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Part 1. Purpose
Section 1.01. Amendment, Restatement, and Consolidation - Sec. 1.01. AMENDMENT, RESTATEMENT, AND CONSOLIDATION. (a) The purpose of...
Part 2. General Provisions
Section 2.01. Definitions - Sec. 2.01. DEFINITIONS. In this article: (1) "415 compensation" means...
Section 2.02. Actuarial Assumptions - Sec. 2.02. ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS. (a) If the amount of any...
Section 2.025. Independent Actuarial Analysis and Legislative Recommendations - Sec. 2.025. INDEPENDENT ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS AND LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) Before...
Section 2.03. References to Certain Law - Sec. 2.03. REFERENCES TO CERTAIN LAW. A reference to a...
Part 3. Administration
Section 3.01. Board of Trustees - Sec. 3.01. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (a) The pension system shall...
Section 3.011. Nominations Committee - Sec. 3.011. NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of...
Section 3.012. Removal of Trustees - Sec. 3.012. REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES. (a) In accordance with procedures...
Section 3.013. Trustee Training - Sec. 3.013. TRUSTEE TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed...
Section 3.02. Professional Consultants - Sec. 3.02. PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS. In addition to the authority of...
Section 3.025. Chief Investment Officer - Sec. 3.025. CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER. The executive director may hire...
Section 3.03. Legal Advisor - Sec. 3.03. LEGAL ADVISOR. (a) The city attorney of the...
Section 3.04. Appointment of Executive Director - Sec. 3.04. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (a) The board has...
Part 4. Finances
Section 4.01. Payment of Administrative and Professional Services Fees - Sec. 4.01. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FEES. (a)...
Section 4.02. Use of Public Funds - Sec. 4.02. USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. (a) The financial share...
Section 4.025. City or Member Contributions if No Unfunded Actuarial Liabilities - Sec. 4.025. CITY OR MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS IF NO UNFUNDED ACTUARIAL...
Section 4.03. Member Contributions - Sec. 4.03. MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Subject to Subsection (a-1) of...
Section 4.04. Refund of Group B Member Contributions - Sec. 4.04. REFUND OF GROUP B MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Except...
Section 4.05. Investment Counselor; Qualifications - Sec. 4.05. INVESTMENT COUNSELOR; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The board may employ...
Section 4.06. Investment Custody Account or Master Trust Agreements - Sec. 4.06. INVESTMENT CUSTODY ACCOUNT OR MASTER TRUST AGREEMENTS. (a)...
Section 4.07. Investment of Surplus - Sec. 4.07. INVESTMENT OF SURPLUS. (a) Subject to Section 4.071...
Section 4.071. Board Approval of Certain Alternative Investments - Sec. 4.071. BOARD APPROVAL OF CERTAIN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS. (a) The...
Section 4.08. Actuarial Valuation - Sec. 4.08. ACTUARIAL VALUATION. (a) The board has the authority...
Section 4.09. Rewards, Donations, and Contributions - Sec. 4.09. REWARDS, DONATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS. Any reward, donation, or...
Part 5. Membership
Section 5.01. Membership in Combined Pension Plan - Sec. 5.01. MEMBERSHIP IN COMBINED PENSION PLAN. (a) Except as...
Section 5.02. Effective Date of Group B Membership - Sec. 5.02. EFFECTIVE DATE OF GROUP B MEMBERSHIP. (a) The...
Section 5.03. Termination of Group B Membership - Sec. 5.03. TERMINATION OF GROUP B MEMBERSHIP. (a) Group B...
Section 5.04. Group B Membership May Be Declared Inactive - Sec. 5.04. GROUP B MEMBERSHIP MAY BE DECLARED INACTIVE. (a)...
Section 5.05. Pension Service - Sec. 5.05. PENSION SERVICE. (a) Subject to Subsection (d) of...
Section 5.06. Vested Rights of Group B Members - Sec. 5.06. VESTED RIGHTS OF GROUP B MEMBERS. (a) If...
Section 5.07. Purchase of Pension Service by Group B Members - Sec. 5.07. PURCHASE OF PENSION SERVICE BY GROUP B MEMBERS....
Section 5.09. Non-Uniformed Leave of Absence - Sec. 5.09. NON-UNIFORMED LEAVE OF ABSENCE. (a) An "authorized non-uniformed...
Part 6. Benefits
Section 6.01. Group a Retirement Pension - Sec. 6.01. GROUP A RETIREMENT PENSION. (a) A Group A...
Section 6.02. Group B Retirement Pension - Sec. 6.02. GROUP B RETIREMENT PENSION. (a) If a Group...
Section 6.021. Authority to Adopt Alternative Multipliers for Computation of Certain Group B Benefits - Sec. 6.021. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT ALTERNATIVE MULTIPLIERS FOR COMPUTATION OF...
Section 6.022. Authority to Reduce Retirement Age - Sec. 6.022. AUTHORITY TO REDUCE RETIREMENT AGE. Notwithstanding any other...
Section 6.03. Disability Benefits - Sec. 6.03. DISABILITY BENEFITS. (a) If a member who is...
