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TX Govt Code § 606.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.062. Duty of Executive Director

Sec. 606.062.  DUTY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  The executive director of the retirement system shall negotiate the best possible contract for social security coverage for state employees.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 606.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.063. Contributions by State Agency

Sec. 606.063.  CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE AGENCY.  A state agency may pay contributions on social security coverage of the agency's state employees who are paid from the state treasury as required by an agreement with the secretary from funds appropriated to the comptroller for that purpose.  A contribution made under this section is not considered compensation to the employee under any state law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 606.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.064. Employee Contributions

Sec. 606.064.  EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  Each state employee, including a judge paid by the state, for whom an agreement for social security coverage is in effect under this subchapter shall pay contributions on wages in the amount of the employee tax.(b)  The obligation provided by this section is a condition of employment or of holding office.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 1, eff. Dec. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 606.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.066. Collection of Employee's Contribution

Sec. 606.066.  COLLECTION OF EMPLOYEE'S CONTRIBUTION.  (a)  On the authorization of the head of a state agency, the disbursing officer of the department shall deduct from each payroll of a state employee with social security coverage the amount of the employee's contribution paid by the employee under this subchapter.  The total amount deducted shall be paid in accordance with federal requirements.(b)  The head of a state agency shall, for each payroll:(1)  certify to the comptroller in the manner prescribed by the comptroller:(A)  the amount of a state employee's contribution to be deducted from the employee's salary;  and(B)  the total amount to be deducted from all salaries;  and(2)  include the total amount in the payroll voucher.(c)  If an amount less than the amount of the employee's contribution under this subchapter is deducted from a state employee's salary for the employee's contribution, the employee is liable for the difference between the amount deducted and the correct amount of the contribution.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 606.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.067. Collection of State Contribution for Employees Paid From Treasury

Sec. 606.067.  COLLECTION OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR EMPLOYEES PAID FROM TREASURY.  (a)  For a state employee who is paid from the state treasury, the legislature shall appropriate, from the same fund from which the employee is paid, an amount equal to the state's contributions under Section 606.063.(b)  The state agency shall certify at the end of each payroll period to the comptroller in a manner prescribed by the comptroller the total amount of the department's state contributions for that period for employees paid from the state treasury.(c)  A state agency having employees paid from the state treasury shall include in the budget information the department submits to the Legislative Budget Board and the budget division of the governor's office a certification of the amount necessary to pay contributions of the state for the following biennium.  The governor shall include this amount in the budget that the governor submits to the legislature.(d)  All money appropriated to the comptroller for the contributions of the state shall be allocated to the state agency according to rules adopted by the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 2, eff. Dec. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 606.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.068. Collection of State Contribution for Employees Not Paid From Treasury

Sec. 606.068.  COLLECTION OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR EMPLOYEES NOT PAID FROM TREASURY.  (a)  For state employees who are paid from funds not in the state treasury, the head of a state agency shall certify to the department's disbursing officer the total amount of the state's contributions based on compensation paid the employees.(b)  The disbursing officer of a state agency that has state employees who are paid from funds not in the state treasury shall pay the total amount of contributions of the state for employees in accordance with federal requirements.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 606.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.069. Method of Making Contributions to Federal Government

Sec. 606.069.  METHOD OF MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.  A state agency shall comply with federal requirements for filing reports and paying contributions.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 606.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.070. Rules and Reports

Sec. 606.070.  RULES AND REPORTS.  (a)  The retirement system may, as it finds necessary to the efficient administration of this subchapter, adopt rules and require state agencies to file reports.(b)  The retirement system shall certify to the comptroller any state agency that has not filed a required report within the specified time.(c)  The comptroller shall withhold salary or expense reimbursement warrants to the head or an employee of a state agency that the retirement system certifies under Subsection (b).  On notification from the retirement system that the report has been filed, the comptroller shall release the warrants.(d)  If a state agency whose employees are not paid from funds in the state treasury is notified that a required report is delinquent, the disbursing officer may not pay a salary or an expense reimbursement.  A disbursing officer is liable both personally and on the officer's official bond if the officer pays a salary or an expense reimbursement after notification of a delinquent report by the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 606.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.071. Expenditures

Sec. 606.071.  EXPENDITURES.  The retirement system may employ personnel, including accountants and attorneys, purchase equipment, and make other expenditures as necessary to administer this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 606.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees|Section 606.072. Benefits for State Employees Under Both State and Federal Law

Sec. 606.072.  BENEFITS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES UNDER BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.  A state employee may receive benefits under both Chapters 811 through 815 and the Social Security Act.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 606.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 606 - Social Security|Subchapter D. Coverage for State Employees Paid From Federal Funds|Section 606.101. Coverage

Sec. 606.101.  COVERAGE.  Subchapter B  applies to a state employee or officer who is paid entirely from federal funds but is classified as a state employee by the federal government.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 607.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter A. Contagious Diseases|Section 607.001. Definition

Sec. 607.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "public safety employee" means a peace officer, fire fighter, detention officer, county jailer, or emergency medical services employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 986 (H.B. 1928), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 607.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter A. Contagious Diseases|Section 607.002. Reimbursement

Sec. 607.002.  REIMBURSEMENT.  A public safety employee who is exposed to a contagious disease is entitled to reimbursement from the employing governmental entity for reasonable medical expenses incurred in treatment for the prevention of the disease if:(1)  the disease is not an "ordinary disease of life" as that term is used in the context of a workers' compensation claim;(2)  the exposure to the disease occurs during the course of the employment;  and(3)  the employee requires preventative medical treatment because of exposure to the disease.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 607.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter A. Contagious Diseases|Section 607.003. Physician of Choice

