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TX Govt Code § 813.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter C. Establishment of Membership Service|Section 813.202. Membership Service Not Previously Established

Sec. 813.202.  MEMBERSHIP SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 813.402, any member may establish service credit in the retirement system for membership service not previously established.(b)  A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum a contribution computed as provided by Section 813.404 or 813.505, plus interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date the service was performed to the date of deposit.(c)  The state shall contribute for service established under this section an amount in the same ratio to the member's contribution and interest paid under Subsection (b) for the service as the state's contribution bears to the contribution for current service required of a member of the employee class at the time the service is established under this section.  The state's contribution and interest must be paid from the fund or account from which the member receives compensation at the time the service is established or, if the member does not hold a position at the time the service is established, from the fund or account from which the member received compensation when the member most recently held a position.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1110, ch. 252, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.202 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 618 (S.B. 1459), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 813.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter D. Establishment of Military Service|Section 813.301. Creditable Military Service

Sec. 813.301.  CREDITABLE MILITARY SERVICE.  (a)  Military service creditable in the retirement system is active federal duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States.(b)  A member may establish one month of service credit for each month or fraction of a month of duty, but not more than 60 months of service credit in the retirement system for military service.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.301 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 813.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter D. Establishment of Military Service|Section 813.302. Military Service Not Previously Established

Sec. 813.302.  MILITARY SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.  (a)  An eligible member may establish service credit in the retirement system for military service performed that is creditable as provided by Section 813.301.(b)  A member eligible to establish military service credit is one who:(1)  does not receive and is not eligible to receive federal retirement payments based on 20 years or more of active federal military duty;(2)  has been released from military duty under conditions not dishonorable; and(3)  has credit in the retirement system for membership service performed after the member's date of release from active military duty.(c)  A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum a contribution computed as provided by Section 813.404 or 813.505, plus, if the member does not establish the credit before the first anniversary of the date of first eligibility, interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date of first eligibility to the date of deposit.(d)  The state shall contribute for service established under this section an amount in the same ratio to the member's contribution for the service as the state's contribution bears to the contribution for current service required of a member of the employee class at the time the service is established under this section.  The state's contribution shall be paid from the fund from which the member receives compensation at the time the service is established or, if the member does not hold a position at the time the service is established, from the fund from which the member received compensation when the member most recently held a position.(e)  The board of trustees may require members applying for credit under this section to submit any information the board finds necessary to enable it to determine eligibility for or amount of service or amounts of required contributions.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1110, ch. 252, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.302 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 618 (S.B. 1459), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 813.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter D. Establishment of Military Service|Section 813.303. Service Credited to Membership Class

Sec. 813.303.  SERVICE CREDITED TO MEMBERSHIP CLASS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 813.304(d), military service is creditable in a class of membership that includes a position held by the member who performed the service after the date of release from active military duty.(b)  Military service performed by a person who was a contributing member immediately before the date the member began military duty may be credited, at the option of the member, in the class of membership that includes the position held by the member immediately before the date the member began the military duty.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.303 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 813.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter D. Establishment of Military Service|Section 813.304. Use of Military Service Credit

Sec. 813.304.  USE OF MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  The retirement system shall use military service credit in computing occupational disability retirement benefits and death benefits and in determining eligibility to select an optional death benefit plan.(b)  The retirement system shall use military service credit in computing service retirement or nonoccupational disability retirement benefits of a member of the employee class only if the member has, without military service credit, at least five years of service credit in that class.(c)  The retirement system shall use military service credit in computing service retirement or nonoccupational disability retirement benefits of a member of the elected class:(1)  only if the member has, without military service credit, at least six years of service credit in that class, if the military service credit was established before January 1, 1978;  or(2)  only if the member has enough service credit, exclusive of the military service credit, to be eligible for service retirement benefits at age 60, if the military service credit was established on or after January 1, 1978.(d)  The board of trustees by rule may permit a person who retires with at least 10 years of service credit, excluding military service credit, to receive service retirement benefits as an elected officer for the percentage of the person's military service credit, but not more than 100 percent, that is derived by dividing the number of months served as an elected officer by 96 months.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.304 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 813.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter D. Establishment of Military Service|Section 813.305. Military Service Credit Governed by Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

Sec. 813.305.  MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT GOVERNED BY UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT.  The retirement system may adopt rules to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq.) and other federal laws affecting the crediting of military service.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 813.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Provisions Applicable to Elected Class|Section 813.401. Service Creditable in Elected Class

Sec. 813.401.  SERVICE CREDITABLE IN ELECTED CLASS.  Service creditable in the elected class of membership is:(1)  membership service in an office included in that class; and(2)  for members other than cash balance group members:(A)  military service established as provided by Subchapter D; and(B)  equivalent membership service specifically made creditable in 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. 23.401 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 297, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 321), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 813.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Provisions Applicable to Elected Class|Section 813.402. Credit for Year in Which Eligible for Office

Sec. 813.402.  CREDIT FOR YEAR IN WHICH ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE.  (a)  A member may establish service credit in the elected class for any calendar year during any part of which:(1)  the member held an office included in that class;  or(2)  the member was eligible to take the oath for an office included in that class.(b)  A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum a contribution computed as provided by Section 813.404, plus interest computed at an annual rate of 10 percent from the fiscal year in which the service was performed to the date of deposit.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1110, ch. 252, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.402 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 813.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Provisions Applicable to Elected Class|Section 813.403. Eligibility for Service Credit Previously Canceled

