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TX Govt Code § 614.215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter L. Retirement of Law Enforcement Animal|Section 614.215. Liability

Sec. 614.215.  LIABILITY.  A state agency or political subdivision that transfers an animal under this subchapter:(1)  is not liable in a civil action for any damages arising from the transfer, including damages arising from the animal's law enforcement training; and(2)  is not liable for veterinary expenses of the transferred animal, including expenses associated with care for a condition of the animal that existed before or at the time of transfer, regardless of whether the applicable law enforcement agency, state agency, or political subdivision was aware of the condition. |Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 36 (S.B. 2100), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 614.216 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter L. Retirement of Law Enforcement Animal|Section 614.216. Effect of Subchapter

Sec. 614.216.  EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not:(1)  require an animal to be transferred under this subchapter;(2)  affect a state agency's or political subdivision's authority to care for retired law enforcement animals; or(3)  waive sovereign or governmental immunity to suit and from liability of the state agency or political subdivision transferring an animal.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 36 (S.B. 2100), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 614.217 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter L. Retirement of Law Enforcement Animal|Section 614.217. Effect of Surplus or Salvage Law

Sec. 614.217.  EFFECT OF SURPLUS OR SALVAGE LAW.  Subchapter D, Chapter 2175, of this code, Subchapter D, Chapter 263, Local Government Code, and other similar laws regarding the disposition of surplus or salvage property do not apply to the transfer of a law enforcement animal under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 36 (S.B. 2100), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 614.231 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter M. Accompanying or Filming of Peace Officers|Section 614.231. Definitions

Sec. 614.231.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state that employs peace officers other than game wardens.(2)  "Reality television program" means a nonfictional television program that features the same live subjects over the course of more than one episode primarily for entertainment purposes, but does not include reporting on a matter of public concern by a journalist as defined by Article 38.11, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 134 (H.B. 54), Sec. 2, eff. May 26, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 614.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter M. Accompanying or Filming of Peace Officers|Section 614.232. Accompanying and Filming Peace Officers for Reality Television Program Prohibited

Sec. 614.232.  ACCOMPANYING AND FILMING PEACE OFFICERS FOR REALITY TELEVISION PROGRAM PROHIBITED.  A law enforcement agency may not authorize a person to accompany and film a peace officer acting in the line of duty for the purpose of producing a reality television program.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 134 (H.B. 54), Sec. 2, eff. May 26, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 615.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 615.001. Definition

Sec. 615.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "minor child" means a child who:(1)  on the date of the death of an individual listed under Section 615.003, is younger than 18 years of age;  and(2)  if the child is not a biological or adopted child, was claimed as a dependent on the federal income tax return of an individual listed under Section 615.003 for the year preceding the year of the individual's death.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 615.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 615.002. Administration of Chapter

Sec. 615.002.  ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER.  The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas shall administer this chapter under rules adopted by the board.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 615.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 615.004. Effect of Award

Sec. 615.004.  EFFECT OF AWARD.  (a)  A finding that assistance is payable to an eligible survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.003 is not a declaration of the cause, nature, or effect of a death for any other purpose.(b)  A finding that a death is within the provisions of this chapter does not affect another claim or cause of action arising from or connected to the death.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 615.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 615.005. Assistance Not Assignable; Payments Exempt

Sec. 615.005.  ASSISTANCE NOT ASSIGNABLE;  PAYMENTS EXEMPT.  (a)  Assistance payable under this chapter is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity.(b)  Money paid or payable under this chapter is not subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process or to the operation of any insolvency law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 615.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 615.006. Designation of Custodial Personnel

Sec. 615.006.  DESIGNATION OF CUSTODIAL PERSONNEL.  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall adopt and include in its minutes a formal designation identifying the classes of persons who are custodial personnel of the agency so that there is no uncertainty about which persons are custodial personnel.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 615.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 615.007. Certain Volunteer Fire-Fighting Units Considered Agents of Political Subdivision

Sec. 615.007.  CERTAIN VOLUNTEER FIRE-FIGHTING UNITS CONSIDERED AGENTS OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  For the purposes of this chapter, an organized volunteer fire-fighting unit described by Section 615.003(12) is considered an agent of a political subdivision, including a municipality, county, or district, that the unit serves if:(1)  the unit receives any financial aid from the political subdivision for the maintenance, upkeep, or storage of equipment;  or(2)  the governing body of the political subdivision designates the unit as an agent of the political subdivision.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 615.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 615.008. Certain Police Reserve or Auxiliary Units Considered Agents of Political Subdivision

Sec. 615.008.  CERTAIN POLICE RESERVE OR AUXILIARY UNITS CONSIDERED AGENTS OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  For the purposes of this chapter, an organized police reserve or auxiliary unit is considered an agent of a political subdivision, including a municipality, county, or district, that the unit serves if the governing body of the political subdivision designates the unit as an agent of the political subdivision.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 615.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter B. Payments to Eligible Survivors|Section 615.021. Eligible Survivors

