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2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter A. -1. Termination of Participation by Subdivisions › Section 842.052. Voluntary Termination of Participation

Sec. 842.052.  VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION.  (a)  With the consent of the board of trustees, a subdivision other than a county may voluntarily terminate its participation in the retirement system if the subdivision agrees to be contractually and legally bound, on terms approved by the board, to fund:
(1)  all benefits accrued before the date specified in the termination agreement and payable on or after that date in accordance with Subsection (e); and
(2)  all supplemental annuities.
(b)  Beginning with the date specified in the termination agreement, additional employee contributions or deposits may not be made to a member's account and additional service with the subdivision may not be credited to a member, except as authorized by the board.  Except as otherwise provided by this section, all other retirement plan provisions then in effect remain in effect.
(c)  Beginning with the date specified in the termination agreement, the subdivision's account in the subdivision accumulation fund ceases to receive allocations under this subtitle for any prior, current, or future plan year, except as authorized by the board.
(d)  On full performance of the termination agreement, the subdivision is released from all liability for its accrued benefits and supplemental annuities.  The retirement system shall make transfers from the subdivision's account to the appropriate funds within the system in amounts actuarially equivalent to the accrued benefits and supplemental annuities.  The retirement system shall pay any amounts remaining in the subdivision's account after satisfaction of all the subdivision's pension liabilities to the subdivision or its governmental successor in interest in accordance with Section 845.317(b).
(e)  On full performance of the termination agreement, each member who has not received a refund of accumulated contributions becomes fully vested in the member's accrued benefits with respect to the subdivision and is immediately eligible to retire with a service retirement annuity or to take a distribution of the accrued benefits in a lump sum, regardless of age, service, or employment.
(f)  A member vested under Subsection (e) or Section 842.051(a) is an eligible member under Section 844.407.  For the purpose of determining any death benefit payable under Section 844.402, the member's individual account consists only of the deposits and contributions made by the member and the accumulated interest attributable to those amounts.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter A. -1. Termination of Participation by Subdivisions › Section 842.054. Class A

Sec. 842.054.  CLASS A.  In a case of involuntary termination under Section 842.053, the retirement system shall make a proportionate transfer to the individual account of each member of the subdivision eligible to retire based on the ratio that the member's current service credit bears to the total current service credit of the class.  The transfer to a member's individual account may not exceed 100 percent of the member's current service credit.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter A. -1. Termination of Participation by Subdivisions › Section 842.055. Class B

Sec. 842.055.  CLASS B.  If any assets remain after the transfers are made under Section 842.054, the retirement system shall make a proportionate transfer to the individual account of each member of the subdivision not eligible to retire based on the ratio that the member's current service credit bears to the total current service credit of the class. The transfer to a member's individual account may not exceed 100 percent of the member's current service credit.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter A. -1. Termination of Participation by Subdivisions › Section 842.056. Class C

Sec. 842.056.  CLASS C.  If any assets remain after the transfers are made under Sections 842.054 and 842.055, the retirement system shall make a transfer to the closed subdivision annuity reserve fund in an amount computed as necessary to fund the basic and supplemental annuities of the annuitants of the subdivision and a transfer to the individual account of each member of the class eligible to retire in an amount that equals the multiple matching credits and prior service credits of the member.  If necessary, the retirement system shall proportionately reduce an individual's total credits or supplemental annuity, as applicable, based on the ratio that the individual's total actuarial equivalent of benefits described by this section bears to the aggregate total actuarial equivalent of all those benefits of the class.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 303 (S.B. 463), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter A. -1. Termination of Participation by Subdivisions › Section 842.057. Class D

Sec. 842.057.  CLASS D.  If any assets remain after the transfers are made under Sections 842.054, 842.055, and 842.056, the retirement system shall make a proportionate transfer to the individual account of each member not eligible to retire based on the ratio that the sum of the member's multiple matching credits and prior service credits bears to the total multiple matching credits and prior service credits of the class. The transfer to a member's individual account may not exceed 100 percent of the member's multiple matching credits and prior service credits.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter A. -1. Termination of Participation by Subdivisions › Section 842.058. Benefits

