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TX Govt Code § 607.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.058. Presumption Rebuttable

Sec. 607.058.  PRESUMPTION REBUTTABLE.  (a)  A presumption under Section 607.053, 607.054, 607.0545, 607.055, or 607.056 may be rebutted through a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that a risk factor, accident, hazard, or other cause not associated with the individual's service as a detention officer, custodial officer, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician was a substantial factor in bringing about the individual's disease or illness, without which the disease or illness would not have occurred.(b)  A rebuttal offered under this section must include a statement by the person offering the rebuttal that describes, in detail, the evidence that the person reviewed before making the determination that a cause not associated with the individual's service as a detention officer, custodial officer, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician was a substantial factor in bringing about the individual's disease or illness, without which the disease or illness would not have occurred.(c)  In addressing an argument based on a rebuttal offered under this section, an administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law that consider whether a qualified expert, relying on evidence-based medicine, stated the opinion that, based on reasonable medical probability, an identified risk factor, accident, hazard, or other cause not associated with the individual's service as a detention officer, custodial officer, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician was a substantial factor in bringing about the individual's disease or illness, without which the disease or illness would not have occurred.(d)  A rebuttal offered under this section to a presumption under Section 607.0545 may not be based solely on evidence relating to the risk of exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) of a person with whom a detention officer, custodial officer, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician resides.  This subsection expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 695 (S.B. 310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (H.B. 1388), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (S.B. 2551), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (S.B. 1582), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (S.B. 22), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 607.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.059. Prohibited Payment

Sec. 607.059.  PROHIBITED PAYMENT.  No payment shall be made to the subsequent injury fund under Section 403.007, Labor Code, for any death resulting from a disease or illness presumed to have been contracted in the course and scope of employment under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 695 (S.B. 310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 607.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter C. Other Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.101. Definitions

Sec. 607.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Emergency medical technician" means an individual who is certified as an emergency medical technician by the Department of State Health Services as provided by Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, and who is a full-time employee of a political subdivision.(2)  "Firefighter" means an individual who is defined as fire protection personnel under Section 419.021 and is a full-time employee of a political subdivision.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (H.B. 4560), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 607.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter C. Other Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.102. Notification

Sec. 607.102.  NOTIFICATION.  An emergency response employee or volunteer, as defined by Section 81.003, Health and Safety Code, who is exposed to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or a disease caused by a select agent or toxin identified or listed under 42 C.F.R. Section 73.3 is entitled to receive notification of the exposure in the manner prescribed by Section 81.048, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (H.B. 4560), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1278 (S.B. 1574), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 609.001 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.001. Definitions

Sec. 609.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.(2)  "Employee" means an individual who is an officer or employee of a state agency or political subdivision, as appropriate.(2-a)  "Institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.(3)  "Investment income" means the amount earned from investment in a qualified investment product of compensation deferred under a deferred compensation plan.(4)  "Participating employee" means an employee who contracts to participate in a deferred compensation plan.(5)  "Plan administrator" means the person responsible for administering a deferred compensation plan.(6)  "Political subdivision" means a governmental entity in the state that is not a state agency and includes a county, municipality, school district, river authority, other special purpose district or authority, and junior college district.(7)  "Qualified vendor" means a vendor approved by a plan administrator or with whom a plan administrator has contracted for participation in the deferred compensation plan.(8)  "State agency" means a board, commission, office, department, or other agency in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government, including an institution of higher education.(9)  "Vendor" means a private entity that sells investment products.(10)  "401(k) plan" means an employees' deferred compensation plan, the federal income tax treatment of which is governed by Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401(k)).(11)  "457 plan" means an employees' deferred compensation plan, the federal income tax treatment of which is governed by Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 457).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.01, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 609.002 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.002. Qualifications for Qualified Vendor

