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TX Govt Code § 813.514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter F. Provisions Applicable to Employee Class|Section 813.514. Credit Purchase Option for Certain Service

Sec. 813.514.  CREDIT PURCHASE OPTION FOR CERTAIN SERVICE.  (a)  This section applies only to a member who became a member before September 1, 2015.(a-1)  A member may establish service credit under this section in the employee class only for service performed during a 90-day waiting period to become a member after beginning employment or holding office.(b)  A member may establish service credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system, for each month of service credit, the actuarial present value, at the time of deposit, of the additional standard retirement annuity benefits that would be attributable to the purchase of the service credit under this section based on rates and tables recommended by the retirement system's actuary and adopted by the board of trustees.(c)  After a member makes the deposits required by this section, the retirement system shall grant the member one month of equivalent membership service credit for each month of credit approved. (d)  The retirement system shall deposit the amount of the actuarial present value of the service credit purchased in the member's individual account in the employees saving account.(e)  The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer this section, including rules that impose restrictions on the application of this section as necessary to cost-effectively administer this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 9), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 814.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.001. Types of Benefits

Sec. 814.001.  TYPES OF BENEFITS.  The types of benefits payable by the retirement system are:(1)  service retirement benefits;(2)  occupational disability retirement benefits;(3)  nonoccupational disability retirement benefits;  and(4)  death benefits.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 814.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.002. Benefits From Both Membership Classes

Sec. 814.002.  BENEFITS FROM BOTH MEMBERSHIP CLASSES.  (a)  If a member has service credit in both classes of membership, is eligible to retire from one class, and does not hold a position included in the other class, the member may retire from both classes and receive benefits based on all service credited in the retirement system.(b)  If a member is retiring and uses service credited in a class of membership to meet a length-of-service requirement for retirement, the member must retire from that class.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 814.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.003. Effective Date of Retirement

Sec. 814.003.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF RETIREMENT.  (a)  The effective date of a member's service retirement is the date the member designates at the time the member applies for retirement as provided by Section 814.101, but the date must be the last day of a calendar month.(b)  If a person elects to receive a standard service retirement annuity and dies during the first calendar month that begins after the effective date of the person's retirement, the person is considered to have been a contributing member at the time of death.(c)  The retirement system may allow an applicant for retirement time after the effective date of the person's retirement to make a selection of a retirement annuity.  If the applicant dies within the time allowed without having given the retirement system notice of a selection, the person is considered to have been a contributing member at the time of death.(d)  The effective date of a member's disability retirement is the date designated on the application for retirement filed by or for the member as provided by Section 814.201, but the date must be the last day of a calendar month.(e)  If a person elects to receive a standard disability retirement annuity and dies during the first calendar month that begins after the effective date of the person's retirement, the person is considered to have been a contributing member at the time of death.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.003 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 11, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 814.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.004. When Benefits Are Payable

Sec. 814.004.  WHEN BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE.  A monthly annuity payable to a retiree or beneficiary is payable to that person through the month in which the person dies.  A continuation of an optional annuity or the payment of a death or survivor benefit annuity begins with payment for the month following the month in which the death occurs.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 12, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 814.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.005. Waiver of Benefits

Sec. 814.005.  WAIVER OF BENEFITS.  (a)  A person may, on a form prescribed by and filed with the retirement system, waive all or a portion of any benefits from the retirement system to which the person is entitled.  The retirement system also shall give effect as a waiver to a full or partial disclaimer executed in accordance with Chapter 240, Property Code, unless the benefit to be disclaimed is a lifetime annuity.  A person may revoke a waiver of benefits in the same manner as the original waiver was made, unless the original waiver by its terms was made irrevocable.(b)  A waiver or a revocation of a waiver applies only to benefits that become payable on or after the date the document is filed.(c)  The retirement system shall transfer to the state accumulation account amounts from the appropriate benefit payment accounts not used to pay benefits because of a waiver executed under this section.(d)  The board of trustees may adopt rules for the administration of waivers under this section.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1147, ch. 257, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.005 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 562 (H.B. 2428), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 814.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.006. Simultaneous Death of Member and Beneficiary

Sec. 814.006.  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 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 13, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 814.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.007. Beneficiary Causing Death of Member or Annuitant

Sec. 814.007.  BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR ANNUITANT.  (a)  Any benefits, funds, or account balances payable on the death of a member or annuitant 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)  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 adjudicated 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 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 retirement system may delay payment of any benefits, funds, or account balances payable on the death of a member or annuitant pending the results of a criminal investigation or civil proceeding and other legal proceedings relating to the cause of death.(e)  For the purposes of this section, a person has been convicted of or adjudicated as having caused the death of a member or annuitant 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 member or annuitant, 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 member or annuitant and no appeal of the judgment is pending and the time provided for appeal has expired.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 13, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 814.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.008. Change of Beneficiary After Retirement

Sec. 814.008.  CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY AFTER RETIREMENT.  (a)  A retiree receiving an optional service or disability retirement annuity approved by the board of trustees or described by Section 814.108(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) may change the designated beneficiary as provided by this section for the benefits payable after the retiree's death.(b)  If the beneficiary designated at the time of the retiree's retirement is the spouse or former spouse of the retiree:(1)  the spouse or former spouse must give written, notarized consent to the change;  or(2)  a court with jurisdiction over the marriage must have ordered the change.(c)  A beneficiary designated under this section is entitled on the retiree's death to receive monthly payments of the survivor's portion of the retiree's optional retirement annuity for the shorter of:(1)  the remainder of the life expectancy of the beneficiary designated as of the effective date of the retiree's retirement;  or(2)  the remainder of the new beneficiary's life.(d)  A retiree may not change a beneficiary under this section after retirement if the retiree has previously changed after retirement a beneficiary for optional retirement annuity payments under this subtitle.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 168, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 814.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.009. Deduction From Annuity for State Employee Organization

