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TX Govt Code § 825.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter E. Collection of Membership Fees and Contributions|Section 825.406. Collection of Contributions From Federal or Private Sources; Offense; Penalty

Sec. 825.406.  COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FEDERAL OR PRIVATE SOURCES;  OFFENSE;  PENALTY.  (a)  If an employer applies for money provided by the United States, an agency of the United States, or a privately sponsored source, and if any of the money will pay part or all of an employee's salary, the employer shall apply for any legally available money to pay state contributions required by Section 825.404 or 830.201.(b)  When an employer receives money for state contributions from an application made in accordance with Subsection (a), the employer shall immediately send the money to the retirement system for deposit in the state contribution account.(c)  Monthly, employers shall:(1)  report to the retirement system in a form prescribed by the system a certification of the total amount of salary paid from federal funds and private grants and the total amounts provided by the funds and grants for state contributions for the employees;  and(2)  retain the following information:(A)  the name of each employee paid in whole or part from a grant;(B)  the source of the grant;(C)  the amount of the employee's salary paid from the grant;(D)  the amount of the money provided by the grant for state contributions for the employee;  and(E)  any other information the retirement system determines is necessary to enforce this section.(d)  The retirement system may:(1)  require from employers reports of applications for money;(2)  require evidence that the applications include requests for funds available to pay state contributions to the retirement system for employees paid from the grant;  and(3)  examine the records of any employer to determine compliance with this section and rules promulgated under it.(e)  A person commits an offense if the person is an administrator of an employer and knowingly fails to comply with this section.(f)  An offense under Subsection (e) is a Class C misdemeanor.(g)  An employer who fails to comply with this section may not, after the failure, apply for or spend any money from a federal or private grant.  The retirement system shall report alleged noncompliance to the attorney general, the Legislative Budget Board, the comptroller of public accounts, and the governor.  The attorney general shall bring a writ of mandamus against the employer to compel compliance with this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 35.405 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.55, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1223 (H.B. 2358), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 825.409 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter E. Collection of Membership Fees and Contributions|Section 825.409. Employer Pickup of Member Contributions

Sec. 825.409.  EMPLOYER PICKUP OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  Each employer shall pick up the employee contribution required of each of its employees by Section 825.403 for all compensation earned after December 31, 1987.  Employers shall pay to the retirement system the picked-up contributions from the same source of funds that is used in paying earnings to the employees.  Such payments shall be in lieu of contributions by the employees.  An employer shall pick up these contributions by a corresponding reduction in the cash salary of the employees, by an offset against a future salary increase, or by a combination of a salary reduction and offset against a future salary increase.  Employees do not have the option of choosing to receive the contributed amounts directly instead of having them paid by the employer to the retirement system.(b)  Contributions picked up as provided by Subsection (a) shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment of the amounts under the United States Internal Revenue Code;  however, each employer shall continue to withhold federal income taxes on these picked-up contributions until the Internal Revenue Service determines or the federal courts rule that pursuant to Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 414) these picked-up contributions may not be included as gross income of the employee until such time as they are distributed or made available.(c)  Employee contributions picked up as provided by Subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the retirement system in the manner required by Section 825.403.  Employee contributions picked up by an employer and credited to the employee's account shall be treated for all other purposes as if the amount were a part of the member's annual compensation and had been deducted pursuant to Section 825.403(a).|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 642, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 35.407 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 825.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.501. Statement of Amount in Individual Accounts

Sec. 825.501.  STATEMENT OF AMOUNT IN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS.  (a)  No later than December 1 of each year, the board of trustees shall furnish to each member a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account as of August 31 of the preceding fiscal year.(b)  In addition to the statement required by Subsection (a) of this section, the board of trustees shall furnish, on written request, to a member of the retirement system a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account.  The board is not required to furnish more than four of these statements to each member a calendar year.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 929, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 35.501 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.06(f), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 825.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.502. Payment of Contributions to a Member Absent From Service

