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TX Civ Stat § 3.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 3. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 3.02. Applications; Hearings

Sec. 3.02. APPLICATIONS;  HEARINGS.    (a)  The board shall consider all cases for membership in the fund and for the retirement and benefits of the members of the fund and all applications for benefits by surviving spouses, dependent children, and dependent parents.(b) The board shall give notice to persons asking for membership in the fund or for a benefit to appear before the board and offer sworn evidence.(c)  Any contributing member of the fund who is in good standing in the fire or police department may:(1)  appear in person or by attorney to contest the application for membership participation in the fund or for an annuity or benefit by any person claiming to be entitled to an annuity or benefit, either as a member, beneficiary, or alternate payee; and(2)  offer supporting testimony.(d) The presiding officer of the board may issue process for witnesses, administer oaths to those witnesses, and examine any witness in any manner affecting retirement or a benefit under this Act.  The process for witnesses may be served on any member of the fire or police department or any other person the board considers to be an appropriate person.  On the failure of any witness to attend and testify, that person may be compelled to attend and testify as in any judicial proceeding.(e) A person's failure to give truthful information to the board in an application or in testimony at a hearing may result in a referral for criminal investigation.
TX Civ Stat § 3.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 3. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 3.03. Orders for Disbursements of Benefits

Sec. 3.03. ORDERS FOR DISBURSEMENTS OF BENEFITS.    (a)  The board shall issue orders for disbursements signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer of the board and the secretary of the board to the appropriate persons.  The order shall state the purposes for the payments.  The board shall keep a record of those orders.(b) Disbursements may not be made without a record vote of the board.(c)  Each member, retiree, beneficiary, and alternate payee shall provide bank depository information to the board so that the board can disburse benefits by electronic transfer.(d)  Except as provided by Section 802.1024, Government Code, the board may reduce the amount of a benefit to which a retiree, beneficiary, or alternate payee is otherwise entitled in order to reimburse the fund for an overpayment or incorrect payment of benefits to the retiree, beneficiary, or alternate payee.(e)  The board may pay for the cost of counseling for members of the fund regarding retirement matters.
TX Civ Stat § 4.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.01. Membership

Sec. 4.01. MEMBERSHIP.    (a)  A person is eligible to become a member of the fund as a condition of continued employment after the person has received state certification as a fire fighter or police officer, completed all other requirements for membership in the fund, and:(1) graduated from a fire fighter or police officer training academy of a municipality to which this Act applies and passed the municipality's fire fighter's or police officer's probationary exam;  or(2) otherwise satisfied the requirements for employment as a fire fighter or police officer in a municipality to which this Act applies.(b) A person may not become eligible for disability retirement benefits unless the person has provided an authorization for release of medical information for any medical records dated on or after the date of initial application for employment or has agreed in writing to provide that authorization when requested by the board or, in the alternative if required by the board, has submitted to a physical examination by a physician selected by the board.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 234, Sec. 14, eff. October 1, 2009.(d) The drawing of compensation by an officer or employee in the fire or police department for service in that department does not of itself make that person a member of the fund.(e) The regularity of an appointment as a fire fighter or police officer of a municipality to which this Act applies may not be presumed from the serving of the full probationary period, if any.  The service of the probationary period by an officer or employee as a fire fighter or police officer of a municipality to which this Act applies does not constitute the creation of a position or office to which a proper appointment has been made for purposes of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 4.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.011. Membership of Fire Chief and Police Chief

Sec. 4.011.  MEMBERSHIP OF FIRE CHIEF AND POLICE CHIEF.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (d) of this section, not later than the 30th day after the date a fire chief or a police chief of a municipality to which this Act applies assumes office, the fire chief or police chief may make an irrevocable election to not become a member of the fund.(b)  An election under this section must be made by delivering written notice of the election to the secretary of the board.(c)  A fire chief or police chief who does not make an election under this section becomes a member of the fund.(d)  A fire chief or police chief who was a member of the fund at any time during the two years preceding the date the fire chief or police chief assumes office may not make an election under this section.
TX Civ Stat § 4.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.02. Family and Medical Leave

