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TX Govt Code § 805.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 805 - Credit Transfer Between Employees Retirement System of Texas and Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Section 805.006. Crediting of Transferred Service Credit; Refund

Sec. 805.006.  CREDITING OF TRANSFERRED SERVICE CREDIT;  REFUND.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), service credit transferred under this chapter is credited in the system to which it is transferred according to rules of the teacher retirement system determining the amount of service creditable.(b)  Not more than one month of service credit may be granted for service during that month.(c)  A person who transfers service credit under this chapter may not receive service credit for all military service performed in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount creditable in the system to which credit is transferred.  A person is eligible for a refund from the system from which credit is transferred under this section of contributions made for military service credit, other than any amount that represents a fee, that exceeds the maximum amount creditable.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 805.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 805 - Credit Transfer Between Employees Retirement System of Texas and Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Section 805.007. Effect of Transfer of Service Credit

Sec. 805.007.  EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  A person who transfers service credit under this chapter forfeits all rights to benefits payable by the system from which it is transferred and is not an annuitant of that system for any purpose, including the payment of postretirement increases to annuitants of that system.  This subsection does not preclude a person from receiving benefits as a beneficiary of an account not related to the transferred service credit.(b)  Service credit transferred under this chapter is considered as if it had been granted for service performed under the system to which it has been transferred and is used in satisfying minimum service requirements for retirement and in determining the amount of benefits that are based on the amount of a person's service credit:(1)  except that a person's average salary for the purpose of computing an annuity may be determined only from service credit that was originally established in one system and that results in the higher average salary;(2)  except as provided by Section 805.006;  and(3)  except service credit transferred by a member applying for occupational disability retirement.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 805.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 805 - Credit Transfer Between Employees Retirement System of Texas and Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Section 805.009. Rules

Sec. 805.009.  RULES.  In addition to the rules specifically required by this chapter, a system may adopt other rules for the administration of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 810.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 810 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 810.002. Alternative Benefit Plan for Certain Municipalities

Sec. 810.002.  ALTERNATIVE BENEFIT PLAN FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  In this section, "alternative benefit plan" means a continuing, organized benefit plan, including a plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefits for officers or employees of a municipality.(b)  This section applies only to a municipality subject to Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes.(c)  Notwithstanding any other law and subject to Subsection (f), the governing body of a municipality subject to this section may by ordinance:(1)  establish an alternative benefit plan and determine the benefits, funding source and amount, and administration of the alternative benefit plan; and(2)  require an employee first hired by the municipality on or after the date the alternative benefit plan is implemented to participate in the alternative benefit plan instead of participating in the pension system provided under Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes.(d)  Each active participant of an alternative benefit plan established under this section shall contribute to the plan an amount, if any, determined by the municipality.  The municipality shall contribute for each active participant in an alternative benefit plan established under Subsection (c) an amount determined by the municipality.(e)  A municipality that establishes an alternative benefit plan under this section shall file all reports with the State Pension Review Board required by Chapter 802.(f)  The governing body of a municipality may only establish an alternative benefit plan under this section if:(1)  the qualified actuary of the pension system established under Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes, determines that after establishment and implementation of the alternative benefit plan, the pension system would continue to comply with funding and amortization period requirements applicable to the pension system under Subchapter C, Chapter 802; and(2)  the State Pension Review Board conducts a review of and validates the determination made under Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.51, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 810.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 810 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 810.006. Minimum Retirement Funding Requirements for Defunding Municipalities

Sec. 810.006.  MINIMUM RETIREMENT FUNDING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFUNDING MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Defunding municipality" means a municipality that is considered to be a defunding municipality under Chapter 109, Local Government Code.(2)  "Public retirement system" has the meaning assigned by Section 802.001.(b)  This section applies only to a municipality that is:(1)  an employer of active members of a public retirement system administering a defined benefit plan; and(2)  a defunding municipality.(c)  Notwithstanding any other law and as soon as practicable after the date the criminal justice division of the office of the governor issues a written determination under Section 109.003(2), Local Government Code, with respect to a municipality, the municipality  shall for the purpose of funding retirement benefits increase municipal contributions to a public retirement system in which its employees participate as members in a manner that ensures that the total amount the municipality and members contribute to the system for the fiscal year on which the determination is based is not less than the total amount the municipality and members of the system contributed to the system for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year on which the determination is based.(d)  A municipality subject to this section shall increase contributions in the manner provided by Subsection (c) for each fiscal year for which the municipality is considered a defunding municipality.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (H.B. 1900), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 831.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle D - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One|Chapter 831 - General Provisions|Section 831.001. Definitions

