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TX Govt Code § 824.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Beneficiaries|Section 824.105. Beneficiary Causing Death of Member or Annuitant

Sec. 824.105.  BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR ANNUITANT.  (a)  A benefit payable on the death of a member or annuitant may not be paid to a person who has been convicted of causing that death or who is otherwise ineligible under Subsection (f) but instead is payable to a person who would be entitled to the benefit had the convicted or otherwise ineligible person predeceased the decedent.(b)  A person who becomes eligible under this section to select death or survivor benefits may select benefits as if the person were the designated beneficiary.(c)  The retirement system shall reduce any annuity computed in part on the age of the convicted or otherwise ineligible person to a lump sum equal to the present value of the remainder of the annuity.  The reduced amount is payable to a person entitled as provided by this section to receive the benefit.(d)  The retirement system is not required to pay benefits under this section unless it receives actual notice of the conviction or other ground of ineligibility of a beneficiary.  However, the retirement system may delay payment of a benefit payable on the death of a member or annuitant pending the results of a criminal investigation and of legal proceedings relating to the cause of death.(e)  For the purposes of this section, a person has been convicted of causing the death of a member or annuitant if the person:(1)  pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty by a court of, causing the death of the member or annuitant, regardless of whether sentence is imposed or probated;  and(2)  has no appeal of the conviction pending and the time provided for appeal has expired.(f)  A person is ineligible to receive a benefit payable on the death of a member or annuitant if the person is:(1)  found not guilty by reason of insanity under Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure, of causing the death of the member or annuitant; or(2)  the subject of an indictment, information, complaint, or other charging instrument alleging that the person caused the death of the member or annuitant and the person is determined to be incompetent to stand trial under Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.105 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 824.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Beneficiaries|Section 824.106. Simultaneous Death of Member and Beneficiary

Sec. 824.106.  SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF MEMBER AND BENEFICIARY.  When a member or annuitant and the beneficiary of the member or annuitant have died within a period of less than 120 hours, the member or annuitant is considered to have survived the beneficiary for the purpose of determining the rights to amounts payable under this subtitle on the death of the member or annuitant.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 61, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.106 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 824.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 824.201. Application for Service Retirement Benefits

Sec. 824.201.  APPLICATION FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  (a)  A member may apply for a service retirement annuity by filing a written application for retirement with the board of trustees.(b)  At any time before the retirement system makes the first annuity payment or the first annuity payment becomes due, a member may, by filing written notice with the board of trustees, revoke the member's application for retirement or make, revoke, or change a selection of an optional service retirement annuity available as provided by Section 824.204.(c)  Except as specifically provided by this subtitle, a retiree may not revoke a retirement nor make, revoke, or change a selection of an optional service retirement annuity.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.201 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 824.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 824.203. Standard Service Retirement Benefits

Sec. 824.203.  STANDARD SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), the standard service retirement annuity is an amount computed on the basis of the member's average annual compensation for the five years of service, whether or not consecutive, in which the member received the highest annual compensation, times 2.3 percent for each year of service credit in the retirement system.(b)  In the case of a person who retired before August 27, 1979, ceilings in the definition of "annual compensation" apply to the computation of average annual compensation under Subsection (a).  In the case of a person who retires on or after that date, those ceilings do not apply and the computation shall be based on actual compensation paid or payable for services as an employee to the extent that the computation includes compensation for school years before the 1981-82 school year.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), for benefits payable because of the death or retirement of a member that occurred before September 1, 1982, the standard service retirement annuity is computed in accordance with applicable prior law.(d)  In no case may the standard service retirement annuity be less than $150 a month.  The minimum benefits provided by this section are subject to reduction in the same manner as other benefits because of early retirement or selection of an optional retirement annuity.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1229, Sec. 29(4), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 204, ch. 18, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.203 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 13, Sec. 5, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1229, Sec. 9, 29(4), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1359 (S.B. 1691), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 824.2031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 824.2031. Benefit Improvements