Sec. 4.02. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.    (a)  If a member takes unpaid leave as provided by the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.), that member is entitled to make voluntary contributions for the leave period in the same amount as the member would have paid if the member had not taken the leave.  Those payments must be made not later than the 30th day after the date the member returns from that leave.  A computation of contributions under this section shall be made in the same manner as other computations under this Act.  A municipality to which this Act applies shall match an amount equal to twice the amount of each payment a member makes to the fund under this subsection.(b) If the member does not comply with Subsection (a) of this section, the member loses all credit toward the member's retirement annuity for the period the member was on leave.
TX Civ Stat § 4.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.03. Uniformed Service

Sec. 4.03. UNIFORMED SERVICE.    (a)  A member of the fund who enters any uniformed service of the United States may not:(1) be required to make the monthly payments into the fund provided by this Act as long as the member is engaged in active service with the uniformed service;  or(2) lose any seniority rights or retirement benefits provided by this Act by virtue of that service.(b) Not later than the 90th day after the date of the member's reinstatement to an active status in the fire or police department, the member must file with the secretary of the board a written statement of intent to pay into the fund an amount equal to what the member would have paid if the member had remained on active status in the department during the period of the member's absence in the uniformed service.(c) The member must make the payment described by Subsection (b) of this section in full within an amount of time after the member's return that is equal to three times the amount of time the member was absent, except that the maximum period for payment may not exceed five years.(d) Except as provided by Subsection (f) of this section, if the member does not comply with Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the member shall lose all credit toward the member's retirement annuity for the length of time the member was engaged in active service in any uniformed service.(e) The amount of credit purchased under this section may not exceed the length of the active service in a uniformed service required to be credited by law.(f) If a person who became a member before October 1, 1997, does not make the payment required under Subsection (c) of this section within the required amount of time and the member would otherwise be eligible for credit under federal law, the member may receive credit for the uniformed service if the member also pays interest, compounded annually, on the then current rate of a member's contribution from the date the payment was required to the date the payment was made.  The board shall set the rate of interest.(g) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 513, Sec. 10.(h) A municipality to which this Act applies shall double-match payments made to the fund under this section.
TX Civ Stat § 4.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.04. Member Contributions

Sec. 4.04. MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.    (a)  There shall be deducted from the total salary of each fire fighter and police officer in the employment of a municipality to which this Act applies a percentage of the member's total salary according to the following schedule:(1) 11.16 percent for full pay periods after September 30, 1993, but before October 1, 1994;(2) 11.32 percent for full pay periods after September 30, 1994, but before October 1, 1995;(3) 11.50 percent for full pay periods after September 30, 1995, but before October 1, 1996;(4) 11.66 percent for full pay periods after September 30, 1996, but before October 1, 1997;(5) 11.82 percent for full pay periods after September 30, 1997, but before October 1, 1998;(6) 12 percent for full pay periods after September 30, 1998, but before October 1, 1999;(7) 12.16 percent for full pay periods after September 30, 1999, but before October 1, 2000;  and(8) 12.32 percent for full pay periods after September 30, 2000.(b) The municipality has always picked up and shall continue to pick up the member contributions that are required by Subsection (a) of this section.(c) Contributions picked up by the municipality shall be treated as employer contributions for the purpose of determining tax treatment of the amounts under the code.  Those contributions are not included in the gross income of the employee until the time they are distributed or made available to the employee.
TX Civ Stat § 4.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.05. Municipal Contributions