Sec. 813.403.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE CREDIT PREVIOUSLY CANCELED.  A member may, under Section 813.102(b), reestablish service credit previously canceled if the member, after cancellation of the credit, takes an oath of office for a position included in the elected 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. 23.403 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 813.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 813 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Provisions Applicable to Elected Class|Section 813.404. Contributions for Service Not Previously Established

Sec. 813.404.  CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.  For each month of membership, military, or equivalent membership service not previously credited in the retirement system, a member claiming credit in the elected class shall pay a contribution in an amount equal to the greater of:(1)  eight percent of the monthly salary paid to members of the legislature at the time the credit is established; or(2)  the appropriate member contribution provided by Section 815.402 for a person who holds, at the time the credit is established, the office for which credit is sought.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.404 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 297, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 813.501 (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 813.501. Service Creditable in Employee Class

Sec. 813.501.  SERVICE CREDITABLE IN EMPLOYEE CLASS.  Service creditable in the employee class of membership is:(1)  membership service in a position included in that class;(2)  military service established as provided by Subchapter D;(3)  service creditable in or transferred from the elected class as provided by Section 813.503;  and(4)  administrative board service established as provided by Section 813.502.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.501 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 813.502 (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 813.502. Administrative Board Service

Sec. 813.502.  ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD SERVICE.  (a)  A member who established during December, 1977, service credit for administrative board service performed during that month, may:(1)  remain a contributing member of the retirement system accruing service credit in the employee class for continuous service on an eligible board;  and(2)  establish service credit for previous service on an eligible board.(b)  Contributions for administrative board service are computed on the basis of the highest salary paid during the time for which credit is sought to an officer or employee of the agency, commission, or department on whose board the member serves.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.502 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 813.503 (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 813.503. Credit Transferable Between Elected and Employee Class

Sec. 813.503.  CREDIT TRANSFERABLE BETWEEN ELECTED AND EMPLOYEE CLASS.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (a-1), a member may establish in, or have transferred to, the employee class all service credited in the elected class, if the contributions made to establish the service in the elected class equal or exceed contributions required of a member of the employee class for the same amount of service during the same time and at the same rate of compensation.  Subject to Subsection (a-1), a member or retiree who has, or had at the time of retirement, at least eight years of service credit in the elected class of membership, exclusive of military service, may transfer service credit between classes before or after retirement.(a-1)  A member or retiree who takes the oath of office for a position included in the elected class of membership, other than a district attorney or criminal district attorney, may not transfer service to the employee class under Subsection (a) until the person no longer holds that position.(b)  A member or retiree who has, or had at the time of retirement, at least 20 years of service credit in the retirement system, including the sum of at least 10 years of service credit as a person who has been elected or appointed to two or more offices of a house of the legislature, as recorded in the journals of the senate and the house of representatives, may transfer the person's service credit to the elected class.  A person who makes a transfer under this subsection may continue to transfer the credit between classes before or after retirement.(c)  A retiree, or the designated beneficiary of a deceased retiree, who retired from the employee class and was eligible to have retired from the elected class may elect to have the annuity recomputed as if the retirement had been from the elected class.(d)  A person may make a transfer or election under this section by notifying the retirement system.  If the person making the transfer or election is a retiree or the designated beneficiary of a deceased retiree, payment of benefits under the recomputed annuity begins with the payment that becomes due in the month following the month in which the retirement system receives the notice.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 199, ch. 18, Sec. 12, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.503 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 998 (H.B. 408), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 813.504 (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 813.504. Eligibility for Service Credit Previously Canceled

Sec. 813.504.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE CREDIT PREVIOUSLY CANCELED.  A person may reestablish service credit previously canceled in the retirement system if  the person is a member of the employee class and at least six months have elapsed since the end of the month in which the cancellation became effective.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.504 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 46(4), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 813.505 (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 813.505. Contributions for Service Not Previously Established

Sec. 813.505.  CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.  (a)  A member claiming credit in the employee class for membership service not previously established shall, for each month of the service, pay a contribution in an amount equal to the greater of:(1)  the appropriate member contribution provided by Section 815.402 for the service during the time for which credit is sought; or(2)  $18.(b)  A member claiming credit in the employee class for military service not previously established shall, for each month of the service, pay a contribution in an amount equal to the greater of:(1)  the amount that the member contributed for the first full month of membership service that is after the member's date of release from active military duty and that is credited in the retirement system;  or(2)  $18.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1111, ch. 252, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 23.505 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (S.B. 1664), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 813.513 (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 813.513. Credit Purchase Option

Sec. 813.513.  CREDIT PURCHASE OPTION.  (a)  An eligible member may establish not more than 36 months of equivalent membership service credit, including law enforcement or custodial officer service, in either the elected class or the employee class.(b)  A member is eligible to establish service credit under this section if the member has at least 120 months of actual membership service of the type of service that the member seeks to establish.(c)  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.(d)  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.(e)  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.(f)  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 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2006.|