental death benefit program becomes eligible to apply for the extended coverage but fails to comply with Subsections (b) and (c) before the member's death, the member will be considered to have had the extended coverage if proof is furnished that the member could have qualified for extended coverage if application for the coverage had been made according to Subsections (b) and (c) and that the death occurred within six months after the date the coverage of the supplemental death benefit program was discontinued under Section 854.601.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 228, ch. 18, Sec. 93, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 64.602 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 514, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 854.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 854 - Benefits|Subchapter G. Optional Death Benefits|Section 854.603. Member Supplemental Death Benefit

Sec. 854.603.  MEMBER SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFIT.  (a)  If a person included in the coverage or extended coverage of the supplemental death benefit program dies, a lump-sum supplemental death benefit is payable from the supplemental death benefits fund in an amount equal to the current annual salary of the member at the time of death.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the current annual salary of a member is computed as the amount paid to the member for service on which contributions were made to the retirement system during the 12 months immediately preceding the month of death.  If a member did not receive compensation for service in each of the 12 months immediately preceding the month of death, the member's current annual salary is computed by converting to an annual basis the amount paid to the member on which contributions were made to the system during the period of employment within the 12-month period.  If a member did not receive compensation for service in any of the 12 months immediately preceding the month of death, the member's current annual salary is computed by converting to an annual basis the rate of compensation payable to the member during the month of death.(c)  The current annual salary of a member included in the extended coverage of the supplemental death benefit program is computed in the manner provided by Subsection (b) but as if the member had died during the first month of extended coverage.(d)  If a member makes contributions to the retirement system during the same month as an employee of more than one municipality participating in the supplemental death benefits fund, a death benefit is payable only on the basis of the member's most recent employment.(e)  The board of trustees by rule may require such proof of compensation and periods of employment as it finds necessary.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 228, ch. 18, Sec. 94, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 64.603 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 854.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 854 - Benefits|Subchapter G. Optional Death Benefits|Section 854.604. Retiree Supplemental Death Benefit

Sec. 854.604.  RETIREE SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFIT.  If a retiree dies whose most recent employment as a member of the retirement system was with a municipality that has elected to provide, and continues to provide, postretirement supplemental death benefits, a lump-sum supplemental death benefit is payable from the fund in the amount of $7,500.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 229, ch. 18, Sec. 95, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 64.604 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 57, Sec. 15, eff. Jan. 1, 1994;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 599, Sec. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 854.605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 854 - Benefits|Subchapter G. Optional Death Benefits|Section 854.605. Beneficiary of Supplemental Death Benefit

Sec. 854.605.  BENEFICIARY OF SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFIT.  (a)  Unless a member has directed otherwise on a form prescribed by the board of trustees and filed with the retirement system:(1)  a supplemental death benefit under Section 854.603 is payable to the person entitled to receive the decedent's accumulated contributions;  and(2)  a supplemental death benefit under Section 854.604 is payable to a person entitled to receive any remaining payments of the decedent's annuity.(b)  If a person entitled under this section to receive a supplemental death benefit does not survive the member or retiree covered by the supplemental death benefit program, the benefit is payable to the estate of the covered member or retiree.(c)  If a member or retiree who has designated a beneficiary to receive supplemental death benefits under Section 854.603 or 854.604 subsequently designates a different beneficiary to receive other benefits under this subtitle in the event of the death of the member or retiree, the supplemental death benefits shall be paid to the subsequently designated beneficiary unless the member or retiree contemporaneously or subsequently designates another beneficiary to receive the supplemental death benefit.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 64.605 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 121, Sec. 23, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
TX Govt Code § 855.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 855.001. Composition of Board of Trustees

Sec. 855.001.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  The board of trustees is composed of six trustees.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 855.002. Appointment

Sec. 855.002.  APPOINTMENT.  The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint three executive trustees and three employee trustees.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 855.003. Eligibility

Sec. 855.003.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be eligible to serve as an executive trustee a person must be a chief executive officer, chief finance officer, or other officer, executive, or department head of a participating municipality.(b)  To be eligible to serve as an employee trustee a person must be an employee of a participating municipality.(c)  Two or more trustees serving concurrently may not be employed by or serve the same municipality.(d)  A trustee is immediately disqualified from serving as a trustee if the trustee ceases to satisfy the requirements of this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.003 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 855.004. Term of Office

Sec. 855.004.  TERM OF OFFICE.  (a)  The trustees hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of two trustees expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  The governor shall fill a vacancy in the office of a trustee for the unexpired term by appointing a successor from a participating municipality.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2836, ch. 484, art. II, Sec. 11, eff. June 19, 1983.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 855.005. Oath of Office

