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TX Govt Code § 823.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Establishment of Equivalent Membership Service|Section 823.404. Work Experience by Career or Technology Teacher

Sec. 823.404.  WORK EXPERIENCE BY CAREER OR TECHNOLOGY TEACHER.  (a)  An eligible member may establish equivalent membership service credit for one or two years of work experience for which the member is entitled to salary step credit under Section 21.403(b), Education Code.(b)  A member is eligible to establish equivalent membership service credit under this section if the member has at least five years of membership service credit.(c)  A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system, for each year of service, the actuarial present value, at the time of deposit, of the additional standard retirement annuity benefits that would be attributable to the conversion of the work experience into service credit based on rates and tables recommended by the 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 year of equivalent membership service credit for each year of service approved.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1122, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 823.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter E. Establishment of Equivalent Membership Service|Section 823.406. Credit Purchase Option for Certain Service

Sec. 823.406.  CREDIT PURCHASE OPTION FOR CERTAIN SERVICE.  (a)  A member may establish membership service credit under this section only for service performed during a 90-day waiting period to become a member after beginning employment.(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.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 823.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 823 - Creditable Service|Subchapter F. Reinstatement of Service Credit|Section 823.501. Credit Canceled by Membership Termination

Sec. 823.501.  CREDIT CANCELED BY MEMBERSHIP TERMINATION.  (a)  An eligible person who has terminated membership in the retirement system by withdrawal of contributions or absence from service may reinstate in the system the service credit canceled by the termination.(b)  A person eligible to reinstate service credit under this section is one who is a member of the retirement system at the time the service is reinstated.(c)  A member may reinstate canceled credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system:(1)  the amount withdrawn or refunded; plus(2)  a reinstatement fee of eight percent, compounded annually, of the amount withdrawn or refunded from the date of withdrawal or refund to the date of redeposit.(d)  The retirement system shall determine in each case the amount of money to be deposited by a member reinstating service credit under this section. The system may not provide benefits based on the service until the determined amount has been fully paid.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456, Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2011.(f)  A member may have an account that was terminated by absence from service reactivated by requesting the reactivation in writing.  The beneficiary of a decedent who was a member at the time of death may have an account that was terminated by the decedent's absence from service reactivated by requesting the reactivation in writing before the first payment of a death benefit.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 203, ch. 18, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1982.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 33.501 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456 (S.B. 1668), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456 (S.B. 1668), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 824.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 824.001. Types of Benefits

Sec. 824.001.  TYPES OF BENEFITS.  The types of benefits payable by the retirement system are:(1)  service retirement benefits;(2)  disability retirement benefits;  and(3)  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. 34.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 824.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 824.003. When Benefits Are Payable

Sec. 824.003.  WHEN BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE.  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, an annuity provided by this chapter is payable for the month in which the person who receives the annuity dies. Monthly annuity payments are generally due to be paid on the last working day of the month for which the payment accrues. |Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.003 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (H.B. 2168), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 824.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 824.004. Waiver of Benefits

Sec. 824.004.  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.  A person may revoke a waiver of benefits in the same manner as the original waiver was made.(b)  A revocable waiver may be revoked only as to benefits payable after the date the revocation is filed.  If a waiver is made irrevocable and is filed with the retirement system before the first benefit payment is made to the person executing the waiver, Section 824.103 applies to determine alternative beneficiaries.(c)  The retirement system shall transfer to the state contribution account from the appropriate benefit reserve accounts amounts not used to pay benefits because of a waiver executed under this section.(d)  The board of trustees may provide rules for administration of waivers under this section.(e)  The retirement system may not require a person filing a waiver of benefits under this section to submit a sworn affidavit in order to receive the accumulated contributions.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.004 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1118, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 824.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 824.005. Revocation of Retirement

Sec. 824.005.  REVOCATION OF RETIREMENT.  (a)  A person who has retired under the retirement system may revoke that retirement by filing with the system a written revocation in a form prescribed by the system.  For a revocation to be effective, the retirement system must receive the written revocation before the later of the due date for the first payment of the annuity or the date on which the retirement system makes the first payment.  After the later of those dates, a retiree may not revoke the retirement.  For purposes of this subtitle, the retirement system makes a payment by depositing a check in the mail or sending payment by electronic fund transfer.(b)  A person who has retired under the retirement system revokes that retirement if the person becomes employed in any position in a public school during the first month following that person's effective date of retirement, or during the first two months following an effective date of retirement established by reliance on Section 824.002(d), and must return any retirement benefits received under the original retirement.(c)  A person who revokes a retirement under this section is restored to membership in the retirement system as if that person had never retired.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 204, ch. 18, Sec. 26, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 832, Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.005 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 824.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 824.006. Payment of Annuity on Death of Member or Retiree