Sec. 831.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subtitle:(1)  "Annuity" means an amount of money payable in monthly installments for life or for another period as provided by this subtitle.(2)  "Board of trustees" means the entity given responsibility under Section 835.001 for the administration of the retirement system.(3)  "Judicial officer" means a person who presides over a court or a commission to a court named in Section 832.001 and who has never been a member of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.(4)  "Retiree" means a person who receives an annuity based on service that was credited to the person.(5)  "Retirement system" means the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or, as to periods before September 1, 1985, the Judicial Retirement System of Texas.(6)  "Service credit" means the amount of membership, military, and equivalent membership service ascribed by the retirement system to a person and for which the person has made required contributions.(6-a)  "State salary" does not include the amount of any longevity pay payable under Section 659.0445.(7)  "Supreme court" means the Supreme Court of Texas.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 7, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 41.001 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (S.B. 1519), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 831.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle D - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One|Chapter 831 - General Provisions|Section 831.002. Purpose of Subtitle

Sec. 831.002.  PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE.  The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a program of benefits for members, retirees, and other beneficiaries of the retirement system and to establish rules for the management and operation of the retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 41.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 831.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle D - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One|Chapter 831 - General Provisions|Section 831.003. Retirement System

Sec. 831.003.  RETIREMENT SYSTEM.  The retirement system is an entity of the state.  The Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One is the name by which all business of the retirement system shall be transacted and all its property held.  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, a reference in law to the Judicial Retirement System of Texas is a reference to the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 8, Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 41.003 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 831.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle D - Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One|Chapter 831 - General Provisions|Section 831.004. Exemption From Execution

Sec. 831.004.  EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION.  All annuity and other benefit payments from the retirement system, contribution refunds, and rights accrued or accruing under this subtitle to any person are exempt from garnishment, attachment, state and local taxation, levy, sale, and any other process, and are unassignable.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 41.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 861.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 861 - General Provisions|Section 861.002. Pension System

Sec. 861.002.  PENSION SYSTEM.  The pension system is a public entity.  The Texas Emergency Services Retirement System is the name by which all its business shall be transacted, all its funds invested, and all its cash, securities, and other property held.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 861.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 861 - General Provisions|Section 861.003. Powers and Privileges

Sec. 861.003.  POWERS AND PRIVILEGES.  The pension system has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a corporation as well as the powers, privileges, and immunities conferred by this subtitle.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 861.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 861 - General Provisions|Section 861.004. Exemption From Execution

Sec. 861.004.  EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION.  All benefit payments, contributions, money in the pension system fund, and rights accrued or accruing under this subtitle to any person are exempt from garnishment, attachment, state and local taxation, levies, and any other process and are unassignable.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 861.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 861 - General Provisions|Section 861.005. No Diversion of Assets

Sec. 861.005.  NO DIVERSION OF ASSETS.  The fund must be maintained for the exclusive benefit of members, retirees, and their beneficiaries.  At no time before the termination of the fund and the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to members, retirees, and their beneficiaries may any part of the principal of or interest from fund assets be used for or diverted to a purpose other than the exclusive benefit of the members, retirees, and their beneficiaries.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 861.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 861 - General Provisions|Section 861.006. Plan Qualification and Distributions

Sec. 861.006.  PLAN QUALIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  The legislature intends that this subtitle be construed and administered in a manner so that the pension 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).  The state board may adopt rules that modify the plan as necessary to meet those qualification requirements.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, all distributions under this subtitle must be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations adopted under that code.(c)  The state board by rule may authorize an eligible rollover distribution to be made in the form of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 861.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 861 - General Provisions|Section 861.007. Forfeiture Not to Increase Benefits