Sec. 4.05. MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTIONS.    (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1) of this section, a municipality to which this Act applies shall pay into the fund an amount equal to double the sum total of all member contributions made in accordance with Section 4.04 of this Act.(a-1) For a member who participates in the fund for the first time after September 30, 2003, and before October 1, 2005, a municipality is not required to pay an amount under Subsection (a) of this section into the fund for the member before the 61st day after the date the member becomes a participant in the fund.(b) The payments into the fund by the municipality, both as to deductions and double-matching amounts, shall be made on the same day the contributions are deducted from the members' total salary.(c) Any donations made to the fund and all amounts received from any source for the fund shall be deposited in the fund at the earliest opportunity.(d) The municipality's double-matching amount under this section is in place of all other payments previously required by law to be made by the municipality.(e) The municipal contribution and retirement annuities are a part of the compensation for services rendered to the municipality.  This Act is of the essence of the contract of employment and appointment of the fire fighters and police officers of a municipality to which this Act applies.
TX Civ Stat § 4.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.06. Deficiency Payment by Municipality

Sec. 4.06. DEFICIENCY PAYMENT BY MUNICIPALITY.  A municipality to which this Act applies shall pay the deficiency, if any, between the amount available to pay all retirement annuities and other benefits owed under this Act and the amount required by this Act to pay those benefits.
TX Civ Stat § 4.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.07. Refund of Contributions

Sec. 4.07. REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS.    (a)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1416, Sec. 17, eff. October 1, 2007.(b)  A member of the fund who terminates employment before the member's right to benefits under the fund has vested is entitled to a refund of the member's contributions that were picked up by the municipality.  That refund shall be paid without interest.  A refund under this section is not available to a member who terminates employment to receive a disability pension or to a survivor beneficiary under this Act.  Except as provided by Section 4.08 of this Act, a person's acceptance of a refund under this subsection precludes the person from any other right or benefit under this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 4.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 4. Membership and Contributions|Section 4.08. Purchase of Service Credit Previously Refunded

Sec. 4.08. PURCHASE OF SERVICE CREDIT PREVIOUSLY REFUNDED.    (a)  A member who received a refund under Section 4.07 of this Act of contributions made for a prior period of employment may reestablish service credit for that prior period of employment by paying to the fund a lump sum equal to the amount of the refund the member received under Section 4.07 of this Act, plus interest on the amount at the actuarial assumed rate of return, as established by the board, from the date the member received the refund to the date the member makes the lump-sum payment.(b) A member must make the lump-sum payment under this section within a period of days after the date the member is reemployed that is equal to three times the number of days of the period beginning on the date the member terminated the member's prior employment and ending on the date the member is reemployed, provided that the period for making the lump-sum payment may not exceed five years.(c) The member must file with the secretary of the board a written statement of intent to make the lump-sum payment under this section not later than the 90th day after the date the member is reemployed, except that a member who is reemployed before October 1, 2003, must file the statement on or before December 31, 2003.
TX Civ Stat § 5.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 5. Member Benefits|Section 5.02. Retirement Benefits After Cessation of Membership

Sec. 5.02. RETIREMENT BENEFITS AFTER CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP.    (a)  A person who has qualified for a retirement annuity under this Act but who has subsequently ceased to be a member of the fund or a properly enrolled member of the fire or police department, by whatever means or for whatever reason, is entitled to a retirement annuity from the fund that accrued to that person before the time that person ceased to be a member of the fund or a properly enrolled member of the fire or police department if the person or the person's beneficiary, in the event of the person's death, files an application for the retirement annuity with the board.(b) A retirement annuity under Subsection (a) of this section begins the first full calendar month after the month in which the application is filed with the board.(c) The amount of the retirement annuity under Subsection (a) of this section is the lesser of:(1) the amount established as of the date the person ceased to be a member of the fund or a properly enrolled member of the fire or police department;  or(2) the amount established as of the date the person or the person's beneficiary filed an application under this section.
TX Civ Stat § 5.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 5. Member Benefits|Section 5.04. Disability Retirement Benefits