Sec. 825.502.  PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO A MEMBER ABSENT FROM SERVICE.  (a)  If a demand for the accumulated contributions of a member with fewer than five years of service has not been made in accordance with Section 822.005 before the seventh anniversary of the member's last day of service, the retirement system shall return to the member or to the member's heirs all accumulated contributions of the member.(b)  If the member or the member's heirs cannot be found after complying with the policy adopted under Subsection (c), the member's accumulated contributions are forfeited to the retirement system. The retirement system shall credit the amount forfeited to the retired reserve account.(c)  The board of trustees shall adopt a policy requiring the retirement system to make all reasonable efforts to locate and notify a member or, if appropriate, the member's heirs of their entitlement to a return of accumulated contributions under this section. The policy must ensure that the:(1)  notice:(A)  provides information on how a member or the member's heirs, as appropriate, may withdraw the accumulated contributions, including information on how to effectuate a withdrawal through an election to receive a direct rollover of the contributions to an eligible retirement plan; and(B)  is initially sent to the member by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the last known address of the member according to the system's records; and(2)  procedure used to locate a member or the member's heirs:(A)  requires, at a minimum, that the system conduct Internet searches to determine a current and accurate mailing address of the member or the member's heir and send a notice that complies with Subdivision (1) to the member or the member's heir, as applicable, by certified mail, return receipt requested; and(B)  employs a matrix based on defined factors for determining on a graduated scale the degree and type of additional effort required, and those efforts must include:(i)  contacting the member's designated beneficiary;(ii)  obtaining information from consumer reporting agencies; and(iii)  using commercial locating services.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 35.502 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.05(i), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (H.B. 1585), Sec. 10, eff. May 26, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 825.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.503. Reproduction and Preservation of Records

Sec. 825.503.  REPRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF RECORDS.  (a)  The retirement system may photograph, microphotograph, or film, or use electronic storage for, all records pertaining to a member's individual file, accounting records, district report records, and investment records.  The retirement system may receive any record or report on paper or film or in an electronic storage format.(b)  If a record is reproduced under Subsection (a), the retirement system may destroy or dispose of the original record if the system first:(1)  places the reproduction or electronic record in a file conveniently accessible to retirement system personnel;  and(2)  provides for the preservation, examination, and use of the reproduction or stored electronic record.(c)  A photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record of a record received or reproduced under Subsection (a) is equivalent to the original record for all purposes, including introduction as evidence in all courts and administrative agency proceedings.  A duly certified or authenticated copy of such a photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record is admissible as evidence equally with the original photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record.(d)  The executive director or an authorized representative may certify the authenticity of a photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record of a record reproduced under this section and shall charge a fee for the certified photograph, microphotograph, film, or electronic record as provided by law.(e)  Certified records shall be furnished to any person who is authorized by law to receive them.(f)  In this section:(1)  "Electronic storage" means the maintenance of record data in the form of digital electronic signals on a computer hard disk, magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar medium readable by machine.(2)  "Electronic record" means any information that is recorded in a form for computer processing.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 35.503 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 825.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.504. Employer Certification to Board

Sec. 825.504.  EMPLOYER CERTIFICATION TO BOARD.  (a)  An employer annually shall certify to the board of trustees the beginning date of the contract of each member whose contract year begins after June 30 and continues after August 31 of the same calendar year.(b)  For school years after the 1994-1995 school year, an employer annually shall certify to the board of trustees the beginning date of an oral or written work agreement that begins after June 30 and continues after August 31 of the same calendar year.(c)  Each reporting district shall cooperate with the retirement system in ascertaining a member's annual earnings during any year.  The board of trustees by rule may prescribe the form of and procedures for filing certifications required by this section.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 35.504 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 825.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.505. Audits

Sec. 825.505.  AUDITS.  For the purpose of determining the propriety of contributions or credits, the records of an employer concerning the employment and compensation of its personnel are subject to examination, in the offices of the employer during regular working hours, by representatives of the retirement system designated to conduct the examination.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 35.505 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 825.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.506. Plan Qualification