Sec. 855.005.  OATH OF OFFICE.  Before taking office as a trustee, a person shall present to the board of trustees a certified copy of an oath of office subscribed before the clerk of the municipality that the person serves.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.005 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 855.008. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 855.008.  COMPENSATION;  EXPENSES.  Each trustee serves without compensation but is entitled to:(1)  reimbursement for reasonable traveling expenses incurred in attending board meetings and authorized committee and association meetings or incurred in the performance of other official board duties;  and(2)  payment of an amount equal to any compensation withheld by the trustee's employing municipality because of the trustee's attendance at board meetings.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.008 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 57, Sec. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
TX Govt Code § 855.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter A. Board of Trustees|Section 855.009. Voting

Sec. 855.009.  VOTING.  (a)  Each trustee is entitled to one vote.(b)  At any meeting of the board, four or more concurring votes are necessary for a decision or action by the board.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.009 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.101. Administration

Sec. 855.101.  ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The retirement system is a trust.(b)  The board of trustees is responsible for the administration of the retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.102. Rulemaking

Sec. 855.102.  RULEMAKING.  (a)  The board of trustees shall adopt rules and perform reasonable activities it finds necessary or desirable for efficient administration of the system.(b)  The board may adopt and enforce rules concerning:(1)  the time that a municipality electing to participate in the system begins its participation;  or(2)  notice, information, and reports required of municipalities electing to participate in the system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.102 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.103. Administering System Assets

Sec. 855.103.  ADMINISTERING SYSTEM ASSETS.  (a)  The board of trustees may sell, assign, exchange, or trade and transfer any security in which the retirement system's assets are invested.  The board may use or reinvest the proceeds as the board determines that the system's needs require.(b)  In handling the funds of the retirement system, the board of trustees has all powers and duties granted to the comptroller that formerly were granted to the State Depository Board.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.103 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 3.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 855.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.104. Accepting Gift, Grant, or Bequest

Sec. 855.104.  ACCEPTING GIFT, GRANT, OR BEQUEST.  The board of trustees shall accept a gift, grant, or bequest of money or securities:(1)  for the purpose designated by the grantor if the purpose provides an endowment or retirement benefits to some or all participating employees or annuitants of the retirement system;  or(2)  if no purpose is designated, for deposit in the endowment fund.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.104 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.105. Indebtedness; Payment

Sec. 855.105.  INDEBTEDNESS;  PAYMENT.  (a)  The board of trustees may:(1)  incur indebtedness;(2)  on the credit of the retirement system, borrow money to pay expenses incident to the system's operation;(3)  renew, extend, or refund its indebtedness;  or(4)  issue and sell negotiable promissory notes or negotiable bonds of the retirement system.(b)  A note or bond issued under this section must mature before the 20th anniversary of the issuance of the note or bond.  The rate of interest on the note or bond may not exceed six percent a year.(c)  The board shall charge a note or bond issued under this section against the system's expense fund and shall pay the note or bond from that fund.  The total indebtedness against the expense fund may not exceed $75,000 at any time.(d)  A note or bond issued under this section must expressly state that the note or bond is not an obligation of this state.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.105 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.106. Grants and Payment of Benefits

Sec. 855.106.  GRANTS AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.  The board of trustees, in accordance with this subtitle, shall consider all applications for annuities and benefits and shall decide whether to grant the annuities and benefits.  The board may suspend one or more payments in accordance with this subtitle.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.106 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.107. Audit

Sec. 855.107.  AUDIT.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Audit" means an internal or independent external audit authorized or required by this section or initiated or commissioned by the board of trustees or a committee of the board of trustees.  The term includes a financial audit, compliance audit, economy and efficiency audit, effectiveness audit, performance audit, security or risk audit, attestation, management-directed engagement, or investigation.(2)  "Audit working paper" includes all information, documentary or otherwise, prepared or maintained in conducting an audit or preparing an audit report, including:(A)  internal or external communications relating to the audit that are made or received in the course of the audit; (B)  drafts of an audit report or portions of those drafts; (C)  drafts of audit plans; and (D)  records of risk assessments.(b)  Annually, or more often, the board of trustees shall have the accounts of the retirement system audited by a certified public accountant.(c)  In addition to the financial audit required by Subsection (b), the board of trustees may initiate or commission an audit or investigation of activities, functions, or operations of the retirement system as the board determines appropriate.(d)  Audit working papers prepared, maintained, or assembled by the retirement system or an agent of the retirement system are not a record of the board of trustees for purposes of Section 855.112, and are confidential and excepted from the disclosure requirements of Chapter 552.(e)  Unless made confidential under other law, an audit report, when received by the board of trustees in its final form, is public information not excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.107 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 18, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Govt Code § 855.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.108. Designation of Authority to Sign Vouchers

Sec. 855.108.  DESIGNATION OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN VOUCHERS.  The board of trustees by resolution shall designate one or more representatives who have authority to sign vouchers for payments from the assets of the retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.108 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 855.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 855 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 855.109. Depositories

Sec. 855.109.  DEPOSITORIES.  The board of trustees shall designate financial institutions to qualify and serve the retirement system as depositories.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 65.109 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 57, Sec. 17, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|