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TX Govt Code § 615.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.072. Eligible Survivors

Sec. 615.072.  ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS.  (a)   A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.071 is eligible for the health insurance benefits provided under this subchapter if:(1)  the listed individual died as a result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in the individual's position as described by Section 615.071; and(2)  the survivor is:(A)  the surviving spouse of the listed individual; or(B)  a dependent of the listed individual.(b)  In a determination of whether the survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.071 is eligible for the payment of assistance under this subchapter, any reasonable doubt arising from the circumstances of the individual's death shall be resolved in favor of the payment of assistance to the survivor.(b-1)  A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.071 who would have been eligible for health insurance benefits during the life of the individual may not be denied health insurance benefits on the ground that the survivor was enrolled in group health insurance with another employer as of the date of the individual's death.(c)  In this section:(1)  "Personal injury" means an injury resulting from an external force, an activity, or a disease caused by or resulting from:(A)  a line-of-duty accident;  or(B)  an illness caused by line-of-duty work under hazardous conditions.(2)  "Line of duty" means an action an individual listed under Section 615.071 is required or authorized by rule, condition of employment, or law to perform.  The term includes an action by the individual at a social, ceremonial, athletic, or other function to which the individual is assigned by the individual's employer.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 842, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 4, eff. May 12, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 615.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.073. Benefit to Surviving Spouse

Sec. 615.073.  BENEFIT TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.  (a)  An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased individual listed in Section 615.071 who was employed by the state is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance benefits under Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, as provided by this subchapter.(b)  An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased individual listed in Section 615.071 who was employed by a political subdivision of the state is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance benefits from the political subdivision that employed the deceased individual, including health coverage:(1)  provided by or through a political subdivision under:(A)  a health insurance policy or health benefit plan written by a health insurer; or(B)  a self-insured health benefits plan; or(2)  under Chapter 172, Local Government Code.(c)  The surviving spouse is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance coverage until the date the surviving spouse becomes eligible for federal Medicare benefits.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 103, Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.518, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 3, eff. May 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 5, eff. May 12, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 615.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.074. Benefit to Dependent

Sec. 615.074.  BENEFIT TO DEPENDENT.  (a)  An eligible surviving dependent who is a minor child is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance coverage until the date the dependent reaches the age of 18 or a later date to the extent required by state or federal law.(b)  An eligible surviving dependent who is not a minor child is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance coverage until the earlier of:(1)  the date the dependent becomes eligible for group health insurance through another employer; or(2)  the date the dependent becomes eligible for federal Medicare benefits.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 4, eff. May 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 6, eff. May 12, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 615.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.075. Notice

Sec. 615.075.  NOTICE.  (a)  An employing entity shall provide written notice to an eligible survivor to whom this subchapter may apply of the survivor's rights under this subchapter not later than the 10th day after the date of the decedent's death.  Not later than the 150th day after the date of the decedent's death, the employing entity shall send a subsequent written notice under this subsection by certified mail to any eligible survivor who has not already elected to purchase or continue to purchase coverage on or before that date.(b)  If an eligible survivor is a minor child, the employing entity shall also, at the same time, provide the notice to the child's parent or guardian, unless, after reasonable effort, the parent or guardian cannot be located.(c)  To receive coverage under this subchapter, the employing entity must be informed not later than the 180th day after the date the decedent died that the eligible survivor elects to purchase or continue to purchase coverage.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 5, eff. May 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 7, eff. May 12, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 615.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.076. Level of Coverage

Sec. 615.076.  LEVEL OF COVERAGE.  (a)  An eligible survivor may elect to purchase or continue to purchase coverage at any level of benefits currently offered by the employing entity to dependents of an active employee.(b)  An eligible survivor may elect to purchase or continue to purchase coverage at a reduced level of benefits if the employing entity offers that option.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 8, eff. May 12, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 615.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.077. Payments; Rate

