Texas Administrative Code

(a) A member who performs USERRA service creditable in the retirement system but who does not establish credit for the service by making the deposits required by this subchapter is entitled to have the USERRA service considered as if it were credited in TRS to the extent required…

(a) A member with five years of credit for service in the public schools of Texas may receive additional retirement credit for active military duty. (b) Credit for military duty under this section is limited to a maximum of five years. Eligible military duty will be evaluated for…

Part-time (employment that is less than one-half the standard work load), irregular, seasonal, or temporary employment (employment for a definite period of less than four and 1/2 months or, for employment with an institution of higher education, the employment is for no more than…

(a) For unreported service or unreported compensation paid after August 31, 2011, TRS must receive the required verification not later than five years after the end of the school year in which the service was rendered or compensation was paid in order for it to be creditable with…

(a) The amount of deposits due for unreported service rendered or compensation paid in the current school year or for unreported service rendered or compensation paid in the immediately preceding school year and corrected as provided in § 25.28 (g) of this title (relating to Payr…

Members who claim unreported service or compensation after the school year in which it was received and for whom the employer has not requested a waiver as provided in § 25.28 (g) of this title (relating to Payroll Report Dates), must verify the claim on a form prescribed by the …

(a) Except as provided by § 25.28 (g) of this title (relating to Payroll Report Dates) and subsections (e), (f), and (g) of this section, the cost of establishing unreported service or compensation credit is the actuarial cost, as determined by TRS, of the additional standard ann…

(a) In this section: (1) "deferred compensation plan" means a plan qualifying under the United States Internal Revenue Code, §§401(k), 403(b), or 457; and (2) "cafeteria plan" means a compensation plan in which employees are given a choice of cash or fringe benefits in a manner t…

(a) In addition to funds required to be accepted under Government Code § 823.005 , the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) may accept the funds described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, subject to the restrictions of this section. (b) If permitted under and subje…

(a) Payment for service credit other than service credit for accumulated state personal or sick leave must be received not later than two calendar months after the later of the member's effective retirement date or the last day of the month in which the member submits a retiremen…

For purposes of a statute or rule which provides that a fee is to be charged from the date of eligibility until the date payment for the credit is received or until date of redeposit, payment may be considered received or redeposited when a member makes the first installment paym…

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) may accept installment payments by automatic bank draft authorized by a member in writing on a form prescribed by TRS. Notes 34 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.186 The provisions of this §25.186 adopted to be effective September 1, 1992, 17 TexR…

(a) Application evaluation. The responsible division will review each program application for completeness and compliance with project eligibility requirements described in § 25.502 of this subchapter. Applications that do not comply with these requirements or that are not receiv…

(a) A medical examiner shall submit to the department on a form prescribed by the department a report detailing the death of a person resulting from a traffic accident within the medical examiner's jurisdiction. (b) The medical examiner's report must include: (1) the name of the …

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation. (2) Medical examiner--The medical examiner appointed by a county commissioners c…

Transportation Code, Chapter 550 provides that the Texas Department of Transportation shall be the official repository for all operator and officer motor vehicle accident reports and all reports of medical examiners and justices of the peace prepared to record a motor vehicle acc…

(a) The department will remove a sign installed under the Memorial Sign Program for Victims of Impaired Driving or its replacement on the second anniversary of the date that the original sign was installed. (b) The department will remove a sign installed under the Memorial Sign P…

The long-term goal of the program is to reduce traffic crashes and the resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage to the lowest possible level. Objectives which support this goal are established for the various functional areas of the program. These objectives may be revised…

This subchapter governs the scope and content of program grant agreements and contracts and the means of determining whether costs of a proposed project will be eligible for reimbursement with traffic safety funds pursuant to a grant agreement or a contract with the department. T…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission. (2) Common rule--Title 49, United States Code of Federal Regulations, Part 18, Unif…

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide an orderly and efficient system of traffic safety program grant agreements or contracts between the department and local governments, state agencies, colleges, universities, individuals, and other public and private entities for the pu…

(a) Purpose. Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 225, provides for the memorial designation of roadways on the state highway system. Subchapter A of that chapter authorizes local governmental units, if approved by the department, to assign a memorial designation to a part of the s…

(a) Evaluation. The executive director will consider the following factors in evaluating the proposals: (1) consistency with the department's safety, maintenance, operation, and beautification objectives; (2) maximization of revenue or development of department telecommunications…

