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TX Civ Stat § 5.09 (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 5.09. Cost-of-Living Increases

Sec. 5.09. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES.    (a)  At or before its regular meeting in the month of March, the board annually shall review the Consumer's Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average or the nearest equivalent published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics for the preceding calendar year.  If that index shows an increase during the preceding calendar year in the cost of living as compared with that index at the close of the previous year, the board shall order an increase of all service, disability, and death benefit retirement annuities by a percentage that varies by the date of the member's service or disability retirement, or, in the case of a member who died before retirement, the date on which the member died.  If the member's service retirement, disability retirement, or death before retirement occurred before August 30, 1971, the annuity shall be increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the cost of living index.  If the member's service retirement, disability retirement, or death before retirement occurred on or after August 30, 1971, but before October 1, 1999, the annuity shall be increased as follows:  if the percentage increase in the cost of living index is eight percent or less, the annuity shall be increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, and if the percentage increase in the cost of living index is more than eight percent, the annuity shall be increased by eight percent plus a percentage equal to 75 percent of the percentage increase that is more than eight percent.  If the member's service retirement, disability retirement, or death before retirement occurred on or after October 1, 1999, the annuity shall be increased by a percentage equal to 75 percent of the percentage increase in the cost of living index.  A percentage increase in annuities shall be rounded to the nearest one-tenth percentage point for a cost of living increase.(a-1)  The cost of living increases described by this section do not apply to an annuity payable under Section 6.02(g-3) of this Act until the annuity becomes effective.(b) The annuities to which this section applies shall be computed as of the month of January before that March board meeting and shall continue in effect for at least one full year until there has been an additional increase to that cost-of-living index and the board enters another order as provided by this section.(c) The cost-of-living increase paid to any retiree or beneficiary during the first full year after the effective date of the service retirement, disability retirement, or death shall be prorated on the basis of full months from the date of the member's service retirement, disability retirement, or death.
TX Civ Stat § 5.11 (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 5.11. 13th Check for Retirees

Sec. 5.11. 13TH CHECK FOR RETIREES.    (a)  In any fiscal year ending after 1996 for which the board determines that the average annual investment yield on the market value of fund investments for the preceding five fiscal years exceeded the annual investment yield projected by the actuary for that preceding five-fiscal-year period by at least 100 basis points, the board may authorize the disbursement of a 13th pension check.(b) The 13th pension check is paid to each retiree who is entitled to receive an annuity in the last month of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the check is disbursed and is in an amount equal to the amount of the annuity payment made in the last month of the preceding fiscal year, except the amount of any such check shall be prorated for any retiree who has been receiving an annuity for less than one year so that the amount of the check is one-twelfth of the check that would have been paid to the retiree receiving an annuity for a full year times the number of full months an annuity has been paid.(c) Authorization of a 13th check for any year is subject to the discretion of the board.  Authorization for one year does not obligate the board to authorize a 13th check for any other year.  The 13th check shall be paid as the board directs.(d) In this section, "annual investment yield" means the yield on the fund's investment portfolio for a particular year, as a percentage of the portfolio, after reduction for costs of investing the portfolio, but without reduction for the fund's operating expenses.
TX Civ Stat § 5.12 (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 5.12. 14th Check for Retirees

Sec. 5.12. 14TH CHECK FOR RETIREES.    (a)  In this section, "annual investment yield" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.11(d) of this Act.(b) In a fiscal year ending after September 1, 2000, for which the board determines that the average annual investment yield on the market value of fund investments for the preceding five fiscal years exceeded the annual investment yield projected by the actuary for that five-fiscal-year period by at least 300 basis points, the board may authorize the disbursement of a 14th pension check.(c) The 14th pension check is paid to each retiree who is entitled to receive an annuity in the last month of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the check is disbursed.  Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, the check is in an amount equal to the amount of the annuity payment made in the last month of the preceding fiscal year.(d) For a retiree who has received an annuity for less than one year, the amount of the 14th pension check is prorated so that the amount of the check is one-twelfth of the check that would have been paid to a retiree receiving an annuity for a full year times the number of full months an annuity has been paid.(e) Authorization of a 14th check for any year is subject to the discretion of the board.  Authorization for one year does not obligate the board to authorize a 14th check for any other year.  The 14th check shall be paid as the board directs.
TX Civ Stat § 6.01 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.01. Member's Beneficiary and Dependent Child's Rights