Sec. 824.2031.  BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  Each regular legislative session, the legislature shall determine whether the performance of the retirement system trust fund makes the fund capable of supporting improvements in the plan of benefits.(b)  A determination under this section shall be founded on the information in the most recent report of an investment practices and performance evaluation conducted under Section 802.109 and the application of that information to:(1)  the present amortization period for liabilities of the retirement system;(2)  the rate of return on retirement system investments over and above the rate of inflation of the investment portfolio as a whole, of the portion of the investment portfolio entrusted to private investment entities, and of the portion of the investment portfolio entrusted to investment officers who are employees of the retirement system;(3)  economic projections of market conditions and future investment rates of return as reflected in the comptroller's most recent economic forecast and revenue estimate;(4)  the costs, including changes in the amortization period for liabilities of the retirement system, of providing cost-of-living or other increases in benefits to current annuitants; and(5)  an evaluation of the diversity of retirement system investments and whether the portfolio provides low-risk, long-term growth.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (H.B. 1585), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 824.2045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 824.2045. Partial Lump-Sum Option

Sec. 824.2045.  PARTIAL LUMP-SUM OPTION.  (a)  A member may select a standard service retirement annuity or an optional service retirement annuity described by Section 824.204, reduced for early age as applicable under Section 824.202, together with a partial lump-sum distribution, if:(1)  the member is eligible for a service retirement annuity;(2)  the sum of the member's age and amount of service credit in the retirement system equals the number 90; and(3)  the member is not participating in the deferred retirement option plan under Subchapter I.(b)  The amount of the lump-sum distribution under this section may not exceed the sum of 36 months of a standard service retirement annuity reduced for early age as applicable under Section 824.202 computed without regard to this section.(c)  The service retirement annuity selected by the member shall be actuarially reduced to reflect the lump-sum option selected by the member and shall be actuarially equivalent to a standard or optional service retirement annuity, as applicable, reduced for early age as applicable under Section 824.202, without the partial lump-sum distribution.  The annuity and lump sum shall be computed to result in no actuarial loss to the retirement system.(d)  The retiring member may choose a lump sum equal to 12 months of a standard service retirement annuity and payable at the same time that the first monthly payment of the annuity is paid, a lump sum equal to 24 months of a standard annuity and payable in one or two annual payments, or a lump sum equal to 36 months of a standard annuity and payable in one, two, or three annual payments.  At the option of the member, a payment under this subsection may be made as provided by Section 825.509.  The amount of the lump sum shall be computed based on a standard service retirement annuity reduced for early age as applicable under Section 824.202.(e)  The amount of the lump-sum distribution will be deducted from any amounts otherwise payable under Section 824.503.(f)  The partial lump-sum option under this section may be elected only once by a member and may not be elected by a retiree.  A member retiring under the proportionate retirement program under Chapter 803 is not eligible for the partial lump-sum option.(g)  Before a retiring member selects a partial lump-sum distribution under this section, the retirement system shall provide a written notice to the member of the amount by which the member's annuity will be reduced because of the selection.  The member shall be asked to sign a copy of or receipt for the notice, and the retirement system shall maintain the signed copy or receipt.(h)  The board of trustees may adopt rules for the implementation of this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1359 (S.B. 1691), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 824.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 824.205. Deductions From Service Retirement Annuity

Sec. 824.205.  DEDUCTIONS FROM SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY.  (a)  A person who receives a service retirement annuity under Section 824.202, 824.203, or 824.204 may, on a form satisfactory to and filed with the retirement system, authorize the retirement system to deduct from the person's monthly annuity payment the amount required as a monthly premium for:(1)  hospital insurance benefits provided to uninsured individuals not otherwise eligible for medical insurance for the aged, as provided by Part A of Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395c et seq.);  and(2)  supplementary medical insurance benefits for the aged, as provided by Part B of Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395j et seq.).(b)  After making deductions authorized under Subsection (a), the retirement system shall pay the required premiums to the treasury of the United States, subject to applicable laws relating to the time and manner of payment.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.205 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 824.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter C. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 824.206. Change of Service Retirement Annuity Payment Plan

Sec. 824.206.  CHANGE OF SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY PAYMENT PLAN.  (a)  A retiree may change the retiree's choice of service retirement annuity payment plans after the retiree's effective date of retirement by filing written notice with the board of trustees before the later of the date on which the retirement system makes the first annuity payment or the date the first payment becomes due.  After the first payment has been made by the retirement system or has become due, a retiree may not change the annuity payment plan selected.(b)  For purposes of this section, the term "makes payment" includes the depositing in the mail of a payment warrant or the crediting of an account with payment through electronic funds transfer.(c)  The retirement system may adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 824.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 824.301. Application for Disability Retirement Benefits