Sec. 825.506.  PLAN QUALIFICATION.  (a)  It is intended that the provisions of this subtitle be construed and administered in a manner that the retirement system's benefit plan will be considered a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, benefits provided to a retiree, or based on the service of a member or retiree, may not exceed benefits permitted to be provided by a qualified plan by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 415).  The board of trustees may adopt rules that modify the plan to the extent necessary for the retirement system to be a qualified plan and shall adopt rules to ensure that benefits paid to a retiree, or to a beneficiary of a member or retiree, do not exceed the limits provided by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 415).  Rules adopted by the board of trustees are to be considered a part of the plan.(b)  In determining qualification status under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401), the retirement system's benefit plan shall be considered primary.  An employer may not provide employee retirement or deferred benefits to the extent that, when considered together with the benefits authorized by this subtitle as required by federal law, would result in the retirement system's plan failing to meet federal qualification standards as applied to public pension plans.(c)  It is intended that the retirement system administer the plan in a manner that satisfies the required minimum distribution provisions of Section 401(a)(9), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer the distribution requirements, including distribution when a participant dies before the entire interest is distributed.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 642, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 35.506 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1359 (S.B. 1691), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 825.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.508. Powers of Attorney

Sec. 825.508.  POWERS OF ATTORNEY.  (a)  A person entitled to payment of an annuity or other benefits administered by the retirement system may direct the retirement system to treat as the authorized representative of the person concerning the disposition of the benefits an attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney that complies with Subsection (b).(b)  The system must honor a power of attorney executed in accordance with Subchapters A and B, Chapter 752, Estates Code.(c)  If the power of attorney is revoked, the retirement system is not liable for payments made to or actions taken at the request of the attorney-in-fact before the date the system receives written notice that the power of attorney has been revoked.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 13, Sec. 29, eff. Nov. 12, 1991.  Renumbered from Sec. 825.507 by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 10.01(8), eff. Aug. 30, 1993, and Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.041, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 825.511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.511. Complaint Files

Sec. 825.511.  COMPLAINT FILES.  (a)  The retirement system shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the retirement system.  The retirement system shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.(b)  The retirement system shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The retirement system shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 2427), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (H.B. 1585), Sec. 11, eff. May 26, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 825.513 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.513. Information for Publication

Sec. 825.513.  INFORMATION FOR PUBLICATION.  The retirement system shall verify with the State Pension Review Board the accuracy of information about the effects of proposed legislation on benefits and the trust fund before including the information in an official publication of the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 825.514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.514. Historically Underutilized Business

Sec. 825.514.  HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS.  The retirement system is subject to the provisions, including Chapter 2161, that relate to historically underutilized businesses.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.19(21), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 825.515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.515. Information About Member Positions

Sec. 825.515.  INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBER POSITIONS.  (a)  At least annually, the retirement system shall acquire and maintain records identifying members and specifying the types of positions they hold as members.  Employers shall provide to the retirement system information specifying the type of position held by each member as Administrative/Professional, Teacher/Full-Time Librarian, Support, Bus Driver, or Peace Officer.  Employers shall also provide to the retirement system the work e-mail address for each member.  For each member identified as a Peace Officer, the records must specify whether the member is an employee of an institution of higher education or of a public school that is not an institution of higher education.  An employer shall provide the information required by this section in the form and manner specified by the retirement system.(b)  Information contained in records of the retirement system maintained under this section is confidential within the limits prescribed by Section 825.507.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (S.B. 1667), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1078 (H.B. 3357), Sec. 17, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 825.516 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle C - Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Chapter 825 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 825.516. Nonprofit Association Dues

Sec. 825.516.  NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION DUES.  (a)  A retiree who is receiving an annuity from the retirement system may request the system to withhold from the retiree's monthly annuity payment membership dues for a nonprofit association of retired school employees in this state, if the association is statewide and its membership includes at least five percent of all retirees of the retirement system.  The request for withholding must be on a form provided by the retirement system.(b)  After the retirement system receives a request authorized by this section, the system may make the requested deductions until the earlier of:(1)  the date the annuity is terminated;  or(2)  the first payment of the annuity after the date the system receives a written request signed by the retiree canceling the request for the withholding.(c)  The retirement system shall send all dues withheld under this section to the nonprofit association after each monthly payment of annuities.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1540, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|