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Article 1. General Provisions
Section 1.01. Applicability - Sec. 1.01. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies only to a municipality...
Section 1.02. Definitions - Sec. 1.02. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) "Accumulated contributions" means...
Section 1.03. Continued Existence - Sec. 1.03. CONTINUED EXISTENCE. A firefighters relief and retirement fund...
Section 1.04. Exemption From Execution - Sec. 1.04. EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION. All retirement annuity payments, other...
Section 1.05. Agreement May Not Supersede This Act - Sec. 1.05. AGREEMENT MAY NOT SUPERSEDE THIS ACT. Notwithstanding Section...
Article 2. Administration
Section 2.01. Responsibility - Sec. 2.01. RESPONSIBILITY. Each fund established under this Act is...
Section 2.02. Composition of Board - Sec. 2.02. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board of trustees is...
Section 2.03. Elected Members of Board - Sec. 2.03. ELECTED MEMBERS OF BOARD. (a) The elected members...
Section 2.04. Compensation - Sec. 2.04. COMPENSATION. A member of the board of trustees...
Section 2.05. Officers - Sec. 2.05. OFFICERS. The mayor is the presiding officer and...
Section 2.06. Quorum and Voting - Sec. 2.06. QUORUM AND VOTING. Each member of the board...
Section 2.07. Meetings; Minutes - Sec. 2.07. MEETINGS; MINUTES. The board of trustees shall hold...
Section 2.08. Administration of Funds - Sec. 2.08. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS. The board of trustees shall:...
Section 2.09. Determination by Board - Sec. 2.09. DETERMINATION BY BOARD. The board of trustees is...
Section 2.10. Testimony - Sec. 2.10. TESTIMONY. The board of trustees may compel witnesses...
Section 2.11. Rulemaking - Sec. 2.11. RULEMAKING. The board of trustees shall adopt rules...
Section 2.12. Gift, Grant, or Bequest - Sec. 2.12. GIFT, GRANT, OR BEQUEST. The board of trustees...
Section 2.13. Confidentiality of Information About Members, Retirees, Annuitants, or Beneficiaries - Sec. 2.13. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ABOUT MEMBERS, RETIREES, ANNUITANTS, OR...
Article 3. Membership
Section 3.01. General Requirement - Sec. 3.01. GENERAL REQUIREMENT. A person who begins service as...
Section 3.02. Appointment to Chief - Sec. 3.02. APPOINTMENT TO CHIEF. A firefighter who is a...
Section 3.03. Termination of Membership - Sec. 3.03. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP. A person ceases to be...
Article 4. Service Credit
Section 4.01. General Provision - Sec. 4.01. GENERAL PROVISION. One month of service credit is...
Section 4.02. Military Service - Sec. 4.02. MILITARY SERVICE. A member of the fund retains...
Section 4.03. Former Service - Sec. 4.03. FORMER SERVICE. A member of the fund who...
Section 4.04. Other Absence - Sec. 4.04. OTHER ABSENCE. If a member of the fund...
Section 4.05. Periods of Disability - Sec. 4.05. PERIODS OF DISABILITY. A firefighter may not be...
Article 5. Service Retirement Benefits
Section 5.01. Normal Service Retirement Eligibility - Sec. 5.01. NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY. A member is eligible...
Section 5.02. Continued Service - Sec. 5.02. CONTINUED SERVICE. A member who continues to serve...
Section 5.03. Determination of Average Monthly Salary - Sec. 5.03. DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY. A member's average...
Section 5.04. Normal Service Retirement Benefit - Sec. 5.04. NORMAL SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT. (a) The service retirement...
Section 5.05. Early Retirement - Sec. 5.05. EARLY RETIREMENT. (a) A member is eligible to...
Section 5.06. Eligibility After 10 Years of Service - Sec. 5.06. ELIGIBILITY AFTER 10 YEARS OF SERVICE. (a) A...
Section 5.07. Withdrawal of Contributions - Sec. 5.07. WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS. A person who has terminated...