A proposal must be sealed and contain: (1) the contract number; (2) an organizational chart containing names of the: (A) prime provider and any subproviders proposed for the team and their contract responsibilities; and (B) key personnel proposed for the contract and percent of t…

(a) Notice. The department will publish a notice of intent to issue a request for proposals for the use of telecommunications facilities owned or installed by the department or for the placement of telecommunications facilities in the right of way. The notice will be published in…

(a) Agreement. (1) The department may enter into an agreement with a telecommunications provider if the provisions of the agreement would: (A) be of general benefit to the department; (B) be consistent with the department's safety, maintenance, operation, and beautification objec…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation including the Texas Turnpike Authority Division. (2) Executive director--The exec…

(a) Call for applications. The department will call for applications for Safe Routes to School projects by publication in the Texas Register. This notice will contain information on the application, application content, and submission deadlines. The department will also consider …

Transportation Code, Chapter 202, Subchapter E, authorizes the department to enter into a lease or other agreement with a telecommunications provider to allow the provider to place its telecommunications facilities on department right of way or to use facilities owned by the stat…

(a) Purpose. Transportation Code, § 621.301 , provides that a county may establish load limits for any county road or bridge only with the concurrence of the department. This section prescribes the policies and procedures governing department concurrence with a proposed county lo…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission. (2) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation. (3) District--A geographica…

(a) Overview. (1) Purpose. This subchapter provides the information and procedures necessary for establishing speed zones and advisory speeds on the state highway system. (2) Applicability. This subchapter is intended for use by entities with authority to set speed zones. These p…

(a) Application of regulatory and advisory speeds. (1) Introduction. (A) When an engineering and traffic investigation shows that the statutory speed limits are no longer applicable for the existing conditions, the prima facie maximum speed limits should be altered accordingly wi…

(a) Overview. (1) Engineering and traffic investigation. This section includes information concerning interim speed limits for a new or reconstructed highway and a description of how to conduct an engineering and traffic investigation as the basis for establishing a regulatory sp…

(a) State highway system. Speed zones on the state highway system and on turnpikes under the department's authority, may be set by commission minute order or by the city, depending on the circumstance. Attached Graphic (b) Regional Mobility Authorities. Speed zones on turnpikes u…

(a) Overview. (1) Introduction. A discussion of the following types of advisory speeds is included in this section: (A) curves and turns; (B) intersections; (C) narrow and one-lane bridges; (D) descending grades of six percent or greater; (E) dips; and (F) exit ramps. (2) Advisor…

(a) Contractor. A contractor may appeal any adverse decision by the department by filing a petition for an administrative hearing pursuant to §§ 1.21 - 1.26 of this title (relating to Procedures in Contested Cases). Any dispute as to the terms of the contract will be governed by …

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission. (2) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation. (3) Exclusive lane--A lane …

(a) Criteria. The department may expend funds to perform studies and analyses of project alternatives that include the development of an HOV (including a HOT lane), toll, or exclusive lane on the state highway system for the purposes of congestion mitigation as described under th…

The sections under this subchapter prescribe the policies and procedures for the implementation of the city pride sign program which will allow municipalities to erect and display signs concerning points of interest, or geographical, recreational, cultural, or civic information, …

The following words and terms, when used in the sections under this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Attachment sign--A sign, provided by a civic organization or a governmental entity, that displays points of inter…

(a) Municipality application. (1) A municipality may obtain an application for participation in the city pride sign program from the Texas Department of Transportation, Traffic Operations Division, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2483, or a district office. The applicat…

A police or emergency vehicle as defined by Transportation Code, § 541.201 , may use any lane of the state highway system regardless of restrictions imposed under this subchapter. Notes 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.47 The provisions of this §25.47 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004…

(a) The department may install, maintain, and operate traffic signals on the state highway system in unincorporated areas when requested by anyone and provided that the location or locations meets one or more of the warrants for highway traffic signals contained in the current Te…

Transportation Code, § 201.902 , requires the department to adopt rules regarding bicycle road use on the state highway system. This subchapter prescribes the policies and procedures governing enhancement of the state highway system for bicycle use. Notes 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 25…

Section 1404 of Public Law 109-59 created a federal Safe Routes to School Program. This subchapter implements this program. The overall purpose of this program is to enhance safety in and around school areas through a comprehensive program designed to improve the bicycle and pede…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission. (2) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation. (3) District--One of 25 geo…