Sec. 6.01. MEMBER'S BENEFICIARY AND DEPENDENT CHILD'S RIGHTS.    (a)  A member of the fund has, in addition to all rights accruing from the person's membership, the same right to receive benefits as a beneficiary that a nonmember who is a beneficiary has in similar circumstances if the member's spouse also is a member of the fund.(b) A dependent child is entitled to receive benefits based on the service of any parent who is a member of the fund.
TX Civ Stat § 6.03 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.03. Death Benefit Annuity for Spouse of Member Killed in Line of Duty

Sec. 6.03. DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITY FOR SPOUSE OF MEMBER KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY.    (a)  The death benefit annuity of a surviving spouse of a member of the fund who is killed in the line of duty is governed by this section.(b) The board shall consider the finding of a municipality to which this Act applies that a member was killed in the line of duty as a guideline for its determination in applying this section.  On an application for survivor's benefits by a surviving spouse or dependent child, the fund shall pay the normal benefits payable under Section 6.02 of this Act.  When a benefit is payable under this section, the death benefit annuity shall be recomputed, applying Subsection (c) of this section, and any deficiency payment shall be paid to the eligible beneficiaries.(c) Notwithstanding the formulas for computing the total amounts of annuities otherwise provided by this Act, if a member is killed in the line of duty, the member's surviving spouse and dependent children are entitled to a death benefit annuity equal to the total salary of the member at the time of death.  Rules provided by this section relating to qualification and disqualification for and apportionment of benefits apply to a death benefit annuity computed under this subsection.  A death benefit annuity computed under this subsection is divided in the manner described by Section 6.02 of this Act and is subject to the same cost-of-living adjustments that apply to pensions for service retirement.
TX Civ Stat § 6.04 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.04. Remarriage; Benefits After Termination of Marriage

Sec. 6.04. REMARRIAGE;  BENEFITS AFTER TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE.    (a)  The right of a surviving spouse or dependent child to annuity payments under this Act is not affected by the surviving spouse's remarriage or dependent child's marriage under either statutory or common law if the marriage or remarriage takes place on or after October 1, 1995.(b) If after October 1, 1995, there is a termination of the remarriage of a surviving spouse or of the marriage of a dependent child, that person is entitled, on application, to 100 percent of the annuity that was in effect on the date of termination of benefits.(c) A surviving spouse or dependent child who is unmarried but receiving reduced benefits because of a prior marriage that caused the benefits to be terminated is entitled to 100 percent of the annuity that was in effect on the original date of termination of benefits.(d) The benefit provided under Subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be provided prospectively beginning October 1, 1995, and the surviving spouse or dependent child is not entitled to receive any benefits or increases in benefits relating to any period before October 1, 1995.
TX Civ Stat § 6.05 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.05. Affidavit of Marital Status

Sec. 6.05. AFFIDAVIT OF MARITAL STATUS.    (a)  A surviving spouse, a dependent child, or the guardian of a surviving spouse or dependent child may be required by the board to file an affidavit concerning the person's marital status or the marital status of the person's wards in any case in which marriage could affect the benefits of the surviving spouse or dependent child.(b) If the surviving spouse, dependent child, or guardian fails or refuses to file an affidavit required under Subsection (a) of this section or if an incomplete, incorrect, or false affidavit is filed, the board may suspend annuity payments to that person indefinitely until the person complies with the requests and orders of the board.
TX Civ Stat § 6.06 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.06. Common-Law Marriages