Sec. 615.021.  ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS.  (a)  A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.003 is eligible for the payment of assistance under this chapter if:(1)  the listed individual died as a result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in the individual's position as described by Section 615.003; and(2)  the survivor is:(A)  the surviving spouse of the listed individual;(B)  a surviving child of the listed individual, if there is no surviving spouse; or(C)  a surviving parent of the listed individual, if there is no surviving spouse or child.(b)  Payment of assistance may not occur under this subchapter unless an individual is eligible under Subsection (a).(c)  An individual employed by the state or a political or legal subdivision who is subject to certification by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or whose principal duties are aircraft crash and rescue fire fighting is considered to have died as a result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in the individual's position as described by Section 615.003 if the individual died while actually performing an activity that the individual was certified to perform by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, without regard to whether the individual was actually performing the activity during the individual's compensable hours at work.(d)  In a determination of whether the survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.003 is eligible for the payment of assistance under this chapter, any reasonable doubt arising from the circumstances of the individual's death shall be resolved in favor of the payment of assistance to the survivor.(e)  In this section:(1)  "Personal injury" means an injury resulting from an external force, an activity, or a disease caused by or resulting from:(A)  a line-of-duty accident; or(B)  an illness caused by line-of-duty work under hazardous conditions.(2)  "Line of duty" means an action an individual listed under Section 615.003 is required or authorized by rule, condition of employment, or law to perform.  The term includes:(A)  an action by the individual at a social, ceremonial, athletic, or other function to which the individual is assigned by the individual's employer; and(B)  an action performed as part of a training program the individual is required or authorized by rule, condition of employment, or law to undertake.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.12(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1049, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 842, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 872), Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 615.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter B. Payments to Eligible Survivors|Section 615.022. Payment to Survivors

Sec. 615.022.  PAYMENT TO SURVIVORS.  (a)  If there is an eligible surviving spouse, the state shall pay the benefits described by Subsection (d) to the eligible surviving spouse.(b)  If there is no eligible surviving spouse, the state shall pay the benefits described by Subsection (d) in equal shares to surviving children.(c)  If there is no eligible surviving spouse or child, the state shall pay the benefits described by Subsection (d) in equal shares to surviving parents.(d)  An eligible survivor, or eligible survivors in equal shares, are entitled to receive a lump sum payment in the amount provided by this subsection.  The lump sum payment amount payable to an eligible survivor during the 12 months beginning September 1, 2019, is $500,000.  Effective September 1 of each following year, the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas by rule shall adjust the amount of the lump sum payment required under this subsection by an amount equal to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for the preceding year.  The amount paid to an eligible survivor or survivors as adjusted under this subsection is calculated based on the date of the decedent's death and not on the date the eligible survivor or survivors file a claim under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.12(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 718 (H.B. 1278), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1181 (H.B. 3635), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 615.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter B. Payments to Eligible Survivors|Section 615.023. Payment to Surviving Minor Child

Sec. 615.023.  PAYMENT TO SURVIVING MINOR CHILD.  (a)  The state shall pay to the duly appointed or qualified guardian or other legal representative of an eligible surviving minor child:(1)  $400 each month, if there is one surviving child;(2)  $600 each month, if there are two surviving children; or(3)  $800 each month, if there are three or more surviving children.(b)  A child's entitlement to assistance payable under this section ends on the last day of the month that includes the child's 18th birthday.  At that time, payments to any other surviving minor children shall be adjusted, as necessary, to conform to the amounts payable under Subsection (a).(c)  A payment under this section is in addition to any payment made under Section 615.022.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Reenacted by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 718 (H.B. 1278), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 615.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter C. Administration and Procedure|Section 615.041. Consideration and Determination of Claim; Compelled Compliance

Sec. 615.041.  CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION OF CLAIM; COMPELLED COMPLIANCE.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date of the death of an individual listed under Section 615.003 that occurs in the performance of duties in the individual's position as described by Section 615.003 or as a result of an action that occurs while the individual is performing those duties, the individual's employing entity shall furnish to the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas proof of the death in the form and with additional evidence and information required by the board.  The employing entity shall furnish the evidence and information required under this subsection regardless of whether the employing entity believes the individual's death satisfies the eligibility requirements established under Section 615.021(a)(1).(b)  The board of trustees shall consider the proof, evidence, and information provided under Subsection (a), and any additional information required by the rules adopted in accordance with Section 615.002, to determine whether the individual's death satisfies the eligibility requirements established under Section 615.021(a)(1) and justifies the payment of assistance to the individual's eligible survivors under this chapter.(c)  If the individual's employing entity fails to comply with Subsection (a), the attorney general may use any means authorized by law, including filing suit for a writ of mandamus against the employer, to compel the employer's compliance with this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (H.B. 872), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 615.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter C. Administration and Procedure|Section 615.042. Award and Payment of Assistance

Sec. 615.042.  AWARD AND PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall notify the comptroller of the retirement system's determination that a claim under this chapter is valid and justifies payment.(b)  On receipt of the notice, the comptroller shall issue a warrant to each claimant in the proper amount from the fund appropriated for that purpose.(c)  Payments under this chapter on behalf of a surviving child are payable beginning on the first day of the first month after the death of the individual listed in Section 615.003.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 615.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter C. Administration and Procedure|Section 615.043. Denial of Claim

Sec. 615.043.  DENIAL OF CLAIM.  If the Employees Retirement System of Texas denies a claim, the retirement system shall send a notice of the denial to:(1)  the person making the claim;  or(2)  the duly qualified guardian or legal representative of a surviving minor child, if a claim is being made on behalf of the child.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 615.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter C. Administration and Procedure|Section 615.044. Appeals

Sec. 615.044.  APPEALS.  (a)  An eligible survivor or the eligible survivor's legal representative whose claim for payment is denied may appeal the denial to the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.(b)  An appeal under this section is considered to be an appeal of a contested case under Chapter 2001 and shall be conducted as provided by Section 815.511.(c)  Judicial review of a decision under this section is under the substantial evidence rule as provided by Chapter 2001.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 615.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others|Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors|Section 615.071. Applicability

Sec. 615.071.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to eligible survivors of:(1)  an individual listed in Section 615.003(1), (6), or (7);(2)  an individual listed in Section 615.003(10) or (11) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state; or(3)  an individual who is:(A)  described by Section 615.003(15); and(B)  employed as a trainee for a position otherwise described by this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.13(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 423), Sec. 3, eff. May 12, 2011.|