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TX Govt Code § 845.318 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter D. Management of Assets|Section 845.318. Consolidation of County's Accounts in Subdivision Accumulation Fund; Return of Excess Funds

Sec. 845.318.  CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTY'S ACCOUNTS IN SUBDIVISION ACCUMULATION FUND; RETURN OF EXCESS FUNDS.  (a)  If a county that has provided for participation of county hospital employees separately from other county employees stops operating a county hospital, the commissioners court of the county, by order, may direct the retirement system to consolidate the separate accounts of the county in the subdivision accumulation fund.(b)  The retirement system shall consolidate the accounts and after consolidation shall charge each obligation of the county arising under this subtitle because of service performed by employees of the county against the consolidated account.(c)  If the participation of a county hospital as a subdivision separate from other county employees is terminated under this subtitle, the retirement system shall pay to the county any excess funds remaining in the subdivision accumulation fund to the credit of the account of the county hospital.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.317 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 84, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 85, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 845.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter E. Collection of Contributions|Section 845.402. Member Contributions

Sec. 845.402.  MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  Each participating subdivision, by order or resolution of its governing body, shall designate the rate of member contributions for its employees.  The subdivision may elect a rate of four, five, six, or seven percent of the current service compensation of its employees.(b)  After timely notice to the board of trustees, the governing body of a participating subdivision may increase the rate of its member contributions effective with the first pay period beginning in the following calendar year.(c)  After timely notice to the board of trustees, the governing body of a participating subdivision may reduce the rate of its member contributions effective with the first pay period beginning in the following calendar year.(d)  to (f) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 33, eff. Dec. 31, 1997.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 28, eff. June 12, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.402 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 29, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 30, 33, eff. Dec. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 33, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 33, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 845.4031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter E. Collection of Contributions|Section 845.4031. Contributions in Anticipation of Participation

Sec. 845.4031.  CONTRIBUTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF PARTICIPATION.  (a)  After a subdivision has officially elected to join the retirement system and has specified the date for its participation to begin, and before the board of trustees has approved its participation, the subdivision may, with the consent of the director, begin deducting from an employee's compensation for each payroll period beginning on or after the specified participation date the contribution that would be deducted if the subdivision were then participating.(b)  The subdivision shall collect and segregate the amounts deducted from its employees' compensation and the contributions that the subdivision would be required to make under this subtitle if it were then participating.(c)  The period during which contributions may be deducted from an employee's compensation in anticipation of board approval of participation may not exceed six months and may not extend into a subsequent calendar year without consent of the board of trustees.  During the period that board approval is pending, the subdivision may not participate in, and the subdivision's employees may not be covered by, the optional group term life program.(d)  On approval of participation, the subdivision shall immediately transfer to the retirement system, for credit to the appropriate funds within the system, the amounts collected and segregated under Subsection (b).  If the subdivision previously elected to participate in the optional group term life program, participation in that program begins on the first day of the month following the month in which the board of trustees approves participation in the system.(e)  If the board of trustees disapproves the subdivision's participation in the retirement system, the subdivision shall pay all employee contributions collected and segregated in anticipation of board approval to the employees from whom the contributions were withheld.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 86, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 845.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter E. Collection of Contributions|Section 845.404. Collection of Subdivision Contributions

Sec. 845.404.  COLLECTION OF SUBDIVISION CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  Before the 16th day of each month, each participating subdivision shall pay or cause to be paid to the retirement system at the system's office:(1)  the member contributions, or "picked-up" member contributions, provided for by Sections 845.402 and 845.403, which shall be deposited to the individual accounts of the members;  and(2)  the contributions that a subdivision is required to make under this subtitle, which shall be deposited to the account of the subdivision in the subdivision accumulation fund.(b)  Unless otherwise provided for and paid by a subdivision, a subdivision shall pay its contributions to the retirement system from:(1)  the fund from which compensation is paid to members;  or(2)  the general fund of the subdivision.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 30, eff. June 12, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.404 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 58, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 845.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter E. Collection of Contributions|Section 845.405. Alternative Periods for Administrative Compliance