Sec. 6.06.  COMMON-LAW MARRIAGES.  Common-law marriages are not recognized under this Act and benefits may not be conferred on common-law spouses as beneficiaries unless a declaration of informal marriage was made and recorded under Sections 2.402 and 2.404, Family Code, and their subsequent amendments, or any successor statutes, before the member's death.
TX Civ Stat § 6.07 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.07. Surviving Spouse's Right to Single Entitlement

Sec. 6.07. SURVIVING SPOUSE'S RIGHT TO SINGLE ENTITLEMENT.  A surviving spouse, whether or not a member of the fund, is not entitled to more than one death benefit annuity from the fund.  A surviving spouse who has been married to more than one deceased member or retiree is entitled to receive a death benefit annuity with respect to the deceased member or retiree that will provide the highest benefit.
TX Civ Stat § 6.08 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.08. Lump-Sum Death Benefit

Sec. 6.08. LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFIT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a surviving spouse of a retiree whose status as such resulted from any marriage after the date of the retirement of the retiree and who has been married to the retiree for a period of less than the five consecutive years preceding the date of the retiree's death, is entitled to a lump-sum death benefit because of the retiree's death in the amount of $15,000.(b)  A surviving spouse is not entitled to a lump-sum death benefit under this section if a child is entitled to receive death benefits under this Act as a result of the retiree's death.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1416, Sec. 17, eff. October 1, 2007.
TX Civ Stat § 6.09 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.09. Death Benefit Annuities to Dependent Parents

Sec. 6.09. DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITIES TO DEPENDENT PARENTS.    (a)  If a contributing member in good standing of the fire or police department or a retiree dies before or after retirement and leaves no surviving spouse or child but leaves surviving a father and mother wholly dependent on that person for support, the dependent father and mother are entitled to receive one-third of the average total salary of the deceased member based on the same number of years of the member's pay as is currently provided for computations of retirement annuities under Section 5.01 of this Act, the annuity to be equally divided between the father and mother as long as they are wholly dependent.  If there is only one dependent, either father or mother, the board shall grant the surviving dependent an annuity not to exceed one-fourth that average total salary as computed under this subsection.(b) An application for benefits under Subsection (a) of this section must be accompanied by a copy of the deceased member's or retiree's tax return filed for the last year ending before the member's or retiree's death or an explanation satisfactory to the board of why the tax return cannot be provided.  The board may, on its own initiative, make a thorough investigation, determine the facts as to the dependency with respect to an application for benefits made under Subsection (a) of this section, and at any time, on the request of any beneficiary or any contributor to the fund, reopen any award made to any member or dependent of any member who is receiving annuity payments under this section and discontinue those payments as to all or any of them.  The findings of the board under this section and all annuities granted under this section are final on all parties unless set aside or revoked by a court of competent jurisdiction.
TX Civ Stat § 6.10 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.10. Suspension Rights

Sec. 6.10. SUSPENSION RIGHTS.  If a member dies who is under suspension at the time of death, including an indefinite suspension that has not become final, the member's beneficiaries have the same rights as the beneficiaries of any other member under this Act.
TX Civ Stat § 6.11 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.11. Death Benefit for Active Member's Estate

Sec. 6.11.  DEATH BENEFIT FOR ACTIVE MEMBER'S ESTATE.  If an active member dies and does not leave a beneficiary, the estate of the deceased member is entitled to a death benefit payment from the fund in an amount equal to the greater of:(1)  10 times the amount of an annuity computed in accordance with Section 5.01(f-1) of this Act using the deceased member's service credit and average total salary as of the date of death; or(2)  the refund of the member's contributions that were picked up by the municipality.
TX Civ Stat § 6.115 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.115. Death Benefit for Retiree's Estate

Sec. 6.115.  DEATH BENEFIT FOR RETIREE'S ESTATE.  If a retiree dies and does not leave a beneficiary, the estate of the retiree is entitled to a death benefit payment from the fund in an amount equal to 10 times the amount of the annuity awarded by the board effective on the retiree's date of retirement, less any retirement or disability annuity and any lump sum under Section 5.015 of this Act paid to the retiree.
TX Civ Stat § 6.12 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.12. 13th and 14th Checks for Beneficiaries

