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TX Civ Stat § 9.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 9. Disability Pensions|Section 9.05. Rules Concerning Disabilities

Sec. 9.05. RULES CONCERNING DISABILITIES.  The board may establish rules as appropriate to certify a member's disability and to verify the continued existence of the disability.
TX Civ Stat § 9.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 9. Disability Pensions|Section 9.06. Amount of Disability Pension

Sec. 9.06. AMOUNT OF DISABILITY PENSION.  Subject to Section 11.01 of this Act, a member who meets the requirements for a disability pension is entitled to receive a monthly amount determined as follows:(1) the pension payable until age 65 equals 60 percent of the member's monthly rate of pay at the time of the disability minus any primary social security benefit actually paid to the member and the amount of other payments the member is entitled to receive from workers' compensation or any other disability plan, except that a member's disability pension under this Act may not exceed $1,500 per month;  and(2) the pension payable beginning at age 65 is an amount computed in the same manner as for a normal retirement pension considering the member's compensation and service as if:(A) the member had continued employment with the municipality until the member's 65th birthday;  and(B) the member's rate of pay had remained constant from the time of disability until the member's 65th birthday.
TX Civ Stat § 10.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 10. Severance and Death Benefits; Refund of Contributions|Section 10.01. Severance Benefits

Sec. 10.01. SEVERANCE BENEFITS.    (a)  A member whose employment with the municipality is terminated before the member qualifies for a benefit is entitled to receive a refund of accumulated contributions, payable in a lump sum or in installments without interest.(b) A member who receives a payment under this section forfeits any further rights or benefits from the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 10.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 10. Severance and Death Benefits; Refund of Contributions|Section 10.02. Refund of Contributions

Sec. 10.02. REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS.    (a)  In lieu of any other benefit to which a retired member may be entitled, a member may elect to receive a refund of accumulated contributions, payable in a lump sum or in installments without interest.(b) A member who receives a payment under this section forfeits any further rights or benefits from the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 10.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 10. Severance and Death Benefits; Refund of Contributions|Section 10.03. Death of Member While Actively Employed by Municipality

Sec. 10.03. DEATH OF MEMBER WHILE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED BY MUNICIPALITY.    (a)  If a member dies while actively employed by the municipality, leaving a spouse or a dependent child under the age of 18, the board shall order a monthly allowance as provided by this section.(b) The surviving spouse of an active member who, on the date of the member's death, had completed five or more years of service is eligible to receive a spouse's pension, payable monthly in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount computed for a normal retirement pension but using the member's compensation and service earned as of the date of death.  Payment of a spouse's pension continues until the death or remarriage of the spouse.(c) If there is not a surviving spouse, each surviving dependent child of the deceased member under the age of 18 is eligible for a dependent child's pension, payable monthly in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount computed for a normal retirement pension, but using the member's compensation and service earned as of the date of death.  If there is more than one such child, the monthly amount shall be divided equally among the children at the time the amount is paid.  Payment of a dependent child's pension continues until the child attains the age of 18 or until the child's death, whichever occurs first.(d) If a surviving spouse receiving a spouse's pension dies leaving a surviving dependent child or children under the age of 18, the spouse's pension shall be continued to the child or children under the terms of this section.(e) If a member dies while actively employed by the municipality after having completed five or more years of service with the municipality and leaves no surviving spouse or dependent children, the member's beneficiaries are eligible to receive a death benefit equal to the greater of the member's total accumulated contributions or $2,500.(f) If a member dies while actively employed by the municipality after having completed less than five years of service with the municipality, the member's beneficiaries are eligible to receive a death benefit equal to the member's accumulated contributions.(g) The total amount of death benefit payments payable under Subsection (f) of this section may not be less than the greater of $2,500 or the total amount of the member's accumulated contributions.  If a spouse or dependent child dies before receiving the minimum amount and is not survived by another person entitled to the death benefit, the balance of that amount is payable in a lump sum to the estate of the decedent.  If the spouse remarries before receiving that amount and there are no surviving dependent children to receive payment, the balance of the death benefit is payable in a lump sum to the beneficiaries of the member.
TX Civ Stat § 10.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 10. Severance and Death Benefits; Refund of Contributions|Section 10.04. Death of Retired Member