Article 6. Disability Retirement Benefits
Section 6.01. Initial Eligibility for Disability Retirement - Sec. 6.01. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT. A firefighter is...
Section 6.02. No Requirement of On-the-Job Injury - Sec. 6.02. NO REQUIREMENT OF ON-THE-JOB INJURY. To qualify for...
Section 6.03. Amount of Disability Benefit - Sec. 6.03. AMOUNT OF DISABILITY BENEFIT. Subject to adjustment under...
Section 6.04. Termination During First 2-1/2 Years - Sec. 6.04. TERMINATION DURING FIRST 2-1/2 YEARS. If, during the...
Section 6.05. Continuation After First 2-1/2 Years - Sec. 6.05. CONTINUATION AFTER FIRST 2-1/2 YEARS. After a retiree...
Section 6.06. Application; Physician's Statement; Medical Board Action - Sec. 6.06. APPLICATION; PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT; MEDICAL BOARD ACTION. (a) An...
Section 6.07. Evidence of Income of Disability Retiree - Sec. 6.07. EVIDENCE OF INCOME OF DISABILITY RETIREE. The board...
Section 6.08. Reinstatement; Service Retirement Eligibility - Sec. 6.08. REINSTATEMENT; SERVICE RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) The board of...
Section 6.09. No Benefits While Receiving Salary - Sec. 6.09. NO BENEFITS WHILE RECEIVING SALARY. A person may...
Article 7. Survivor's Benefits
Section 7.01. Surviving Spouse of Firefighter - Sec. 7.01. SURVIVING SPOUSE OF FIREFIGHTER. If a firefighter dies...
Section 7.02. Surviving Spouse of Retiree - Sec. 7.02. SURVIVING SPOUSE OF RETIREE. (a) On the death...
Section 7.03. Surviving Spouse of Former Firefighter - Sec. 7.03. SURVIVING SPOUSE OF FORMER FIREFIGHTER. (a) An immediate...
Section 7.04. Duration of Spouse's Benefit - Sec. 7.04. DURATION OF SPOUSE'S BENEFIT. The benefit payable to...
Section 7.05. Surviving Children's Benefit - Sec. 7.05. SURVIVING CHILDREN'S BENEFIT. (a) On the death of...
Section 7.06. Payments to Dependent Parents - Sec. 7.06. PAYMENTS TO DEPENDENT PARENTS. If a deceased member...
Section 7.07. Increase in Survivors' Benefits - Sec. 7.07. INCREASE IN SURVIVORS' BENEFITS. On the affirmative vote...
Section 7.08. Person Causing Death of Member or Beneficiary - Sec. 7.08. PERSON CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR BENEFICIARY. (a)...
Section 7.09. Surviving Beneficiary of Certain Unmarried Members - Sec. 7.09. SURVIVING BENEFICIARY OF CERTAIN UNMARRIED MEMBERS. (a) On...
Article 8. Deferred Retirement Option Plan
Section 8.01. Member Remaining in Active Service - Sec. 8.01. MEMBER REMAINING IN ACTIVE SERVICE. In lieu of...
Section 8.02. Election to Participate in Drop - Sec. 8.02. ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN DROP. The election to...
Section 8.03. Credits to Member's Drop Account - Sec. 8.03. CREDITS TO MEMBER'S DROP ACCOUNT. Each month after...
Section 8.04. Amount of Credits to Member's Drop Account - Sec. 8.04. AMOUNT OF CREDITS TO MEMBER'S DROP ACCOUNT. The...
Section 8.05. Distributions From Member's Drop Account - Sec. 8.05. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBER'S DROP ACCOUNT. (a) On leaving...
Section 8.06. Establishment of Drop Account at Retirement - Sec. 8.06. ESTABLISHMENT OF DROP ACCOUNT AT RETIREMENT. (a) In...
Section 8.07. Payments From Drop Account at Member's Death - Sec. 8.07. PAYMENTS FROM DROP ACCOUNT AT MEMBER'S DEATH. (a)...