Sec. 6.12. 13TH AND 14TH CHECKS FOR BENEFICIARIES.    (a)  For any year in which the board authorizes disbursement of a 13th or 14th pension check to retirees under Section 5.11 or 5.12 of this Act, the board shall also authorize disbursement of a 13th or 14th check to each beneficiary entitled to receive an annuity in the last month of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the check is disbursed.(b) The amount of the 13th or 14th check is equal to the amount of the annuity payment made in the last month of the preceding fiscal year, except the amount of the check shall be prorated for any beneficiary who has been receiving an annuity for less than one year so that the amount of the check is one-twelfth of the check that would have been paid to the beneficiary receiving an annuity for a full year times the number of full months an annuity has been paid.
TX Civ Stat § 6.13 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.13. Guardianship

Sec. 6.13. GUARDIANSHIP.  Any benefit payable under this article to a dependent child as defined by Section 1.02(7)(B) of this Act may be paid only to a guardian who is appointed in accordance with Title 3, Estates Code.  Any benefit payable under this article to a dependent child as defined by Section 1.02(7)(A) of this Act may, at the board's discretion, be:(1) paid to a guardian appointed in accordance with Title 3, Estates Code;  or(2) accrued by the fund and paid directly to the dependent child on the child's 18th birthday.
TX Civ Stat § 6.13 (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 6. Beneficiary's Benefits|Section 6.13. Guardianship

Sec. 6.13.  GUARDIANSHIP.  Any benefit payable under this article to a dependent child as defined by Section 1.02(7)(B) of this Act may be paid only to a guardian who is appointed in accordance with Title 3, Estates Code.  Any benefit payable under this article to a dependent child as defined by Section 1.02(7)(A) of this Act may, at the board's discretion, be:(1)  paid to a guardian appointed in accordance with Title 3, Estates Code; or(2)  accrued by the fund and paid directly to the dependent child on the child's 18th birthday.
TX Civ Stat § 7.01 (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 7. Investments and Financial Provisions|Section 7.01.

Sec. 7.01.  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 623, Sec. 13, eff. October 1, 2005.
TX Civ Stat § 7.02 (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 7. Investments and Financial Provisions|Section 7.02. Accounts

Sec. 7.02. ACCOUNTS.  The accounts of the fund and of the members shall be kept separately.
TX Civ Stat § 7.03 (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 7. Investments and Financial Provisions|Section 7.03. Reserve Retirement Fund

Sec. 7.03. RESERVE RETIREMENT FUND.  (a)  The board shall determine a reasonably safe amount of surplus necessary to defray reasonable expenses of administering the fund.(b) All other assets shall be designated as reserve retirement funds.(c) Only the board may invest and manage the reserve retirement funds for the sole benefit of the plan participants and their beneficiaries.
TX Civ Stat § 7.04 (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 7. Investments and Financial Provisions|Section 7.04. Investment Powers of the Board

Sec. 7.04. INVESTMENT POWERS OF THE BOARD.    (a)  The board shall cause the reserve retirement funds to be invested in a manner that a prudent investor would invest, considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of an enterprise with a like character and like aims.(b) The board shall diversify the investment of the fund to minimize the risk of large losses unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so.  In determining whether the board has exercised prudence concerning an investment decision, the investment of all assets of the fund, rather than the prudence of a single investment of the fund, shall be considered.(c) The board may directly manage the investments of the fund or may choose and contract for professional management services.  If the fund owns real estate, it may, at its discretion, establish organizations described by Section 501(c)(2) or (25) of the code to hold title to the real estate.(d) The board shall have the ultimate responsibility for the investment of the reserve retirement funds.  The board may purchase securities or engage in limited partnerships or make other investments not specifically provided by this Act and shall have the authority of exercising discretion in determining the nature, type, quality, and size of any investment consistent with the investment policies it establishes.