Sec. 10.04. DEATH OF RETIRED MEMBER.    (a)  If a member dies under a normal, early, special early, extra-special early, or disability pension, or retires under an early, special early, extra-special early, or disability pension but dies before beginning to receive the pension and is survived by a spouse, the spouse is eligible for a monthly pension if the spouse was married to the member before the member's termination of service with the municipality's police department.(b) The pension is equal to 50 percent of the pension to which the member was entitled on the date of death.  If the retired member retired and began receiving a pension before the age of 62, the monthly amount of the pension payable to the member's surviving spouse after the date on which the retired member would have attained age 62 shall be reduced to 50 percent of the pension which the retired member would have received had the member attained age 62.(c) If a retired member who is receiving disability retirement benefits dies before the age of 65, the monthly amount of the pension shall be equal to 50 percent of the pension the member would have received had the member worked until the date of death at the rate of pay in effect at the inception of the disability.(d) Payment of the pension continues until the date of death or remarriage of the spouse, whichever occurs first.(e) The total benefit payments payable under this section may not be less than the greater of the retired member's total accumulated contributions, or $2,500, less any previous payments made to the retired member.  If the spouse dies before receiving that amount, the balance of the minimum amount of the death benefit is payable in a lump sum to the spouse's estate.  If the spouse remarries before receiving the minimum amount or if the retired member and the spouse are divorced on the retired member's date of death, the balance of the minimum amount of the death benefit is payable in a lump sum to the beneficiaries of the retired member.(f) If a member dies under a normal, early, special early, extra-special early, or disability pension, or retires under an early, special early, extra-special early, or disability pension but dies before beginning to receive the pension and does not leave a surviving spouse, the beneficiaries of the retired member are eligible for a death benefit equal to the greater of the member's accumulated contribution or $2,500, less any payments previously made to the deceased member.(g) If a member who is entitled to or is receiving a deferred vested pension dies, the member's beneficiaries are eligible for a death benefit, payable in a lump sum, equal to the deceased member's total accumulated contributions, less any pension payments previously received.
TX Civ Stat § 10.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 10. Severance and Death Benefits; Refund of Contributions|Section 10.05. Designation of Beneficiary by Board

Sec. 10.05. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY BY BOARD.  If a member dies without having designated one or more beneficiaries, the board may designate a beneficiary under rules adopted by the board as provided by Section 2.01 of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 10.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243p. Police Retirement Fund in Municipalities of 50,000 to 400,000|Article 10. Severance and Death Benefits; Refund of Contributions|Section 10.06. Modification of Severance and Death Benefits

Sec. 10.06. MODIFICATION OF SEVERANCE AND DEATH BENEFITS.  This article is subject to any modifications made in accordance with Section 11.01 of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 1.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.01. Purpose

Sec. 1.01. PURPOSE.  Because of the lasting health consequences associated with the stressful nature of the professions of firefighting and law enforcement, the purpose of a fund established by this Act is to provide health care benefits for persons who retired on or after October 1, 1989, from a municipal fire or police department to which this Act applies.
TX Civ Stat § 1.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.03. Applicability

Sec. 1.03.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to a paid fire and police department of a municipality with a population of 1.3 million or more but less than 1.5 million.
TX Civ Stat § 1.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.04. Fund; Statutory Trust

Sec. 1.04. FUND;  STATUTORY TRUST.    (a)  The firefighters' and police officers' retiree health care fund is established for each municipality to which this Act applies.  The fund is a statutory trust and is not a subdivision of government.(b) The board shall administer and hold in trust the assets of the fund for the exclusive benefit of the beneficiaries of the fund.  The board may pay from the fund reasonable administrative expenses incurred in administering the fund.(c) The fund may not be diverted, transferred, or used for any other purpose inconsistent with this Act and with the instruments governing the fund.(d) A public or private agency, entity, or authority may not alter or impair any contract made by the board or under the authority or direction of the board.
TX Civ Stat § 1.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 1. General Provisions|Section 1.05. Exemptions