Section 6.035. Disability Benefits for Certain Persons in Uniformed Services - Sec. 6.035. DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN PERSONS IN UNIFORMED SERVICES....
Section 6.04. Calculation of Regular Disability Benefits - Sec. 6.04. CALCULATION OF REGULAR DISABILITY BENEFITS. (a) Subject to...
Section 6.05. Compensation Benefits for Service-Connected Disability - Sec. 6.05. COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. (a) If a...
Section 6.055. Reduction in Disability or Compensation Benefits for Certain Persons - Sec. 6.055. REDUCTION IN DISABILITY OR COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN...
Section 6.06. General Rules Governing Death Benefits - Sec. 6.06. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING DEATH BENEFITS. (a) Any award...
Section 6.061. Prospective Reinstatement of Certain Death Benefits - Sec. 6.061. PROSPECTIVE REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN DEATH BENEFITS. (a) Subject...
Section 6.062. Lump-Sum Payment on Death of Certain Members - Sec. 6.062. LUMP-SUM PAYMENT ON DEATH OF CERTAIN MEMBERS. (a)...
Section 6.063. Authority to Elect Certain Actuarially Reduced Benefits - Sec. 6.063. AUTHORITY TO ELECT CERTAIN ACTUARIALLY REDUCED BENEFITS. (a)...
Section 6.064. Designees - Sec. 6.064. DESIGNEES. (a) A member, pensioner, or qualified survivor...
Section 6.07. Group a Death Benefits - Sec. 6.07. GROUP A DEATH BENEFITS. (a)(1) If a Group...
Section 6.08. Group B Death Benefits - Sec. 6.08. GROUP B DEATH BENEFITS. (a) If a Group...
Section 6.09. Qualified Surviving Spouse Special Death Benefit - Sec. 6.09. QUALIFIED SURVIVING SPOUSE SPECIAL DEATH BENEFIT. (a) A...
Section 6.10A. Minimum Benefits to Certain Group a Primary Parties Who Were Group A, Old Plan, or Combined Pension Plan Members and Their Qualified Survivors - Sec. 6.10A. MINIMUM BENEFITS TO CERTAIN GROUP A PRIMARY PARTIES...
Section 6.10B. Minimum Benefits to Certain Group a Primary Parties Who Were Group A, Plan A, or Combined Plan Members and Their Qualified Survivors - Sec. 6.10B MINIMUM BENEFITS TO CERTAIN GROUP A PRIMARY PARTIES...
Section 6.11. Minimum Benefits to Group B Primary Parties and Their Qualified Survivors - Sec. 6.11. MINIMUM BENEFITS TO GROUP B PRIMARY PARTIES AND...
Section 6.12. Adjustments to Retirement and Disability Pension Benefits - Sec. 6.12. ADJUSTMENTS TO RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY PENSION BENEFITS. (a)...
Section 6.13. Supplement to Certain Recipients 55 Years of Age or Older - Sec. 6.13. SUPPLEMENT TO CERTAIN RECIPIENTS 55 YEARS OF AGE...
Section 6.14. Deferred Retirement Option Plan - Sec. 6.14. DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN. (a) A member who...
Section 6.141. Deferred Annuitization of Certain Drop Accounts - Sec. 6.141. DEFERRED ANNUITIZATION OF CERTAIN DROP ACCOUNTS. (a) This...
Section 6.15. Medical Examination - Sec. 6.15. MEDICAL EXAMINATION. (a) The board may require the...
Section 6.16. Waiver of Benefits - Sec. 6.16. WAIVER OF BENEFITS. (a) A primary party, qualified...
Section 6.17. Denial of Benefits: Death Caused by Survivor - Sec. 6.17. DENIAL OF BENEFITS: DEATH CAUSED BY SURVIVOR. A...
Section 6.18. Investigation - Sec. 6.18. INVESTIGATION. (a) The board shall consider all applications...
Section 6.19. Certificate of Member Pension Benefit Eligibility - Sec. 6.19. CERTIFICATE OF MEMBER PENSION BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY. When a...
Section 6.20. Erroneous Payments or Overpayments - Sec. 6.20. ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS OR OVERPAYMENTS. (a) If the pension...
Part 6. A. Equitable Adjustments
Section 6A.01. Equitable Adjustments to Benefits - Sec. 6A.01. EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS TO BENEFITS. (a) Subject to this...
Section 6A.02. Adjudication of Certain Challenges - Sec. 6A.02. ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN CHALLENGES. (a) The Texas Supreme...
Part 8. Treatment Under Federal and State Law
Section 8.01. Qualification Under Federal Tax Law - Sec. 8.01. QUALIFICATION UNDER FEDERAL TAX LAW. (a) The plans...
Section 8.02. Excess Benefit Plan for Police Officers and Fire Fighters - Sec. 8.02. EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE...
Section 8.03. Exemption of Benefits From Judicial Process or Alienation - Sec. 8.03. EXEMPTION OF BENEFITS FROM JUDICIAL PROCESS OR ALIENATION....