Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 812.006. OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIP. (a) In this section, "qualified employee" means a person who: (1) has at least three years of service credit in the retirement system in the legislative branch that was accrued before June 18, 1993; (2) was employed by an institution of higher e…

Sec. 812.101. CRITERIA FOR WITHDRAWAL. (a) A member of the retirement system may withdraw all of the member's accumulated contributions for service credited in the employee class of membership if: (1) the member does not hold a position included in that class; (2) the member does…

Sec. 812.102. PROCEDURE FOR WITHDRAWAL. A member initiates a withdrawal of contributions by filing an application for a refund with the retirement system or the agency or department with which the member holds or most recently held a position. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 4…

Sec. 812.103. EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL. A withdrawal of contributions cancels a member's service credit and terminates the person's membership in, and all rights to benefits from, each class from which the withdrawal is made. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.…

Sec. 812.104. DEPOSITS REFUNDABLE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), deposits representing interest or membership fees that are required of a member to establish service credit under Section 813.202, 813.302, 813.402, or 813.502 are not refundable. (b) Deposits representi…

Sec. 812.201. ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a retiree may not rejoin the retirement system as a member of the class from which the person retired. (b) A retiree who takes a position not included in a membership class from …

Sec. 812.202. BENEFITS NOT AFFECTED. (a) The payment of benefits to a retiree is not affected by: (1) the retiree's taking a position included in a class of membership other than a class from which the person retired; or (2) the retiree's serving the state as an independent contr…

Sec. 812.203. BENEFITS AFFECTED. (a) If a retiree takes the oath for a position included in the elected class of membership, the retirement system shall suspend annuity payments to the person for service that was credited in that class, until the person no longer holds that posit…

Sec. 812.204. NOTICE. (a) Before a retiree begins work in a position included in the employee class of membership, the retiree and the head of the department, commission, board, agency, or institution at which the retiree will resume state service each shall notify the retirement…

Sec. 812.205. WAITING PERIOD. A member who retires from the employee class on or after May 31, 2009, may not return to work in a position included in the employee class of membership before the 90th day after the date of the retiree's original retirement. Added by Acts 2009, 81st…

Sec. 812.206. RETURN TO WORK SURCHARGE. (a) This section applies only to a person who, on or after September 1, 2009: (1) retires from the employee class; and (2) is rehired as a retiree into a position that would otherwise include membership in the employee class. (b) For each m…