Sec. 615.077.  PAYMENTS; RATE.  An eligible survivor who is entitled to coverage under this subchapter:(1)  is entitled to:(A)  make payments for the coverage or have payments made on the survivor's behalf at the same time and to the same entity that payments for coverage are made by current employees of the employing entity; and(B)  obtain the coverage at the rate paid by current employees of the employing entity for that coverage; and(2)  may not be required to pay a premium amount for the coverage that is greater than the premium amount that a current employee of the employing entity without a spouse is required to pay to cover the employee alone or to cover the employee and the employee's dependent children, as applicable to the eligible survivor.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 6, eff. May 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 9, eff. May 12, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 615.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.078. Certain Practices Not Prohibited or Affected

Sec. 615.078.  CERTAIN PRACTICES NOT PROHIBITED OR AFFECTED.  This subchapter does not:(1)  prohibit an employing entity from uniformly changing the group health insurance plan or group health coverage plan provided for its employees and employees' dependents;(2)  affect the definition of a dependent or the eligibility requirements for a dependent under a plan;(3)  prohibit an employing entity from increasing the cost of group health coverage to its employees and to eligible survivors covered under this subchapter to reflect any increased cost attributable to compliance with this subchapter;  or(4)  affect the right of a political subdivision to self-insure or provide coverage under Chapter 172, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 615.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.079. Benefits Additional

Sec. 615.079.  BENEFITS ADDITIONAL.  The benefits provided by this subchapter are in addition to any other benefits provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 615.080 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.080. Grace Period

Sec. 615.080.  GRACE PERIOD.  Health insurance benefits coverage in force on the date of the decedent's death under which a deceased individual listed under Section 615.071 covered one or more other persons may not lapse before the 181st day after the date of the decedent's death for failure to pay the premium.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 7, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 615.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter E. Additional Benefits for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.101. Definition

Sec. 615.101.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "governmental entity" includes the state, an agency or institution of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 615.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter E. Additional Benefits for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.102. Duty Weapon and Badge

Sec. 615.102.  DUTY WEAPON AND BADGE.  (a)  This section applies only to:(1)  an individual listed in Section 615.003(1) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state;(2)  a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law who is employed by the state, including any state agency or any institution of higher education under Section 61.003, Education Code;  or(3)  an individual listed in Section 615.003(7).(b)  On the death of an individual listed in Subsection (a), the employing governmental entity shall provide, at no cost, the deceased individual's duty weapon, if any, and badge to the individual's:(1)  designated beneficiary;  or(2)  estate if the individual did not designate a beneficiary.(c)  A governmental entity that employs an individual listed in Subsection (a) shall provide the individual a form on which the individual may designate the individual's beneficiaries for purposes of this section.(d)  A governmental entity is not liable for damages caused by the use or misuse of a duty weapon provided to a designated beneficiary or estate under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 615.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter E. Additional Benefits for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.103. Burial With Uniform

Sec. 615.103.  BURIAL WITH UNIFORM.  (a)  This section applies only to:(1)  an individual listed in Section 615.003(1) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state;(2)  a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law who is employed by the state, including any state agency or any institution of higher education under Section 61.003, Education Code;(3)  an individual listed in Section 615.003(7);  or(4)  an individual listed in Section 615.003(10) or (11) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state.(b)  If an individual listed in Subsection (a) dies and is to be buried in the individual's uniform, the employing governmental entity shall provide the uniform at no cost.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 615.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter E. Additional Benefits for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.104. Benefits Additional

Sec. 615.104.  BENEFITS ADDITIONAL.  The benefits provided by this subchapter are in addition to any other benefits provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 615.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter E. Additional Benefits for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.105. Provision of State Flag