Sec. 824.301.  APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  (a)  A member may apply for a disability retirement annuity by:(1)  filing a written application for retirement with the board of trustees;  or(2)  having an application filed with the board by the member's legal representative.(b)  In addition to an application for retirement, a member shall file with the board of trustees the results of a medical examination of the member.(c)  The board of trustees by rule may require the submission to it of additional information about a disability.  The retirement system shall prescribe forms for the information required by 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. 34.301 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 824.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 824.302. Eligibility for Disability Retirement

Sec. 824.302.  ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT.  Subject to Section 824.310, a member is eligible to retire and receive a disability retirement annuity if the member:(1)  is mentally or physically disabled from the further performance of duty; and(2)  has a disability that is probably permanent.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.302 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 13, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 2427), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 824.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 824.303. Certification of Disability

Sec. 824.303.  CERTIFICATION OF DISABILITY.  (a)  After a member applies for disability retirement, the medical board may require the member to submit additional information about the disability.(b)  If the medical board finds that the member is mentally or physically disabled from the further performance of duty and that the disability is probably permanent, the medical board shall certify disability, and the member shall be retired.(c)  The medical board may rule on an application for disability retirement at a regular or special meeting or by mail, telephone, telegraph, or other suitable means of communication.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.303 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 824.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 824.304. Disability Retirement Benefits

Sec. 824.304.  DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  (a)  Subject to Section 824.310, if a member has a total of less than 10 years of service credit in the retirement system on the date of disability retirement, the retirement system shall pay the person a disability retirement annuity of $150 a month for the shortest of the following periods:(1)  the duration of the disability;(2)  the number of months of creditable service the person has at retirement; or(3)  the duration of the person's life.(b)  Subject to Section 824.310, if a member has a total of at least 10 years of service credit in the retirement system on the date of disability retirement, the retirement system shall pay the person for the duration of the disability a disability retirement annuity in an amount equal to the greater of:(1)  a standard service retirement annuity computed under Section 824.203; or(2)  $150 a month.(c)  Before the 31st day after the date on which the medical board certifies a member's disability, the member may reinstate withdrawn contributions and make deposits for military service and equivalent membership service and receive service credit as provided by this subtitle.(d)  The minimum benefits provided by this section are subject to reduction under rules adopted under Section 824.310 and are also subject to reduction in the same manner as other benefits because of the selection of an optional retirement annuity.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.304 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 13, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1992;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 8, 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1229, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 2427), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 824.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 824.305. Medical Examination of Disability Retiree

Sec. 824.305.  MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF DISABILITY RETIREE.  (a)  Once each year during the first five years after a member retires for disability, and once in each three-year period after that, the board of trustees may require a disability retiree who is less than 60 years old to undergo a medical examination by one or more physicians the board designates.(b)  If a disability retiree refuses to submit to a medical examination as provided by this section, the board of trustees shall discontinue the retiree's annuity payments until the retiree submits to an examination.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.305 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 824.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 824.307. Restoration of Disability Retiree to Membership

Sec. 824.307.  RESTORATION OF DISABILITY RETIREE TO MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  If the medical board finds that a disability retiree is no longer mentally or physically incapacitated for the performance of duty, it shall certify its findings and submit them to the board of trustees.(b)  If a disability retiree is restored to active service, other than service described by Section 824.602(a)(1), or refuses for more than one year to submit to a required medical examination, or if the board of trustees concurs in a certification issued under Subsection (a), the board shall discontinue the retiree's annuity payments and the retiree must again become a member of the retirement system.(c)  When a person becomes a member under this section, an amount equal to the sum in the person's individual account in the member savings account at the time of retirement, minus the amount of annuity payments made since retirement, shall be transferred from the retired reserve account to the person's individual account in the member savings account.  The member is entitled to service credit for all service credit used to compute the member's disability retirement annuity at the time of retirement.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.307 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 13, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.|
TX Govt Code § 824.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits|Section 824.309. Change of Disability Retirement Payment Plan

Sec. 824.309.  CHANGE OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT PAYMENT PLAN.  (a)  A retiree may change the retiree's choice of disability retirement payment plans after the retiree's effective date of retirement by filing written notice with the board of trustees before the later of the date on which the retirement system makes the first annuity payment or the date the first payment becomes due.  After the first payment has been made by the retirement system or has become due, a retiree may not change the annuity payment plan selected.(b)  For purposes of this section, the term "makes payment" includes the depositing in the mail of a payment warrant or the crediting of an account with payment through electronic funds transfer.(c)  The retirement system may adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|