Sec. 1.05. EXEMPTIONS.  The health benefits paid or payable by the fund are exempt from garnishment, assignment, attachment, judgments, other legal processes, and inheritance or other taxes established by this state.
TX Civ Stat § 2.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.01. Board of Trustees

Sec. 2.01. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.    (a)  The firefighters' and police officers' retiree health care fund of a municipality is governed by a board of trustees consisting of the following nine members:(1)  the mayor of the municipality or the mayor's designee;(2)  two members of the municipal governing body, appointed by that governing body;(3)  two members of the fund who are firefighters below the rank of fire chief, elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the members of the fund who are firefighters;(4)  two members of the fund who are police officers below the rank of police chief, elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the members of the fund who are police officers;(5)  a retiree representative of the fire department, elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the retirees of the fire department who are beneficiaries of the fund and the surviving spouses of deceased firefighters who are beneficiaries of the fund; and(6)  a retiree representative of the police department, elected by secret ballot by a majority of the votes cast by the retirees of the police department who are beneficiaries of the fund and the surviving spouses of deceased police officers who are beneficiaries of the fund.(b)  The board, through its secretary, shall administer the required elections of the members and retiree trustees.  The board shall hold a runoff election between the two candidates receiving the most votes if no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for a trustee position.  On the executive director's certification that a candidate for trustee is eligible for office and is unopposed for election, the board shall certify the candidate as elected to the board.(c) The fund is independent of the control of the municipality.
TX Civ Stat § 2.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.02. Terms of Trustees

Sec. 2.02. TERMS OF TRUSTEES.    (a)  Subject to Subsection (a-1) the mayor of the municipality or the mayor's designee, serves on the board for the term of the mayor's office.(a-1)  The mayor may remove and replace the mayor's designee at the mayor's discretion.(b) The two members of the municipal governing body serve on the board for the term of the office to which they were elected.(c)  The two members of the fund who are firefighters below the rank of fire chief serve on the board for staggered four-year terms, with one member's term expiring every two years.(d)  The two members of the fund who are police officers below the rank of police chief serve on the board for staggered four-year terms, with one member's term expiring every two years.(e) The retiree representatives serve on the board for staggered four-year terms, with one member's term expiring every two years.
TX Civ Stat § 2.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.03. Resignation or Removal of Trustees

Sec. 2.03. RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES.    (a)  A trustee who is a retiree or a member of the fund may resign or may be removed by a vote of the group eligible to elect the trustee.(b) A petition for removal under this section must be filed with the board within 45 days after the date the first signature on the petition was obtained.  A signature is not valid if it is not dated.(c)  A removal election must be held within 90 days after the date the board certifies that a proper petition for a removal election has been signed by at least 20 percent of the persons eligible to vote to elect the trustee.  A trustee's term of service ends on the entry of an order by the board declaring that a majority of the votes cast in a removal election under this section favor removal.(d) On the date the board enters an order under Subsection (c) of this section, the board shall call a special election to be held not less than 20 and not more than 30 days after that date to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the trustee who was removed.  The trustee who was removed is not eligible to run in the special election but is eligible to run in all subsequent elections in which the person is otherwise eligible to run.
TX Civ Stat § 2.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.04. Officers

Sec. 2.04. OFFICERS.    (a)  The board shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary from among the trustees.(b)  The board in its discretion may elect other officers of the board.  An officer may be, but is not required to be, a trustee.
TX Civ Stat § 2.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.05. Employees

Sec. 2.05. EMPLOYEES.  The board may employ an executive director and staff to administer the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 2.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.06. Meetings; Quorum

