(b) The attorney general shall calculate the amount of the cost-of-living adjustment by multiplying the amount of the annual payment received by the peace officer under this subchapter during the preceding year by the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, or its successor index, increased during the preceding calendar year.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 56B - Crime Victims' Compensation
Subchapter F. Payments for Certain Disabled Peace Officers
Article 56B.252. Applicability
Article 56B.253. Payment Entitlement
Article 56B.254. Amount of Payment
Article 56B.255. Method of Payment
Article 56B.256. Cost-of-Living Adjustment
Article 56B.257. Calculation of Initial Payment
Article 56B.258. Proof Required for Payment
Article 56B.260. Judicial Review
Article 56B.261. Periodic Review
Article 56B.262. Issuance of Warrant for Payment