Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 842.0075. ASSUMPTION BY SUCCESSOR SUBDIVISION. (a) The governing body of a participating subdivision may, with the consent of the board of trustees and on terms approved by the board, assume the subdivision account and pension liabilities of a subdivision that no longer exis…

Sec. 842.008. PARTIAL ASSUMPTION BY TRANSFEREE SUBDIVISION. If a function or activity previously performed by employees of a participating subdivision is transferred to or otherwise taken over by another participating subdivision and any of the employees performing the function o…

Sec. 842.051. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter to the contrary, to the extent required by applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, on termination of a subdivision's participation in the retirement system or on complete di…

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 ap…

Sec. 842.053. INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION. (a) The board of trustees by order may terminate the participation of a subdivision other than a county if the board determines that: (1) the subdivision has failed to perform in accordance with a termination agreement under…

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 …

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 curren…

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 …

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 …

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 respe…

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 …

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 e…

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…

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 am…

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…

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 …

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 ter…

Sec. 842.110. RESUMPTION OF SERVICE AFTER WITHDRAWAL OR RETIREMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who has withdrawn the person's accumulated contributions or who has retired from a participating subdivision with a service retirement annuity based on a bona fi…

Sec. 842.112. CORRECTION OF ERRORS. (a) The retirement system may correct an error caused by an act or omission of the retirement system by any appropriate means. (b) If an act or omission of a participating subdivision causes a person to receive more or less credited service, se…

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 Emp…

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 …