Sec. 842.058.  BENEFITS.  (a)  After the transfers, allocations, and any necessary reductions described by Sections 842.054-842.057 have been made, each member who has not received a refund of accumulated contributions becomes fully vested in the member's accrued benefits with respect to the subdivision to the extent funded and is immediately eligible to retire with a service retirement annuity or to take a distribution of the accrued benefits in a lump sum, regardless of age, service, or employment.
(b)  A member vested under this section or Section 842.051(a) is an eligible member under Section 844.407.  For the purpose of determining any death benefit payable under Section 844.402, the member's individual account consists only of the deposits and contributions made by the member and the accumulated interest attributable to those amounts.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.101. General Membership Requirement

Sec. 842.101.  GENERAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person who is not a member becomes a member of the retirement system on the latest of:
(1)  the date the subdivision's participation in the retirement system becomes effective, if the person is a subdivision employee on that date;
(2)  the date the person becomes a subdivision employee; or
(3)  January 1, 2006, if the person is an employee of a participating subdivision on that date and was previously excluded from retirement system membership.
(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle or by rules adopted by the board of trustees, the rights and benefits of a member are determined separately with respect to each subdivision with which the member has credited service.
(c)  If a person's status as a temporary employee ceases, and the person becomes an employee within the meaning of this subtitle, the subdivision shall certify the change to the retirement system, and the person becomes a member effective on the date of the certification, but without credit for the period during which the person was a temporary employee.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 209, ch. 18, Sec. 42, eff. Nov. 10, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 6, eff. June 12, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 63, Sec. 3, eff. May 6, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 52.101 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2006.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 10, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.104. County Hospital Employees

Sec. 842.104.  COUNTY HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES.  (a)  If a county elects to participate in the retirement system, the commissioners court of the county may elect to deny membership to the employees of a county hospital governed by Chapter 263, Health and Safety Code.
(b)  After making an election under this section, the commissioners court may at any time reverse its decision and require that county hospital employees become members on a date fixed by order of the commissioners court.
(c)  If the commissioners court reverses an election under this section and requires the employees of a county hospital to become members of the retirement system, for the purposes of this subtitle the employees of the county hospital comprise a separate subdivision from other county employees.
(d)  If on the effective date of participation in the retirement system a county is not operating a county hospital, the order or resolution of the commissioners court electing to participate in the system does not include employees of a hospital later established or operated by the county.  The commissioners court may elect to have the employees of a hospital later established or operated by the county participate in the retirement system as a unit, which for purposes of this subtitle comprises a subdivision separate from other county employees.
(e)  The commissioners court is the governing body of a county hospital for the purposes of this subtitle.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 52.104 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 7, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.105. Status as an Employee

Sec. 842.105.  STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE.  For the purposes of this subtitle, a person has the standing of an employee in a participating subdivision if the person is an employee, other than a temporary employee, of a community supervision and corrections department that has executed a contract with the participating subdivision under Section 76.006, Government Code.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 52.105 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 6, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.106. Multiple Retirement System Membership

Sec. 842.106.  MULTIPLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP.  A person who is a member of this retirement system and another state or local retirement system authorized under Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, may receive a benefit from this system only to the extent that the amount of the benefit is computed solely on the member's accumulated contributions and service credit in this system.  Service credited by another retirement system may not be used to determine eligibility for a benefit in this retirement system except as provided by Chapter 803.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 52.106 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 709, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 7, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 8, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.107. Optional Membership

Sec. 842.107.  OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  A subdivision may authorize to be a member of the retirement system a person who is accruing benefits in another statewide retirement system for service in an elected or appointed judicial or district office or as an employee of the state or a governmental unit of the state during the same period the person is receiving supplemental compensation from the subdivision.  A person described by this subsection who is first included for optional membership after December 31, 2005, may not contribute to the employees saving fund or receive any service credit for any supplemental compensation received before the date the subdivision makes the person eligible to become a member.
(b)  The board by rule may establish reasonable restrictions and limitations on the granting of membership and service credit under this section.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 209, ch. 18, Sec. 44, eff. Nov. 10, 1981;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 63, Sec. 4, eff. May 6, 1987.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 52.107 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 8, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.108. Withdrawal of Accumulated Contributions