Sec. 615.105.  PROVISION OF STATE FLAG.  (a)  This section applies only to:(1)  an individual elected, appointed, or employed as a peace officer by the state or a political subdivision of the state under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law; or(2)  an honorably retired peace officer who formerly held a position described by Subdivision (1) and voluntarily terminated employment with a law enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state.(b)  On the death of an individual listed in Subsection (a), regardless of whether the individual died as a result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty as a peace officer, the individual's next of kin may receive on request a state flag from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.(c)  If the office of the governor is notified of the death of an individual listed in Subsection (a) by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement under Section 1701.161, Occupations Code, the office of the governor shall send to the individual's next of kin a certificate that expresses condolences and gratitude on behalf of the governor and the people of Texas for the individual's service as a Texas peace officer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 476, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 842, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 744 (H.B. 2769), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.32, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 615.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter F. Additional Benefits for Survivor of Peace Officer|Section 615.121. Payment to Surviving Spouse

Sec. 615.121.  PAYMENT TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.  (a)  The state shall pay the following benefits to an eligible surviving spouse of a peace officer, a jailer, a county jailer or guard, or an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, as described by Section 615.003(1), (4), (6), or (7), who was killed in the line of duty and who had not qualified for an annuity under an employees' retirement plan:(1)  funeral expenses related to the deceased person; and(2)  monthly payments that equal the greater of:(A)  the monthly annuity payment the deceased person would have received if the deceased person had survived, had retired on the last day of the month in which the person died, and had been eligible to receive an annuity under an employees' retirement plan; or(B)  the minimum monthly annuity payment the deceased person would have received if the person had been employed by the state for 10 years, had been paid a salary at the lowest amount provided by the General Appropriations Act for a position of peace officer, jailer, county jailer or guard, or employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, as described by Section 615.003(1), (4), (6), or (7), and had been eligible to retire under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.(b)  The surviving spouse is entitled to continue to receive monthly payments under Subsection (a) until the earlier of:(1)  the date the surviving spouse remarries;(2)  the date the surviving spouse becomes eligible for retirement under an employees' retirement plan;  or(3)  the date the surviving spouse becomes eligible for Social Security benefits.(c)  The Employees Retirement System of Texas may require the surviving spouse to provide information as necessary to administer this section.(d)  The Employees Retirement System of Texas may adopt rules necessary to administer this section including rules:(1)  setting the maximum amount of funeral expenses payable under this subchapter;  and(2)  calculating the survivor benefits payable under this subchapter.(e)  The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall apply reduction factors, as applicable to an annuity payable under this section, in the same manner the factors are applied to a death benefit plan administered by the system.(f)  In this section, "line of duty" has the meaning assigned by Section 615.021.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 842, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.076, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (H.B. 872), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 615.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter F. Additional Benefits for Survivor of Peace Officer|Section 615.122. Payment to Surviving Minor Children

Sec. 615.122.  PAYMENT TO SURVIVING MINOR CHILDREN.  If an eligible surviving spouse who would be entitled to benefits under Section 615.121 does not exist but one or more eligible surviving minor children of the deceased peace officer or employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, as described by Section 615.003(1) or (6), do exist, the state shall pay to the guardian or other legal representative of those children the funeral expenses of the deceased officer or employee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.077, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 615.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter F. Additional Benefits for Survivor of Peace Officer|Section 615.123. Benefits Additional

Sec. 615.123.  BENEFITS ADDITIONAL.  The benefits provided by this subchapter are in addition to any other benefits provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 616.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 616 - Emergency Interim Public Office Succession|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 616.001. Short Title

Sec. 616.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Emergency Interim Public Office Succession Act.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 616.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 616 - Emergency Interim Public Office Succession|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 616.002. Definitions

Sec. 616.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Emergency interim successor" means an individual designated under this chapter to exercise the powers and perform the duties of an office.(2)  "Office" includes:(A)  a state office, the powers and duties of which are defined by the constitution or laws of this state, except the governor, a member of the judiciary, and a member of the legislature;  and(B)  a local office, the powers and duties of which are defined by the constitution or laws of this state or by a charter or an ordinance.(3)  "Political subdivision" includes a municipality, a county, and a fire, power, or drainage district that is not included under Section 616.023.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|