Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 864.0051. CONTINUING DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) To receive disability retirement benefits in the form of a continuing annuity provided beyond the time prescribed under Section 864.005, a person who has been determined by a local board to be temporarily disabled must…

Sec. 864.006. MEMBER SERVICE DEATH BENEFITS. (a) The surviving spouse and dependents of a member who dies as a result of performing emergency services or support services are entitled to receive in equal shares a death benefit annuity equal to the service retirement annuity that …

Sec. 864.007. MEMBER NONSERVICE DEATH BENEFIT. (a) The state board by rule may provide one or more beneficiaries of a deceased member whose death did not result from the performance of emergency services or support services a benefit, which may be a lump-sum amount or an annuity.…

Sec. 864.009. RETIREE DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITY. The surviving spouse of a person who dies after retirement is entitled to two-thirds of the monthly annuity the decedent was receiving at the time of death. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2…

Sec. 864.010. BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS AND RETIREES OF DEPARTMENT THAT WITHDRAWS FROM PARTICIPATION OR CEASES TO EXIST. (a) The executive director shall continue to administer benefits of the pension system for members and retirees who performed emergency services or support services…

Sec. 864.011. FIRST PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT OR DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITY. The cashing or depositing of the first payment of a service retirement annuity, disability retirement annuity, or death benefit annuity by a person entitled to it, or the receipt by a financial institution for cr…

Sec. 864.012. CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES. (a) If a member names more than one beneficiary for a lump-sum death benefit, the pension system shall divide the benefit equally among the named beneficiaries or, if the member has designated a proportional division, each beneficiary is entit…

Sec. 864.013. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE. The state board by rule may provide a cost-of-living increase for any benefit provided by the pension system. If benefits are increased, the state board shall require an increase in monthly contributions if necessary to maintain an actuarial…

Sec. 864.0135. OPTIONAL ANNUITY INCREASE OR SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS. (a) The state board by rule may authorize the governing body of a participating department to: (1) make one or more supplemental payments to its retirees and beneficiaries of the pension system; or (2) provide an …

Sec. 864.014. STATE BOARD AUTHORITY FOR LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS. In lieu of any annuity otherwise payable under this subtitle, the state board by rule may provide for a lump-sum payment if the board determines that a lump-sum payment is cost-efficient or is necessary for the pension sy…

Sec. 864.015. BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR RETIREE. (a) A benefit payable on the death of a member or retiree may not be paid to a person convicted of causing that death but instead is payable as if the convicted person had predeceased the decedent. (b) The pension syst…

Sec. 864.016. CLAIM AND APPEAL PROCEDURE. (a) An application for disability retirement benefits or a death benefit must be filed with the local board. On receiving an application under this subsection, the local board shall hold a hearing to decide the merits of the application a…