Sec. 609.002.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR QUALIFIED VENDOR.  A vendor may be a qualified vendor for a 457 plan or a 401(k) plan created by a political subdivision, group of political subdivisions, an institution of higher education, or a group of institutions of higher education only if the vendor satisfies the requirements for participation in the deferred compensation plan provided by:(1)  this chapter;  and(2)  the plan administrator.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.02, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.003 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.003. Qualified Investment Product

Sec. 609.003.  QUALIFIED INVESTMENT PRODUCT.  (a)  To be classified as a qualified investment product for a deferred compensation plan, an investment product must be approved by the plan administrator to receive investments under the plan.  The approval of an investment product for a 457 plan must be in writing.(b)  The approval of an investment product for a 401(k) plan of a political subdivision, group of political subdivisions, an institution of higher education, or a group of institutions of higher education, or for a 457 plan of an institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education, must be in accordance with a contract between the plan administrator and a qualified vendor.(c)  A qualified investment product may be offered only by a qualified vendor of the deferred compensation plan.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.03, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 609.004 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.004. Permissible Use of Public Funds

Sec. 609.004.  PERMISSIBLE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.  A deferred compensation plan governed by this chapter is a permissible use of the funds of a state agency or political subdivision.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 609.005 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.005. Plan as Compensation

Sec. 609.005.  PLAN AS COMPENSATION.  (a)  A deferred compensation plan is a part of an employee's compensation and is in addition to a retirement, pension, or benefit system established by law.(b)  The deferral of compensation does not reduce retirement, pension, or other benefits provided by law unless the reduction is required by federal law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 609.006 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.006. Conformance to or Conflict With Federal Law

Sec. 609.006.  CONFORMANCE TO OR CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL LAW.  (a)  A deferred compensation plan must conform to federal law to provide that deferred amounts and investment income are not includable, for federal income tax purposes, in the gross income of a participating employee until distributed to the employee, subject to the employee's option to designate or convert all or a portion of deferred amounts as or to Roth contributions under Section 609.1025 or 609.5021, as applicable, the federal income tax treatment of which is governed by Section 402A, Internal Revenue Code of 1986.(b)  Federal law controls to the extent that this chapter materially conflicts with:(1)  Section 401(k), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401(k));(2)  Section 457, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 457);  or(3)  other federal law, including a federal rule governing deferred compensation plans.(c)  For the purposes of Subsection (b), a conflict is material only if, for federal income tax purposes, it is reasonably certain to result in the inclusion of an employee's deferred amounts or investment income in the employee's gross income before the amounts or income are distributed to the employee.(d)  The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas may adopt rules necessary to make a deferred compensation plan established under Subchapter C  a qualified plan under federal law, including federal rules and regulations.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 444 (H.B. 2283), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 366), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 609.007 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.007. Contract for Deferment of Compensation

Sec. 609.007.  CONTRACT FOR DEFERMENT OF COMPENSATION.  (a)  A political subdivision may contract with an employee of the political subdivision for the deferment of any part of the employee's compensation.(b)  The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas may contract with an employee of a state agency participating in a deferred compensation plan for the deferment of any part of the employee's compensation.(c)  Except as provided by Section 609.202 or 609.5025, to participate in a deferred compensation plan, an employee must consent in the contract to automatic payroll deductions in an amount equal to the deferred amount.(d)  A contract created under this section need not be in writing and may be communicated to the plan administrator electronically or by any other means approved by the plan's trustees.(e)  An institution of higher education may contract with an employee of the institution of higher education for the deferment of any part of the employee's compensation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.04, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1409 (H.B. 957), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1246 (H.B. 2477), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 609.008 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.008. Crediting Trust Fund Interest

Sec. 609.008.  CREDITING TRUST FUND INTEREST.  Interest earned on an employee's deferred amounts and investment income deposited in any of the deferred compensation trust funds, as defined by Section 609.101, or to which Section 609.512 applies is credited to the employee.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 609.009 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.009. Trust for 457 Plan