Sec. 607.003.  PHYSICIAN OF CHOICE.  A public safety employee who is exposed to a disease described by Section 607.002 is entitled to be treated for the prevention of that disease by the physician of the employee's choice.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 607.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter A. Contagious Diseases|Section 607.004. Preventative Immunizations and Vaccinations

Sec. 607.004.  PREVENTATIVE IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS.  (a)  A certified fire fighter, peace officer, or other governmental employee who operates an ambulance or who responds to emergency medical calls is entitled to preventative immunization for any disease to which the fire fighter, peace officer, or other governmental employee may be exposed in performing official duties and for which immunization is possible.(b)  The employee and any member of the employee's immediate family are entitled to vaccination for a contagious disease to which the employee is exposed during the course of employment.(c)  The employing governmental entity may satisfy the requirements of this section by:(1)  providing the immunization or vaccination without charge;  or(2)  reimbursing the employee for any necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the employee for the immunization or vaccination.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (S.B. 1582), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 607.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.051. Definitions

Sec. 607.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Custodial officer" means a person who is employed by the Board of Pardons and Paroles or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a parole officer or caseworker or who is employed by the correctional institutions division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and certified by the department as having a normal job assignment that requires frequent or infrequent regularly planned contact with, and in close proximity to, inmates or defendants of the correctional institutions division without the protection of bars, doors, security screens, or similar devices and includes assignments normally involving supervision or the potential for supervision of inmates in inmate housing areas, educational or recreational facilities, industrial shops, kitchens, laundries, medical areas, agricultural shops or fields, or in other areas on or away from property of the department.(1-a)  "Detention officer" means an individual employed by a state agency or political subdivision of the state to ensure the safekeeping of prisoners and the security of a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this state.(1-b)  "Disability" means partial or total disability.(2)  "Emergency medical technician" means an individual who is certified as an emergency medical technician by the Department of State Health Services as provided by Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, and who is employed by a political subdivision.(3)  "Firefighter" means:(A)  an individual who is defined as fire protection personnel under Section 419.021; or(B)  an individual who is a volunteer firefighter certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas.(4)  "Peace officer" means an individual elected, appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a governmental entity under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 695 (S.B. 310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (S.B. 1582), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (S.B. 22), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 607.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.053. Immunization; Smallpox

Sec. 607.053.  IMMUNIZATION; SMALLPOX.  (a)  A firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician is presumed to have suffered a disability or death during the course and scope of employment if the firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician:(1)  received preventative immunization against smallpox, or another disease to which the firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician may be exposed during the course and scope of employment and for which immunization is possible; and(2)  suffered death or total or partial disability as a result of the immunization.(b)  An immunization described by this section is considered preventative whether the immunization occurs before or after exposure to the disease for which the immunization is prescribed.(c)  A presumption established under Subsection (a) may not be rebutted by evidence that the immunization was:(1)  not required by the employer;(2)  not required by law; or(3)  received voluntarily or with the consent of the firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician.(d)  A firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician who suffers from smallpox that results in death or total or partial disability is presumed to have contracted the disease during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 695 (S.B. 310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (S.B. 1582), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 607.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.054. Tuberculosis or Other Respiratory Illness

Sec. 607.054.  TUBERCULOSIS OR OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS.  (a)  A firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician who suffers from tuberculosis, or any other disease or illness of the lungs or respiratory tract that has a statistically positive correlation with service as a firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician, that results in death or total or partial disability is presumed to have contracted the disease or illness during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician.(b)  This section does not apply to a claim that a firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician suffers from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 695 (S.B. 310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (S.B. 1582), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (S.B. 22), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2021.| For expiration of this section, see Subsection (e).
TX Govt Code § 607.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.055. Cancer

Sec. 607.055.  CANCER.  (a)  A firefighter or emergency medical technician who suffers from cancer resulting in death or total or partial disability is presumed to have developed the cancer during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter or emergency medical technician if:(1)  the firefighter or emergency medical technician:(A)  regularly responded on the scene to calls involving fires or fire fighting; or(B)  regularly responded to an event involving the documented release of radiation or a known or suspected carcinogen while the person was employed as a firefighter or emergency medical technician; and(2)  the cancer is described by Subsection (b).(b)  This section applies only to:(1)  cancer that originates at the stomach, colon, rectum, skin, prostate, testis, or brain;(2)  non-Hodgkin's lymphoma;(3)  multiple myeloma;(4)  malignant melanoma; and(5)  renal cell carcinoma.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 695 (S.B. 310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (S.B. 2551), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 607.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.056. Acute Myocardial Infarction or Stroke

Sec. 607.056.  ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION OR STROKE.  (a)  A firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician who suffers an acute myocardial infarction or stroke resulting in disability or death is presumed to have suffered the disability or death during the course and scope of employment as a firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician if:(1)  while on duty, the firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician:(A)  was engaged in a situation that involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity involving fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical services, or other emergency response activity; or(B)  participated in a training exercise that involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity; and(2)  the acute myocardial infarction or stroke occurred while the firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician was engaging in the activity described under Subdivision (1).(b)  For purposes of this section, "nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity" does not include clerical, administrative, or nonmanual activities.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 695 (S.B. 310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (S.B. 1582), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 607.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses|Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians|Section 607.057. Effect of Presumption

Sec. 607.057.  EFFECT OF PRESUMPTION.  Except as provided by Section 607.052(b), a presumption established under this subchapter applies to a determination of whether a detention officer's, custodial officer's, firefighter's, peace officer's, or emergency medical technician's disability or death resulted from a disease or illness contracted in the course and scope of employment for purposes of benefits or compensation provided under another employee benefit, law, or plan, including a pension plan.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 695 (S.B. 310), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 993 (S.B. 1582), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (S.B. 22), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2021.|