Sec. 814.009.  DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY FOR STATE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION.  (a)  A person who receives an annuity under this subtitle may, on a form prescribed by and filed with the retirement system, authorize the retirement system to deduct from the person's monthly annuity payment the amount of a fee for the person's membership in a state employee organization that:(1)  is a certified eligible state employee organization under Section 403.0165; or(2)  has at least 2,500 retirees as members on January 1 preceding the fiscal year for which the deduction is made.(b)  An authorization made under this section remains in effect until:(1)  the person who receives the annuity modifies or revokes the authorization;  or(2)  the state employee organization fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a).(c)  The retirement system shall adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 280 (H.B. 1608), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 321), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 814.0095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.0095. Charitable Deduction From Annuity

Sec. 814.0095.  CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 814.0096(c), a person who receives an annuity under this subtitle may, on a printed or electronic form filed with the retirement system, authorize the retirement system to deduct from the person's monthly annuity payment the amount of a contribution to the state employee charitable campaign in the manner and for the same purposes for which a state employee may authorize deductions to that campaign under Subchapter I, Chapter 659.(b)  An authorization under this section must direct the board of trustees to deposit the deducted funds with the comptroller for distribution as required by Section 659.132(g) in the same manner in which a state employee's deduction is distributed.(c)  An authorization under this section remains in effect for the period described by Section 659.137 unless the person revokes the authorization by giving notice to the board of trustees.(d)  The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer this section.  Any rules adopted must be consistent with the comptroller's rules related to the state employee charitable campaign.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 280 (H.B. 1608), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 321), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 814.0096 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.0096. Coordination With State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee

Sec. 814.0096.  COORDINATION WITH STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN POLICY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The board of trustees and the state employee charitable campaign policy committee established under Section 659.140 shall coordinate responsibility for the administration of charitable deductions from annuity payments to the state employee charitable campaign under Section 814.0095.(b)  The state employee charitable campaign policy committee is authorized to approve a budget that includes funding for as many of the expenses incurred by the retirement system associated with the implementation and administration of annuitants' participation in the state employee charitable campaign as is practicable, including notification of annuitants.(c)  Except as provided by this subsection, the board of trustees shall charge an administrative fee to cover any costs not paid under Subsection (b) in the implementation of Section 814.0095 to the charitable organizations participating in the state employee charitable campaign conducted under that section in the same proportion that the contributions to that charitable organization bear to the total of contributions in that campaign.  The board of trustees shall determine the most efficient and effective method of collecting the administrative fee and shall adopt rules for the implementation of this subsection.(d)  If necessary, the board of trustees and the state employee charitable campaign policy committee may make the annuity deduction authorization under Section 814.0095(a) available in stages to subgroups of the retirement system's annuity recipients as money becomes available to cover the expenses under Subsection (b) of this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 280 (H.B. 1608), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 9.015, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 9.016, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 814.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.010. Electronic Filing of Beneficiary Designation

Sec. 814.010.  ELECTRONIC FILING OF BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.  (a)  In this section, "electronic filing" means the filing of data in the form of digital electronic signals transformed by computer and stored on magnetic tape, optical disks, or any other medium.(b)  A person entitled to designate a beneficiary under any system or program administered by the retirement system may make the designation by electronic filing under procedures adopted by the retirement system.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 51, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 814.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.011. Lump-Sum Payments in Lieu of Annuities

Sec. 814.011.  LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF ANNUITIES.  The retirement system may elect to make a lump-sum payment to a retiree or beneficiary in lieu of annuity payments if the actuarial present value of the annuity at the time of retirement or death does not exceed $20,000.  Payment of a lump sum under this section does not affect eligibility for any other program administered by the retirement system.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 814.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 814.012. Disposition of Unclaimed Beneficiary Benefits

Sec. 814.012.  DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED BENEFICIARY BENEFITS.  If, as of the fourth anniversary of the death of a member or annuitant, the retirement system has not paid benefits and a claim for benefits is not pending with the retirement system based on the death of the member or annuitant, the accumulated contributions of the deceased member or the balance of the reserve for the deceased annuitant reverts to the benefit of the retirement system.  The retirement system shall transfer funds reverted under this section to the state accumulation account.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 814.1005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 814.1005. Inapplicability of Subchapter to Cash Balance Group Members

Sec. 814.1005.  INAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO CASH BALANCE GROUP MEMBERS.  This subchapter does not apply to a cash balance group member.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 321), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 814.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 814.101. Application for Service Retirement Benefits

Sec. 814.101.  APPLICATION FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  (a)  A member may apply for a service retirement annuity by filing an application for retirement with the board of trustees.(b)  An application for a service retirement annuity may not be made:(1)  after the date the member wishes to retire;  or(2)  more than 90 days before the date the member wishes to retire.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 814.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 814 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Service Retirement Benefits|Section 814.102. Eligibility of Elected Members for Service Retirement

Sec. 814.102.  ELIGIBILITY OF ELECTED MEMBERS FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT.  Except as provided by rule adopted under Section 813.304(d) or Section 803.202(a)(2), a member who has service credit in the elected class of membership, is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member:(1)  is at least 60 years old and has 8 years of service credit in that class; or(2)  is at least 50 years old and has 12 years of service credit in that class.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1978, ch. 361, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 11.014, eff. September 1, 2011.|