Sec. 5.04. DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.    (a)  A member who is eligible to retire and receive a disability retirement annuity under Section 5.03(a) of this Act is entitled to receive an annuity from the fund equal to:(1)  50 percent of the member's average total salary, if the member has served three years or more before the date of retirement;(2)  50 percent of the member's average monthly salary as of the date of retirement multiplied by 12, if the member has served at least two months and less than three years before the date of retirement; or(3)  50 percent of the member's average daily salary as of the date of retirement multiplied by 360, if the member has served less than two months before the date of retirement.(a-1)  Subject to Subsection (a-2) of this section a member who is eligible to retire and receive a catastrophic injury disability retirement annuity under Section 5.03(a-1) of this Act is entitled to receive an annuity from the fund equal to:(1)  87.5 percent of the member's average total salary, if the member has served three years or more before the date of retirement;(2)  87.5 percent of the member's average monthly salary as of the date of retirement multiplied by 12, if the member has served at least two months and less than three years before the date of retirement; or(3)  87.5 percent of the member's average daily salary as of the date of retirement multiplied by 360, if the member has served less than two months before the date of retirement.(a-2)  An annuity awarded by the board under Subsection (a-1) of this section to a member who was previously awarded an annuity under Subsection (a) of this section shall be increased to equal the amount the annuity awarded under Subsection (a) of this section would have been if the annuity had been awarded under Subsection (a-1) of this section, taking into account the cost of living adjustment increases provided for in Section 5.09 of this Act.  This subsection does not entitle the member to any additional payment for the period before the effective date of the award under Subsection (a-1) of this section.(b)  In making computations under this section, all fractional years must be prorated based on full months served in the department as a contributing member of the fund.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1416, Sec. 17, eff. October 1, 2007.
TX Civ Stat § 5.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 5. Member Benefits|Section 5.06. Removal of Disability and Waiver on Reinstatement

Sec. 5.06. REMOVAL OF DISABILITY AND WAIVER ON REINSTATEMENT.    (a)  If a disability retiree applies for reinstatement to the department from which that person retired, the disability retiree, in addition to complying with any applicable civil service laws, shall file a written application with the board for a discontinuance of that person's disability retirement annuity, subject to medical examination, indicating that the person has recovered from the disability for which that person has been receiving disability retirement annuity payments and certifying to the board that the chief of the department from which that person was retired approves that person's reinstatement.(b) The applicant must execute a waiver on a form prescribed by the board in which the applicant waives a second disability retirement annuity resulting from the same disability that was the basis of the first disability at a higher rate than the applicant was receiving at the time of the reinstatement for a period of three years after reinstatement.  After three years of reinstated service, any subsequent disability retirement annuity is computed as any other disability retirement annuity.(c) If the applicant is required to undergo retraining and is compensated during a period before being officially reinstated, the applicant's monthly disability retirement annuity shall be reduced by the amount of any monthly departmental payroll benefit, to the extent that the latter is greater.(d) The board may approve the discontinuance of a disability retirement annuity as provided by this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 5.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 5. Member Benefits|Section 5.07. Outside Income Pension Reduction

Sec. 5.07. OUTSIDE INCOME PENSION REDUCTION.    (a)  The board shall require each disability retiree retiring after August 29, 1979, to provide the board annually not later than May 1 of each year with a true and complete copy of the retiree's income tax return for the previous year, except for a retiree who is 65 years of age or older as of December 31 of the previous year.(b)  If the retiree received income from other employment, including self-employment, during the preceding year, the board may reduce the retiree's disability retirement annuity by the amount of $1 for each month for each $2 of income earned by the retiree from the other employment during each month of the previous year, except that the disability retirement annuity may not be decreased below the amount determined under Section 5.05(c) of this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 5.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Vernon's Civil Statutes|Title 109 - Pensions|Article 6243o. Police and Fire Fighter Retirement System in Municipalities of 750,000 to 1,000,000|Article 5. Member Benefits|Section 5.08. Reasonable Accommodation

Sec. 5.08. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.    (a)  A disability retirement annuity may not be granted or continued if the chief of the member's department will provide the member employment within the department commensurate with that person's physical and mental capabilities.(b) A determination under this section is solely within the discretion of the department chief and must be reasonably exercised.