Sec. 842.108.  WITHDRAWAL OF ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  A member who has separated from employment with a participating subdivision may submit an application to withdraw the member's accumulated contributions attributable to service with that subdivision.  A withdrawal cancels the person's service credit attributable to service with that subdivision on the date the retirement system makes payment of any portion of the member's accumulated contributions.
(b)  Except for a membership terminated under prior law or in accordance with Section 842.109(b), interest is computed on the balance in the member's individual account in the employees saving fund on January 1 of the year of withdrawal through the month before the month in which the withdrawal occurs.
(c)  If a person eligible to receive a withdrawal or another non-periodic distribution elects to have all or a portion of the distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan and specifies the plan to which the distribution is to be paid on forms approved by the board of trustees, the retirement system shall make the payment in the form of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer but is under no obligation to determine whether the other plan in fact is an eligible retirement plan for that purpose.
(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the board of trustees shall adopt rules to administer this section as necessary to maintain the retirement system as a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The rules may include the adoption of definitions and limitations relating to distributions, eligible recipients, and eligible retirement plans.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 52.108 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 175, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1994;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 8, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 8, eff. Dec. 31, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 10, eff. January 1, 2006.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 92(3), eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2010.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.109. Termination of Membership

Sec. 842.109.  TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.
(a)  A person terminates membership in the retirement system by:
(1)   retirement from all participating subdivisions with which the person has service credit; or
(2)  withdrawal of all of the person's accumulated contributions.
(b)  Unless terminated under Subsection (a), a person's membership in the retirement system terminates on the earlier of the date of the person's death or the last day of the month ending before the person's required beginning date determined in accordance with Section 841.010.
(c)  A member of the retirement system who leaves employment with a participating subdivision to perform and does perform qualified military service in the uniformed services, as that term is defined in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (38 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq.), that meets the requirements of that Act is not absent from service and continues to accumulate credited service with that subdivision if:
(1)  the person applies for reemployment with the same subdivision not later than the 90th day after the date the person is discharged from military service under honorable conditions or released from hospitalization continuing after being discharged under honorable conditions for a period of not more than two years;  and
(2)  the person is reemployed by the same participating subdivision.
(d)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873, Sec. 92(4), eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 52.109 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 9, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 8, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2006.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 92(4), eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.113. Judgments, Orders, and Settlement Agreements

Sec. 842.113.  JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.  (a)  If, as a result of a suit against a participating subdivision in a court of competent jurisdiction or as a result of a complaint or grievance against a participating subdivision filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the civil rights division of the Texas Workforce Commission, or a county civil service commission, a judgment or order is issued or a settlement agreement is executed, the terms of which require that a person's membership record be adjusted with respect to the person's account balance, service credit, or credited service, the retirement system shall make appropriate adjustments if:
(1)  the judgment or order has become final and is no longer subject to appeal;
(2)  a certified copy of the judgment, order, or settlement agreement accompanies the application; and
(3)  the retirement system receives payment on behalf of the person in an amount equal to the contributions the person would have made to the system if the acts or omissions that resulted in the order, judgment, or settlement agreement requiring an adjustment to the person's membership record had not occurred or, if restoration of a refunded account is required, the system receives payment on behalf of the person in an amount equal to the amount withdrawn.
(b)  The retirement system may not implement an order, judgment, or settlement agreement in a manner that would grant a person a status, right, or benefit not otherwise available under this subtitle.
(c)  The retirement system may seek, or require the parties to seek, clarification or modification of any judgment or order, or may require the parties to provide a binding agreement as to the interpretation of any settlement if the director determines that the terms of the judgment, order, or agreement are unclear or cannot be feasibly implemented by the system.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 13, eff. January 1, 2006.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 842 - Membership › Subchapter B. Membership › Section 842.114. Burden of Proof