Sec. 845.405.  ALTERNATIVE PERIODS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the board of trustees may authorize a subdivision to remit to the retirement system contributions, deposits, and other payments on the basis of a period that is less than a month, including a weekly, biweekly, or other semimonthly period.  A subdivision authorized to remit amounts more frequently than monthly shall make reports and filings and perform other actions accordingly, and the retirement system shall credit payments accordingly.(b)  The board of trustees may make an authorization under Subsection (a) by rule applicable to all subdivisions similarly situated or by order applicable to designated subdivisions.  A rule adopted under this subsection is amendable or revocable in the manner provided for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules generally. An order adopted under this subsection is revocable wholly or partly by subsequent board order.(c)  If the board of trustees adopts a rule or order under Subsection (b), the board shall also adopt rules, applicable to a subdivision electing or designated to take actions described by this section more frequently than monthly, to alter the periods required for submission of payments and reports, including the period when a late penalty begins to accrue or is deducted from a subdivision's account in the subdivision accumulation fund, in a manner consistent with the periods provided by this subtitle.(d)  A participant may not receive less credited service, service credit, or benefits due to an authorization under this section than the participant would have received on a monthly basis.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 34, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 845.407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter E. Collection of Contributions|Section 845.407. Penalty for Late Contributions

Sec. 845.407.  PENALTY FOR LATE CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), and (e), a participating subdivision that fails to provide the information required by Section 845.403 or to pay all contributions required by this subchapter to be made and remitted to the retirement system not later than the 15th day of the month in which they become due shall pay a penalty under this section.  The penalty for a past-due monthly remission is equal to interest on the past-due amounts for each day past due at a nominal interest rate of 12 percent, plus a $500 administrative fee.  If the penalty is not paid within three months after the date notice of the penalty has been sent to the subdivision, the retirement system shall deduct the penalty from the subdivision's account in the subdivision accumulation fund.  The interest portion of the penalty shall be deposited by the retirement system in the distributable income account of the income fund.  The administrative fee portion of the penalty shall be deposited by the retirement system in the expense fund.(b)  Payments and required reports are considered to be made when received by the retirement system.(c)  A penalty will not be assessed under this section for a late payment or report made in a document sent to the correct address:(1)  by certified mail, return receipt requested, not later than the 10th day of the month in which the payment or report becomes due;  or(2)  using a same-day or overnight delivery method, approved by the board of trustees, not later than the 14th day of the month in which the payment or report becomes due.(d)  If the retirement system does not receive a payment or report, a penalty will not be assessed under this section if the subdivision provides proof satisfactory to the system that the document containing the payment or report was sent in accordance with Subsection (c).(e)  The retirement system may extend the due date provided by this section if a subdivision applies for an extension before the due date and the director determines that good cause exists for the extension and that the need for the extension is not caused by neglect, indifference, or lack of diligence.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 60, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 34, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 35, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 845.408 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter E. Collection of Contributions|Section 845.408. Additional Optional Deposits by Subdivisions

Sec. 845.408.  ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL DEPOSITS BY SUBDIVISIONS.  In addition to the deposits that a subdivision is required to make under this subtitle, the governing body of a participating subdivision may elect to deposit to the subdivision's account in the subdivision accumulation fund one or more lump-sum payments.  Once a payment is deposited, it cannot be withdrawn from that fund by the subdivision.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 61, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 845.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 845.501. Statement of Amount in Account

Sec. 845.501.  STATEMENT OF AMOUNT IN ACCOUNT.  (a)  As soon as possible after the end of each calendar year, the board of trustees shall send to the governing body of each subdivision and to each requesting member an annual statement that contains the basic financial statements of the retirement system.(b)  The board of trustees shall furnish to a member, on written request, a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account.  During a calendar year, the board is not required to furnish to a member more than one statement requested under this subsection.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.501 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 31, eff. Dec. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 845.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 845.502. Interest in Assets

Sec. 845.502.  INTEREST IN ASSETS.  A particular person or subdivision has no right in a specific security or in an item of cash other than an undivided interest in the assets 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. 55.502 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 845.503. Authority to Recoup or Make Adjustments for Payments Made in Error