Sec. 2.06. MEETINGS;  QUORUM.    (a)  The board shall hold regular monthly meetings and special meetings at the call of the chair or on written demand by a majority of the trustees.(b) Five trustees constitute a quorum.  The board may act with the consent of a majority of the trustees who are present at a board meeting at which a quorum is present.
TX Civ Stat § 2.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 2. Administrative Provisions|Section 2.07. Board Committees

Sec. 2.07. BOARD COMMITTEES.    (a)  The chair of the board may appoint committees that report to the board.(b) Only trustees may be appointed to a committee under this section.(c) A committee must be composed of not fewer than three and not more than four trustees, except as otherwise specifically provided by the board.(d) Only members of a committee may vote as committee members.(e) The board may direct staff and advisors to assist the committees.(f) All trustees may attend committee meetings.(g) Members of a committee serve at the pleasure of the board.(h) Permanent or standing committees may be appointed.
TX Civ Stat § 3.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 3. General Powers and Duties|Section 3.02. Authority of Municipality

Sec. 3.02. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY.  The municipality has the authority and power to:(1) contract with the board, as described in Section 3.01(b) of this Act;(2) provide services through a subcontractor in a contract under Section 3.01(b) of this Act;(3) take any action necessary to ensure that contributions to the fund and benefits received from the fund are exempt from federal taxes and excluded from a beneficiary's taxable income;  and(4) control the internal functions of the municipality relating to the municipality's interactions with or activities on behalf of the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 3.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 3. General Powers and Duties|Section 3.03.

Sec. 3.03. Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 52, Sec. 24(b), eff. Oct. 1, 1999.
TX Civ Stat § 3.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 3. General Powers and Duties|Section 3.04. Insurance

Sec. 3.04. INSURANCE.    (a)  The board may use fund assets to purchase insurance from any insurer licensed to do business in this state that provides for reimbursement of the fund and any trustee, officer, or employee of the fund for:(1) liability imposed or damages incurred because of an alleged act, error, or omission committed in the capacity of a fiduciary, officer, or employee;  and(2) costs and expenses incurred in defense of a claim for an alleged act, error, or omission.(b) The board may not purchase insurance for reimbursement of a trustee, officer, or employee of the fund for liability imposed on the trustee, officer, or employee because of the person's dishonesty, fraud, lack of good faith, or intentional failure to act prudently.
TX Civ Stat § 3.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 3. General Powers and Duties|Section 3.05. Indemnity

Sec. 3.05. INDEMNITY.    (a)  If insurance purchased by the board under Section 3.04 of this Act is unavailable, insufficient, inadequate, or otherwise not in effect, the board may indemnify a trustee, officer, or employee of the fund for liability imposed as damages because of an alleged act, error, or omission committed by the person in the capacity of a fiduciary, officer, or employee and for reasonable costs and expenses incurred in defense of a claim of an alleged act, error, or omission.(b) The board may not indemnify a trustee, officer, or employee of the fund for liability or expenses incurred because of the person's personal dishonesty, fraud, lack of good faith, or intentional failure to act prudently.(c) A trustee may not vote on a matter of the trustee's own indemnification or be counted in determining whether a quorum is present for the vote.(d) The board may adopt a policy establishing a method for presentation, approval, and payment of claims for indemnification.(e) If insurance purchased by the board under Section 3.04 of this Act is unavailable, insufficient, inadequate, or otherwise not in effect, the board may indemnify a former trustee, officer, or employee of the fund under this section for an alleged act, error, or omission committed by the person in the capacity of a fiduciary, officer, or employee and for reasonable costs and expenses incurred in defense of a claim of an alleged act, error, or omission.(f) The board may authorize indemnification of a trustee, officer, or employee of the fund, or a former trustee, officer, or employee of the fund under this section regardless of when the alleged act, error, or omission occurred, provided that the person is considered liable for the alleged act, error, or omission in relation to the person's capacity as a current or former trustee, officer, or employee of the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 4.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243q. Retirement Health Trust for Firefighters and Police Officers|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.01. Membership

Sec. 4.01.  MEMBERSHIP.  Each member is a member of the fund.