Sec. 842.114.  BURDEN OF PROOF.  (a)  A person disputing the validity of a form, application, or other document filed with the retirement system has the burden of proving the document to be false, fraudulent, or otherwise invalid.
(b)  A person seeking a correction based on an error caused by an act or omission of the retirement system or a subdivision has the burden of proving the error and the act or omission causing the error.
(c)  A person described by Subsection (a) or (b) has the burden of showing:
(1)  reasonableness and diligence in discovering the invalidity or error; and
(2)  timeliness in notifying the retirement system or the appropriate subdivision.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 843.001. Types of Creditable Service

Sec. 843.001.  TYPES OF CREDITABLE SERVICE.  The types of service creditable as credited service in the retirement system are prior service, current service, and optional service.  A member may not be credited in this system with more than one month of credited service for a specific calendar month, regardless of the number of employers of the member, the positions held, or the types of service.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.001 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. 15, eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2010.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 843.002. Benefit Eligibility and Amount

Sec. 843.002.  BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AND AMOUNT.  A member's eligibility to receive a benefit is based on the member's amount of credited service and attained age on the effective date of retirement.  The monthly amount of a standard retirement annuity is based on the sum of the member's service credit and accumulated contributions and is computed using the member's attained age and the actuarial assumptions described by Section 841.001(1).
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 11, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 843.003. Authorization to Reestablish Service Credit Previously Forfeited

Sec. 843.003.  AUTHORIZATION TO REESTABLISH SERVICE CREDIT PREVIOUSLY FORFEITED.  (a)  An eligible member who has withdrawn contributions from the retirement system may reestablish the forfeited service credit in the system if the current service on which the credit was based was performed for a participating subdivision the governing body of which by order authorizes reestablishment of the credit by eligible employee members of the subdivision.
(b)  A member eligible to reestablish service credit under this section is one who is a member as an employee of the subdivision on the effective date of an order authorized by the subdivision under Subsection (a).
(c)  A member eligible under this section may reestablish service credit by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum the amount withdrawn from the system, plus a withdrawal charge computed at an annual rate of five percent from the date of withdrawal to the date of redeposit.
(d)  Prior service credit forfeited because of a withdrawal of contributions may not be reestablished under this section.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 8, eff. June 12, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.003 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 8, 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 843.0031. Option to Pay Lump-Sum Amount

Sec. 843.0031.  OPTION TO PAY LUMP-SUM AMOUNT.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300, Sec. 38(1), eff. January 1, 2010.
(b)  A member who has withdrawn accumulated contributions from the retirement system and who subsequently resumes employment with a subdivision may at any time before retirement pay to the system a lump sum in any amount that does not exceed the actuarial present value of the additional benefits that would have been attributable to the withdrawn contributions.  Any amount paid under this subsection and interest accrued on the amount may not be considered in the computation of service credit.
(c)  With respect to the account with the subdivision for which contributions had been withdrawn, after the date an amount is deposited under Subsection (b), the member is ineligible to reestablish any service credit with the subdivision that had been forfeited before the date of redeposit, even if the member would otherwise be eligible under an order adopted under Section 843.003.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2010.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2010.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 38(1), eff. January 1, 2010.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 843.004. Composition of Service Credit

Sec. 843.004.  COMPOSITION OF SERVICE CREDIT.  Service credit consists of allocated prior service credit, current service credit, and multiple matching credit as authorized by a participating subdivision.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 10, eff. January 1, 2010.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter B. Establishment of Prior Service Generally › Section 843.101. Creditable Prior Service

Sec. 843.101.  CREDITABLE PRIOR SERVICE.  Prior service creditable in the retirement system is service performed as an employee of a participating subdivision before the date the subdivision's participation in the retirement system became effective.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.101 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter B. Establishment of Prior Service Generally › Section 843.102. Eligibility for Prior Service Credit

Sec. 843.102.  ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  A member is eligible to receive service credit in the retirement system for prior service if the member  became a member as an employee of a subdivision:
(1)  on the effective date of the subdivision's participation in the retirement system; or
(2)  before the second anniversary of the effective date of its participation and continues as an employee of the subdivision for at least six months after reemployment.
(b)  The board of trustees may adopt rules concerning eligibility for prior service credit under Subsection (a).
(c)  A person who has withdrawn contributions from an account for service for a subdivision and who subsequently resumes employment with the subdivision is not eligible to receive service credit under this section for prior service for the subdivision.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter B. Establishment of Prior Service Generally › Section 843.104. Certification of Service and Average Compensation