Sec. 845.503.  AUTHORITY TO RECOUP OR MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR PAYMENTS MADE IN ERROR.  (a)  The retirement system may reduce future payments of benefits based on the account of a member, a retiree, or other former member to recoup an amount overpaid or otherwise paid in error to or on the behalf of a participant.  If no future payments are due, the retirement system may recover the overpayment in any manner that is permitted for the collection of any other debt.(b)  The retirement system may not recover from a participant any overpayment made more than three years before the date the overpayment is discovered.  This subsection does not apply to an overpayment a reasonable person should know the person is not entitled to receive.(c)  The retirement system may adjust amounts in a subdivision's account in the subdivision accumulation fund to correct an error caused by an act or omission of the subdivision.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 35, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 88, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 36, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 845.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 845.504. Excess Benefit Program

Sec. 845.504.  EXCESS BENEFIT PROGRAM.  (a)  If the board of trustees determines that it is in the interest of the retirement system and will benefit members and annuitants, the board by rule may establish an excess benefits program for the payment of benefits under Section 415(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and its subsequent amendments, that would otherwise be barred by the limitation on benefits imposed by Section 415 of that code.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the board of trustees by rule may provide for the transfer of contributions as part of the excess benefits program in a manner consistent with a governmental excess benefit arrangement.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 35, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 845.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures|Section 845.507. Qualification

Sec. 845.507.  QUALIFICATION.  It is intended that this subtitle be construed and administered in a manner that the retirement system will be considered qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401).  The board of trustees may adopt rules that it determines necessary for the retirement system to be considered qualified.  Rules adopted by the board of trustees relating to qualification issues are considered a part of the plan.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 32, eff. Dec. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 851.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 851 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 851.0011. Alternative Definition of Department

Sec. 851.0011.  ALTERNATIVE DEFINITION OF DEPARTMENT.  (a)  This section applies only with respect to a municipality:(1)  with a population of less than 200,000;(2)  that is located in a county with a population of not less than 2 million and not more than 4 million;(3)  that has a regularly organized fire department for which a retirement system and fund have been established under Section 4, Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and(4)  that before January 1, 2017, has one or more departments participating in the retirement system.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 851.001(7), "department" in this subtitle includes employees of a municipality described by Subsection (a) who are allowed to participate in the retirement system under Section 31A, Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), because the municipality completed all actions authorized or required by that section within the time prescribed by that section. (c)  If a municipality fails to complete all actions authorized or required by Section 31A, Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), before October 1, 2018, this section expires on October 1, 2018, in accordance with Section 31A(g), Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 3056), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 851.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 851 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 851.002. Purpose of Subtitle

Sec. 851.002.  PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE.  The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a program of benefits for members, retirees, and their beneficiaries and to establish rules for the management and operation of the retirement system.  The assets of the retirement system are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the members, the retirees, and their beneficiaries and may not be diverted.  The retirement system may not apply a forfeiture to increase a benefit that any person would otherwise receive under this subtitle.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 61.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 599, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
TX Govt Code § 851.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 851 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 851.003. Retirement System

Sec. 851.003.  RETIREMENT SYSTEM.  The Texas Municipal Retirement System is continued in existence and is the name by which the business of the retirement system shall be transacted, all its funds invested, and all its cash and other property held.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 61.003 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 851.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 851 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 851.004. Powers, Privileges, and Immunities

Sec. 851.004.  POWERS, PRIVILEGES, AND IMMUNITIES.  (a)  The retirement system has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a corporation, as well as the powers, privileges, and immunities conferred by this subtitle.(b)  The board of trustees, director, members of an advisory committee or medical board appointed by the board of trustees, and staff of the retirement system are not liable for any action taken or omission made or suffered by them in good faith in the performance of any duty in connection with any program, system, or benefit administered by 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. 61.004 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Govt Code § 851.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System|Chapter 851 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 851.005. Action for Accounting

Sec. 851.005.  ACTION FOR ACCOUNTING.  (a)  The retirement system or the board of trustees may initiate, or cause to be initiated on its behalf, an action against a participating municipality, a board of the municipality, or individual officers of the municipality, to compel an accounting of sums due to the retirement system or to require the withholding and accounting of sums due from members.(b)  The venue of an action brought under this section is in either Travis County or a county in which the municipality is situated.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 61.005 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|