Sec. 824.006.  PAYMENT OF ANNUITY ON DEATH OF MEMBER OR RETIREE.  (a)  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.(b)  The effective date of death of a member who dies before retirement is, for the purpose of a death or survivor benefit annuity, the last day of the month preceding the month in which the member dies.  The first payment of the annuity becomes due at the end of the month in which the member's death occurs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 824.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 824.007. Deductions From Service or Disability Retirement Annuity

Sec. 824.007.  DEDUCTIONS FROM SERVICE OR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY.  (a)  In this section, "program administrator" means the person who administers the uniform program under Section 1601.102, Insurance Code.(b)  An individual eligible to participate in the uniform program under Section 1601.102, Insurance Code, may authorize the retirement system to deduct the amount of the contribution and any other qualified health insurance premium from the individual's regular monthly service or disability retirement annuity payment if the individual is:(1)  eligible to receive a monthly annuity from the retirement system greater than the amount of the authorized deduction; and(2)  eligible under Section 402(l), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or a similar law, to elect to exclude from annual gross income up to $3,000 of distributions from an eligible retirement plan used for qualified health insurance premiums.(c)  An individual may authorize the deduction described by Subsection (b) on a form provided by the program administrator.  The program administrator shall coordinate the implementation of an authorization under Subsection (b) with the retirement system.(d)  After making the deductions, the retirement system shall pay to the program administrator an aggregate amount for all individuals who authorize annuity deductions under Subsection (b).(e)  If an individual no longer receives a monthly annuity greater than the amount of the authorized deduction, the retirement system:(1)  shall inform the program administrator; and(2)  is not required to make any deduction under this section for the individual.(f)  The retirement system is not required to accept an authorization for a deduction under this section if payment of qualified health insurance premiums by deduction from a retirement plan annuity is not required for an eligible retiree to elect the gross income exclusion described by Subsection (b)(2).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1171 (H.B. 3347), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 824.0071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 824.0071. Deductions From Service or Disability Retirement Annuity for Certain University Insurance Program Contributions

Sec. 824.0071.  DEDUCTIONS FROM SERVICE OR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY FOR CERTAIN UNIVERSITY INSURANCE PROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "program administrator" means the person who administers the uniform program under Section 1601.051, Insurance Code.(b)  A retiree who is participating in the uniform program under Chapter 1601, Insurance Code, may authorize the retirement system to deduct the amount of the contribution and any other qualified health insurance premium from the retiree's regular monthly service or disability retirement annuity payment if the amount of the monthly annuity is greater than or equal to the amount of the authorized deduction.(c)  A retiree may authorize the deduction described by Subsection (b) on a form provided by the program administrator.  The program administrator shall maintain the record of the authorization made under this section.(d)  The program administrator shall:(1)  notify the retirement system of the authorization under Subsection (b); and(2)  in the manner and form prescribed by the retirement system, provide the retirement system with the names of the retirees and other relevant information needed by the retirement system to administer the deduction.(e)  After making the deduction, the retirement system shall pay to the program administrator an aggregate amount for all retirees who authorize annuity deductions under Subsection (b).(f)  If a retiree no longer receives a monthly annuity greater than or equal to the amount of the authorized deduction, the retirement system:(1)  shall inform the program administrator; and(2)  is not required to make a deduction under this section for the retiree.(g)  The retirement system shall make the authorized deduction each month until:(1)  the date the annuity is no longer payable by the retirement system;(2)  the retirement system is notified by the program administrator that the retiree has canceled the authorization to make the deduction; or(3)  the amount of the monthly annuity is no longer greater than or equal to the amount of the authorized deduction as described by Subsection (f).(h)  The program administrator shall reimburse the retirement system the cost, as determined by the retirement system, incurred by the retirement system in implementing this section.(i)  This section does not apply to an individual described by Section 824.007(b).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1106 (H.B. 4035), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Govt Code § 824.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 824.008. Deductions From Amounts Payable by the Retirement System