Sec. 843.104.  CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE AND AVERAGE COMPENSATION.  (a)  A member eligible to receive prior service credit may claim the credit by filing a detailed statement of the service with the subdivision for which the service was performed.  After the statement is filed, the subdivision shall certify the amount of the member's prior service and the member's average prior service compensation.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873, Sec. 92(6), eff. January 1, 2008.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873, Sec. 92(6), eff. January 1, 2008.
(d)  The board of trustees may adopt rules concerning certification of service and the definition and computation of average prior service compensation under this section.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.104 and amended 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. 18, eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 92(6), eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter B. Establishment of Prior Service Generally › Section 843.105. Determination of Maximum and Allocated Prior Service Credit

Sec. 843.105.  DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM AND ALLOCATED PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  After receiving a certification of prior service and average prior service compensation under Section 843.104, the retirement system shall credit to the member the prior service certified and determine the member's maximum and allocated prior service credits.
(b)  The maximum prior service credit is an amount equal to the accumulation at interest of a series of equal monthly amounts for the number of months of certified prior service.  Each monthly amount equals twice the subdivision's initial deposit rate, times the member's average prior service compensation.  Interest is allowed at the end of each 12-month period on an accumulated amount at the beginning of each period and is credited only for each whole 12-month period.  The rate of interest allowed on a maximum prior service credit is three percent a year.
(c)  Allocated prior service credit is a monetary credit granted by a subdivision to be computed at a member's retirement date and, together with any multiple matching credit, used in determining a member's supplemental annuity.  The allocated prior service credit of a member is an amount equal to a percentage of the maximum prior service credit, increased from the subdivision's effective date of participation to the member's effective date of retirement at the applicable rate of interest provided under this subtitle or prior law for the period.
(d)  The governing body of a subdivision may adopt a percentage to be used to determine allocated prior service credits.  The rate may be limited to zero or any multiple of five percent.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 209, ch. 18, Sec. 45, eff. Nov. 10, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 10, eff. June 12, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.105 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 460, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 14, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 14, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 19, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter C. Optional Prior Service › Section 843.201. Service Credit for Certain Public Employment

Sec. 843.201.  SERVICE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT.  In accordance with rules adopted by the board of trustees, the governing body of a participating subdivision by order may authorize the establishment of credited service and prior service credit in the retirement system for service performed in a public hospital, utility, or other public facility or governmental function during a time the facility was operated or function was performed by a unit of government other than the subdivision and before the date that the public hospital, utility, or other public facility or governmental function was taken over by the subdivision.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 769, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.201 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.04(b), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 15, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 20, eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 92(8), eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2010.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter E. Establishment of Current Service › Section 843.401. Current Service Generally

Sec. 843.401.  CURRENT SERVICE GENERALLY.  Current service is service performed by an employee of a participating subdivision while a member of the retirement system and credited as provided under this subtitle and in accordance with rules adopted by the board of trustees.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.401 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 21, eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2010.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter E. Establishment of Current Service › Section 843.402. Current Service Credit and Multiple Matching Credit

Sec. 843.402.  CURRENT SERVICE CREDIT AND MULTIPLE MATCHING CREDIT.  (a)  Current service credit is a monetary amount credited by a subdivision to be computed at a member's effective retirement date and used in determining the member's basic annuity.  At the determination date, a member's current service credit is an amount equal to the sum of the employee contributions in the member's individual account and the interest accumulated on those contributions as provided by this subtitle.
(b)  Multiple matching credit is a monetary amount credited by the governing body of a subdivision to be computed at a member's effective retirement date and, together with any prior service credit, used in determining a member's supplemental annuity.  Multiple matching credit is an amount equal to a percentage of the sum of employee contributions in a member's individual account that were made for a particular calendar year and the interest accumulated on those contributions as provided under this subtitle.  At the determination date, the multiple matching credit of a member is equal to the sum of the multiple matching credit for all years of the person's membership.
(c)  The percentage to be used in the computation of the multiple matching credit for a particular year is adopted by the governing body of a subdivision and applied in accordance with this subtitle.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 22, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter F. Optional Credited Service › Section 843.501. Credited Service for Legislative Service