Section 8.08. Subsequent Disability of Drop Participant - Sec. 8.08. SUBSEQUENT DISABILITY OF DROP PARTICIPANT. A member who...
Section 8.09. Retirement Benefit Payable to Drop Participant - Sec. 8.09. RETIREMENT BENEFIT PAYABLE TO DROP PARTICIPANT. The retirement...
Section 8.10. Termination or Modification of Drop by Fund - Sec. 8.10. TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF DROP BY FUND. If...
Article 9. Miscellaneous Provisions Regarding Benefits
Section 9.01. Time for Payment to Retired Members - Sec. 9.01. TIME FOR PAYMENT TO RETIRED MEMBERS. Benefits to...
Section 9.02. Time for Payment to Survivors; Payment to Estate - Sec. 9.02. TIME FOR PAYMENT TO SURVIVORS; PAYMENT TO ESTATE....
Section 9.03. Limitation on Payment of Benefits - Sec. 9.03. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF BENEFITS. (a) If the...
Section 9.04. Cost-of-Living Adjustment; Other Adjustments - Sec. 9.04. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT; OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. (a) Subject to this...
Section 9.06. Withdrawal of Contributions - Sec. 9.06. WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A living person who...
Section 9.07. Escheat of Contributions - Sec. 9.07. ESCHEAT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. If an application for withdrawal...
Section 9.08. Insufficient Funds; Prorated Reduction in Benefits - Sec. 9.08. INSUFFICIENT FUNDS; PRORATED REDUCTION IN BENEFITS. If for...
Section 9.09. Reduction in Benefit Payments on Request - Sec. 9.09. REDUCTION IN BENEFIT PAYMENTS ON REQUEST. If a...
Section 9.10. Optional Retirement Annuity - Sec. 9.10. OPTIONAL RETIREMENT ANNUITY. (a) An optional retirement annuity...
Article 10. Collection of Contributions; Interest
Section 10.01. Municipal and Member Contributions - Sec. 10.01. MUNICIPAL AND MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Each municipality in...
Section 10.02. Pickup of Firefighter Contributions - Sec. 10.02. PICKUP OF FIREFIGHTER CONTRIBUTIONS. A municipality to which...
Section 10.03. Contributions and Income as Assets of Fund - Sec. 10.03. CONTRIBUTIONS AND INCOME AS ASSETS OF FUND. All...
Section 10.04. Interest on Individual Accounts - Sec. 10.04. INTEREST ON INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS. The fund shall credit...
Article 11. Investment of Assets
Section 11.01. Investments - Sec. 11.01. INVESTMENTS. The board of trustees in its sole...
Section 11.02. - Sec. 11.02. Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 30,...
Section 11.03. Investment Policy - Sec. 11.03. INVESTMENT POLICY. (a) The board of trustees shall...
Section 11.04. Fiduciaries - Sec. 11.04. FIDUCIARIES. (a) A person or financial institution is...
Article 12. Officers, Employees, and Professionals
Section 12.01. Administrator and Employees - Sec. 12.01. ADMINISTRATOR AND EMPLOYEES. The board of trustees shall...
Section 12.02. Legal Counsel - Sec. 12.02. LEGAL COUNSEL. The board of trustees shall retain...
Section 12.03. Actuary - Sec. 12.03. ACTUARY. (a) The board of trustees shall employ...
Section 12.04. Investment Counselors and Managers; Custodian of Assets - Sec. 12.04. INVESTMENT COUNSELORS AND MANAGERS; CUSTODIAN OF ASSETS. (a)...
Section 12.05. Medical Board - Sec. 12.05. MEDICAL BOARD. The board of trustees may designate...
Section 12.06. Retirement Counseling - Sec. 12.06. RETIREMENT COUNSELING. The board of trustees may pay...
Section 12.07. Audits; Employment of Certified Public Accountants - Sec. 12.07. AUDITS; EMPLOYMENT OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. The board...
Section 12.08. Civil Actions for Money Wrongfully Paid Out or Obtained - Sec. 12.08. CIVIL ACTIONS FOR MONEY WRONGFULLY PAID OUT OR...