Sec. 824.008.  DEDUCTIONS FROM AMOUNTS PAYABLE BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 821.005, the retirement system may deduct the amount of a person's indebtedness to the retirement system from an amount payable by the retirement system to the person or the person's estate and the distributees of the estate.(b)  If the retirement system makes a payment to a participant who is deceased and the payment is not payable, the retirement system may deduct the amount of the payment from any amount payable by the retirement system to a person who received the payment or to that person's estate and distributees of the estate.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 824.1011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Beneficiaries|Section 824.1011. Designation of Beneficiary After Retirement

Sec. 824.1011.  DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY AFTER RETIREMENT.  (a)  A retiree who is receiving a standard service or disability retirement annuity under Section 824.203 or 824.304(b) and who marries after the date of the person's retirement may replace the annuity by selecting an optional retirement annuity under Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) or under Section 824.308(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5), as applicable, and designating the person's spouse as beneficiary before the second anniversary of the marriage in the same manner as an annuity selection and designation of beneficiary may be made before retirement.(b)  The selection of an optional annuity and designation of a beneficiary under this section do not take effect until the first payment of the annuity that becomes due two years after the date the selection and designation are filed with the retirement system.(c)  The retirement system shall recompute the annuity of a retiree who selects an optional annuity and designates a beneficiary under this section to reflect that change and shall adjust the annuity as appropriate for early retirement and postretirement increases provided after the date of the retiree's retirement.  The retirement system shall by rule provide for the adjustment of the monthly payments of the annuity under the option selected to an amount which is the actuarial equivalent of the annuity being paid immediately before the change in benefit option and beneficiary selection.(d)  If a retiree who selects an optional annuity and designates a beneficiary under this section dies before the change takes effect or if the designated beneficiary dies before the change takes effect, the selection of an optional annuity and designation of beneficiary have no effect.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 824.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Beneficiaries|Section 824.102. Trust as Beneficiary

Sec. 824.102.  TRUST AS BENEFICIARY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a member or annuitant may designate a trust as beneficiary for the payment of benefits from the retirement system.  If a trust is designated beneficiary, the beneficiary of the trust is considered the designated beneficiary for the purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount and duration of benefits.  The trustee is entitled to exercise any rights to elect benefit options and name subsequent beneficiaries.(b)  A trust having more than one beneficiary may not receive benefits to which multiple designated beneficiaries are not entitled under this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 824.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Beneficiaries|Section 824.103. Absence of Beneficiary

Sec. 824.103.  ABSENCE OF BENEFICIARY.  (a)  Benefits payable on the death of a member or annuitant, except an optional retirement annuity under Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5), are payable, and rights to elect survivor benefits, if applicable, are available, to one of the classes of persons described in Subsection (b), if:(1)  the member or annuitant fails to designate a beneficiary before death;(2)  a designated beneficiary does not survive the member or annuitant;(3)  a designated beneficiary, under Section 824.004, waives claims to benefits payable on the death of the member or annuitant;(4)  a beneficiary designation is revoked under Section 824.101(g); or(5)  a person is not eligible to receive a benefit under Section 824.105.(b)  The following classes of persons, in descending order of precedence, are eligible to receive benefits in a situation described in Subsection (a):(1)  any surviving joint designated beneficiaries;(2)  any alternate beneficiaries;(3)  the surviving spouse of the decedent;(4)  any children of the decedent or their descendants by representation;(5)  the parents of the decedent;(6)  the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate;  or(7)  the persons entitled by law to distribution of the decedent's estate.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.103 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 824.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 824 - Benefits|Subchapter B. Beneficiaries|Section 824.104. Failure of Beneficiary to Claim Benefits

Sec. 824.104.  FAILURE OF BENEFICIARY TO CLAIM BENEFITS.  (a)  If, before the first anniversary of the death of a member or annuitant, the retirement system does not receive a claim for payment of benefits from a designated beneficiary or a person entitled to benefits under Section 824.103, the retirement system may pay benefits, except an optional retirement annuity under Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5), under the order of precedence in Section 824.103(b), as if the person failing to claim benefits had predeceased the decedent.(b)  Payment under Subsection (a) bars recovery by any other person of the benefits distributed.(c)  If, before the fourth anniversary of the death of a member or annuitant, payment of benefits based on the death has not been made and no claim for benefits is pending with the retirement system, the accumulated contributions of the deceased member or the balance of the reserve for the deceased annuitant is forfeited to the benefit of the retirement system.  The retirement system shall transfer funds forfeited under this subsection to the state contribution account.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 34.104 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|