Sec. 843.501.  CREDITED SERVICE FOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICE.  A member may establish credited service in the retirement system for service performed as a member of the legislature.  A member claiming credited service for previous legislative service shall file with the retirement system a detailed statement of the service.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.501 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 18, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 17, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter F. Optional Credited Service › Section 843.503. Credited Service for Service With Subdivision Predecessor

Sec. 843.503.  CREDITED SERVICE FOR SERVICE WITH SUBDIVISION PREDECESSOR.  The governing body of a participating subdivision may, with the consent of and on terms approved by the board of trustees, authorize the establishment of credited service in the retirement system for service performed as an employee of the immediate predecessor entity of the subdivision.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 26, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter F. Optional Credited Service › Section 843.504. No Double Crediting of Service

Sec. 843.504.  NO DOUBLE CREDITING OF SERVICE.  Except as provided by Chapter 803, only one month of credited service may be established in the retirement system for any calendar month for all service that is creditable under this subtitle.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 26, eff. January 1, 2008.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2010.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 843 - Creditable Service › Subchapter F. Optional Credited Service › Section 843.505. Credited Service Previously Eligible for Recognition Under Proportionate Retirement Program

Sec. 843.505.  CREDITED SERVICE PREVIOUSLY ELIGIBLE FOR RECOGNITION UNDER PROPORTIONATE RETIREMENT PROGRAM.  The board of trustees by rule may authorize the retirement system, on application by a member and for the sole purpose of determining eligibility for retirement from this system, to recognize service performed under another system participating under Chapter 803 that would have been recognized by this system under that chapter if the service had not been canceled by a withdrawal of contributions.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2010.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 844 - Benefits › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 844.001. Types of Benefits

Sec. 844.001.  TYPES OF BENEFITS.  (a)  Pension benefits payable from the retirement plan and trust are:
(1)  retirement annuities payable on service retirements;
(2)  retirement annuities payable on disability retirements;
(3)  survivor annuities payable on the deaths of members; and
(4)   refunds of accumulated contributions.
(b)  Nonpension group term life coverage may be provided by an electing subdivision for its employees and retirees under the optional group term life program.  The board of trustees shall administer the program, and insurance proceeds are payable from the optional group term life fund.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 20, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 27, eff. January 1, 2008.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 844 - Benefits › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 844.002. Composition of Retirement Annuity

Sec. 844.002.  COMPOSITION OF RETIREMENT ANNUITY.  (a)  Each retirement annuity payable under this subtitle consists of a basic annuity and a supplemental annuity.
(b)  A basic annuity is an amount payable from the subdivision accumulation fund and is actuarially determined from the sum of a member's:
(1)  accumulated contributions; and
(2)  current service credit.
(c)  A supplemental annuity is an amount payable from the subdivision accumulation fund, subject to limitation under Section 844.008, and is actuarially determined from the sum of:
(1)  a member's allocated prior service credit; and
(2)  a member's multiple matching credit.
(d)  Any increase in the annuity granted by a participating subdivision is payable from the subdivision accumulation fund as part of the supplemental annuity.
(e)  A separate retirement annuity is payable with respect to each subdivision from which a person retires under this subtitle or is considered to have retired.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 15, eff. June 12, 1985.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.002 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 22, eff. Dec. 31, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 21, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2006.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 303 (S.B. 463), Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems › Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System › Chapter 844 - Benefits › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 844.004. Standard Retirement Annuity

Sec. 844.004.  STANDARD RETIREMENT ANNUITY.  (a)  The standard retirement annuity payable under this subtitle is computed with an allowance for the possible payment of a benefit under Section 844.402 and is the actuarial equivalent of the sum of a member's:
(1)  accumulated contributions;
(2)  current service credit;
(3)  allocated prior service credit; and
(4)  multiple matching credit.
(b)  A standard retirement annuity is payable throughout the life of a retiree.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 30, eff. January 1, 2008.