Sec. 609.009.  TRUST FOR 457 PLAN.  An employee's deferred amounts and investment income under a 457 plan and the qualified investment products in which the amounts are invested are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of participants and their beneficiaries in accordance with Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 457).  For purposes of this section, custodial accounts and contracts described by Section 457 are treated as trusts.  A trust does not have to be established before January 1, 1999, for a 457 plan in existence on August 20, 1996.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 609.010 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.010. Liability; Responsibility for Monitoring

Sec. 609.010.  LIABILITY;  RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING.  (a)  The board of trustees, a state agency, a political subdivision, a plan administrator, or an employee of any of those persons is not liable to a participating employee for the diminution in value or loss of all or part of the participating employee's deferred amounts or investment income because of market conditions or the failure, insolvency, or bankruptcy of a qualified vendor.(b)  A participating employee is responsible for monitoring:(1)  the financial status of the qualified vendor in whose products the employee's deferred amounts and investment income are invested;(2)  market conditions;  and(3)  the amount of the employee's deferred amounts and investment income that is invested in the qualified vendor's product.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 609.011 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.011. Notification by Plan Administrator

Sec. 609.011.  NOTIFICATION BY PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  The plan administrator of a plan established under this chapter may notify an employee participating in the plan that the administrator believes that:(1)  a qualified vendor is having significant financial difficulties;  or(2)  the amount of the employee's deferred amounts and investment income invested with a qualified vendor exceeds an insured or guaranteed level.(b)  A plan administrator is not liable to a participating employee for a loss resulting from the failure to notify the employee under this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 609.012 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.012. Transfer From a Plan Vendor

Sec. 609.012.  TRANSFER FROM A PLAN VENDOR.  The plan administrator of a plan established under this chapter may immediately transfer to the plan's deferred compensation trust fund all deferred amounts and investment income from a vendor who at any time fails to satisfy the requirements of this chapter or the plan administrator.  A vendor may not charge a fee or penalty as the result of a plan administrator's transfer under this section.  Immediately after making the transfer, the plan administrator shall give to each employee whose deferred amounts and investment income were transferred a notice that states that:(1)  the vendor's investment products are ineligible to receive additional deferred amounts;(2)  the amounts have been transferred from the vendor to the deferred compensation trust fund;  and(3)  the employee is required to promptly designate another qualified investment product to receive the transferred amount.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 609.013 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.013. Inability to Distribute

Sec. 609.013.  INABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE.  If a plan administrator cannot distribute promptly an employee's deferred amounts and investment income when a distribution is due and permissible under federal law, the plan administrator shall deposit the amount to be distributed in the deferred compensation trust fund defined by Section 609.101 or described by Section 609.512, as appropriate.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 609.014 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.014. Coordination of Plans

Sec. 609.014.  COORDINATION OF PLANS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, participating in a group benefits program under Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, may participate under this chapter only in a deferred compensation plan described by Subchapter C.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 30, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 609.015 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 609.015. Beneficiary Causing Death of Participating Employee

Sec. 609.015.  BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE.  (a)  Any benefits, funds, or account balances payable on the death of a participating employee may not be paid to a person convicted of or adjudicated as having caused that death but instead are payable as if the convicted person had predeceased the decedent.(b)  The plan is not required to change the recipient of any benefits, funds, or account balances under this section unless it receives actual notice of the conviction or adjudication of a beneficiary.  However, the plan may delay payment of any benefits, funds, or account balances payable on the death of a participating employee pending the results of a criminal investigation or civil proceeding and other legal proceedings relating to the cause of death.(c)  For the purposes of this section, a person has been convicted of or adjudicated as having caused the death of a participating employee if the person:(1)  pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty by a court or jury in a criminal proceeding of, causing the death of the participating employee, regardless of whether sentence is imposed or probated, and no appeal of the conviction is pending and the time provided for appeal has expired; or(2)  is found liable by a court or jury in a civil proceeding for causing the death of the participating employee and no appeal of the judgment is pending and the time provided for appeal has expired.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|