Sec. 861.007.  FORFEITURE NOT TO INCREASE BENEFITS.  A forfeiture that occurs under this subtitle may not be used to increase the benefits that any member would otherwise receive under this subtitle.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 861.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 861 - General Provisions|Section 861.008. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 861.008.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  The state board, the executive director, a local board, each participating department head, and employees of the pension system are not liable for any action taken or omission made or suffered by them in good faith in the performance of any duty or prerogative in connection with the administration of the pension system.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 2400), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.02, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 861.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 861 - General Provisions|Section 861.009. Venue

Sec. 861.009.  VENUE.  An action in state court by or against the pension system shall be brought in Travis County.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 2400), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 862.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 862 - Membership|Section 862.001. Participation by Department

Sec. 862.001.  PARTICIPATION BY DEPARTMENT.  (a)  For purposes of this section, "department" means a department or other organization that:(1)  performs emergency services, including a volunteer fire department, as defined by Section 614.101; and(2)  is not a for-profit entity.(a-1)  The governing body of a department may, in the manner provided for taking official action by the body, elect to participate in the pension system.  The governing body of a department shall notify the executive director as soon as practicable of an election made under this subsection.  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an election to participate under this subsection is irrevocable.(b)  The state board may adopt rules that allow the governing body of a participating department to revoke its election to participate in the pension system under Subsection (a-1) in a manner that maintains an actuarially sound pension system.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.03, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 862.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 862 - Membership|Section 862.002. Membership by Individual

Sec. 862.002.  MEMBERSHIP BY INDIVIDUAL.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section and Section 862.0021, each person who performs emergency services or, subject to Section 862.0025, support services as a volunteer or employee of a participating department, regardless of whether the person receives compensation from the participating department for the services, is a member of the pension system.(b)  A person is not a member of the pension system if the person:(1)  is less than 18 years of age;(2)  is subject to a waiting period under Section 862.0021 for which the governing body of the political subdivision is not making contributions during the waiting period;(3)  does not receive a certification of physical fitness or assignment to perform support services under Section 862.003; or(4)  is a retiree, regardless of whether the person continues to perform emergency or support services for a department.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 2400), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 2751), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 862.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 862 - Membership|Section 862.0021. Waiting Period Before Membership

Sec. 862.0021.  WAITING PERIOD BEFORE MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  A participating department may impose a waiting period for a person who is eligible to perform or who is training to perform emergency services or, subject to Section 862.0025, support services as a volunteer or employee of the department during which time the department is not required to enroll the person as a member of the pension system.(b)  A waiting period imposed under this section must end not later than six months after the date the person begins service or training with the participating department.(c)  The governing body of a political subdivision may, but is not required to, pay contributions for the person during the waiting period.(d)  A person's membership in the pension system begins on the date that the governing body of a political subdivision begins payment of contributions for that person, without regard to whether the:(1)  person's membership in the pension system is subject to a waiting period under this section; or(2)  person is subject to a probationary period imposed by a participating department for other purposes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 2400), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 862.0025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 862 - Membership|Section 862.0025. Membership by Support Staff

Sec. 862.0025.  MEMBERSHIP BY SUPPORT STAFF.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the governing body of a participating department may, at any time, make an election to include all persons who provide support services for the department as members of the pension system.  An election under this section takes effect on the first day of the calendar month that begins after the month in which the election is made and communicated to the executive director.  Once made, an election under this section is irrevocable.(b)  If a participating department has, before September 1, 2009, enrolled persons who perform support services for the department as members of the pension system, all persons who perform those services for the department are members of the system.(c)  After an election under this section, a participating department that previously did not enroll its support staff as members of the pension system may purchase service credit for service performed before the date of the election under the terms required for prior service credit for service before departmental participation under Section 863.004.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 2751), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.04, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 862.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System|Chapter 862 - Membership|Section 862.003. Certification of Physical Fitness

Sec. 862.003.  CERTIFICATION OF PHYSICAL FITNESS.  (a)  A person who performs emergency services for a participating department shall present to the participating department head a certification of physical fitness by a qualified physician. (b)  If a participating department provides membership to a person who performs support services under Section 862.0025, the participating department head shall assign a person to perform support services if the person:(1)  does not present an acceptable certification under Subsection (a); or(2)  will only perform support services for the department.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 2751), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.|