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Article 1. General Provisions
Section 1.01. Purpose - Sec. 1.01. PURPOSE. The purpose of the fund is to...
Section 1.02. Definitions - Sec. 1.02. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) "Active member" means...
Section 1.03. Applicability - Sec. 1.03. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to paid fire and...
Section 1.04. Statutory Trust - Sec. 1.04. STATUTORY TRUST. (a) The fund is a statutory...
Section 1.05. Exemptions - Sec. 1.05. EXEMPTIONS. (a) An amount payable from the fund...
Section 1.06. Other Pension System Established by State Law - Sec. 1.06. OTHER PENSION SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW. Notwithstanding...
Section 1.07. Construction of Act - Sec. 1.07. CONSTRUCTION OF ACT. This Act does not provide...
Article 2. Administrative Provisions
Section 2.01. Board of Trustees - Sec. 2.01. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (a) The fund is governed...
Section 2.02. Terms of Trustees - Sec. 2.02. TERMS OF TRUSTEES. (a) The mayor of a...
Section 2.03. Resignation or Removal of Trustees - Sec. 2.03. RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES. (a) The members...
Section 2.04. Officers - Sec. 2.04. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from the...
Section 2.05. Employees - Sec. 2.05. EMPLOYEES. The board may employ an executive director...
Section 2.06. Meetings; Quorum - Sec. 2.06. MEETINGS; QUORUM. (a) The board shall hold regular...
Section 2.07. Committees of Board - Sec. 2.07. COMMITTEES OF BOARD. (a) The presiding officer of...
Article 3. General Powers and Duties of Board
Section 3.01. General Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 3.01. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The...
Section 3.02. Applications; Hearings - Sec. 3.02. APPLICATIONS; HEARINGS. (a) The board shall consider all...
Section 3.03. Orders for Disbursements of Benefits - Sec. 3.03. ORDERS FOR DISBURSEMENTS OF BENEFITS. (a) The board...
Article 4. Membership and Contributions
Section 4.01. Membership - Sec. 4.01. MEMBERSHIP. (a) A person is eligible to become...
Section 4.011. Membership of Fire Chief and Police Chief - Sec. 4.011. MEMBERSHIP OF FIRE CHIEF AND POLICE CHIEF. (a)...
Section 4.02. Family and Medical Leave - Sec. 4.02. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. (a) If a member...
Section 4.03. Uniformed Service - Sec. 4.03. UNIFORMED SERVICE. (a) A member of the fund...
Section 4.04. Member Contributions - Sec. 4.04. MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) There shall be deducted from...
Section 4.05. Municipal Contributions - Sec. 4.05. MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 4.06. Deficiency Payment by Municipality - Sec. 4.06. DEFICIENCY PAYMENT BY MUNICIPALITY. A municipality to which...
Section 4.07. Refund of Contributions - Sec. 4.07. REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Repealed by Acts 2007,...
Section 4.08. Purchase of Service Credit Previously Refunded - Sec. 4.08. PURCHASE OF SERVICE CREDIT PREVIOUSLY REFUNDED. (a) A...
Article 5. Member Benefits
Section 5.01. Retirement Benefits - Sec. 5.01. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) If a member of the...
Section 5.015. Backward Deferred Retirement Option Plan (Back Drop) - Sec. 5.015. BACKWARD DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PLAN (BACK DROP). (a)...
Section 5.02. Retirement Benefits After Cessation of Membership - Sec. 5.02. RETIREMENT BENEFITS AFTER CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP. (a) A...
Section 5.03. Eligibility for Disability Retirement - Sec. 5.03. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT. (a) An active member...
Section 5.04. Disability Retirement Benefits - Sec. 5.04. DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) A member who is...
Section 5.05. Medical Reexamination and Reduction of Disability Retirement Benefits - Sec. 5.05. MEDICAL REEXAMINATION AND REDUCTION OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS....
Section 5.06. Removal of Disability and Waiver on Reinstatement - Sec. 5.06. REMOVAL OF DISABILITY AND WAIVER ON REINSTATEMENT. (a)...
Section 5.07. Outside Income Pension Reduction - Sec. 5.07. OUTSIDE INCOME PENSION REDUCTION. (a) The board shall...
Section 5.08. Reasonable Accommodation - Sec. 5.08. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. (a) A disability retirement annuity may...
Section 5.09. Cost-of-Living Increases - Sec. 5.09. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES. (a) At or before its regular...
Section 5.10. Coordination With Federal Law - Sec. 5.10. COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL LAW. (a) A member or...
Section 5.11. 13th Check for Retirees - Sec. 5.11. 13TH CHECK FOR RETIREES. (a) In any fiscal...
Section 5.12. 14th Check for Retirees - Sec. 5.12. 14TH CHECK FOR RETIREES. (a) In this section,...
Article 6. Beneficiary's Benefits
Section 6.01. Member's Beneficiary and Dependent Child's Rights - Sec. 6.01. MEMBER'S BENEFICIARY AND DEPENDENT CHILD'S RIGHTS. (a) A...
Section 6.02. Death Benefit Annuity for Surviving Spouses and Children - Sec. 6.02. DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITY FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN....
Section 6.03. Death Benefit Annuity for Spouse of Member Killed in Line of Duty - Sec. 6.03. DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITY FOR SPOUSE OF MEMBER KILLED...
Section 6.04. Remarriage; Benefits After Termination of Marriage - Sec. 6.04. REMARRIAGE; BENEFITS AFTER TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE. (a) The...
Section 6.05. Affidavit of Marital Status - Sec. 6.05. AFFIDAVIT OF MARITAL STATUS. (a) A surviving spouse,...
Section 6.06. Common-Law Marriages - Sec. 6.06. COMMON-LAW MARRIAGES. Common-law marriages are not recognized under...
Section 6.07. Surviving Spouse's Right to Single Entitlement - Sec. 6.07. SURVIVING SPOUSE'S RIGHT TO SINGLE ENTITLEMENT. A surviving...
Section 6.08. Lump-Sum Death Benefit - Sec. 6.08. LUMP-SUM DEATH BENEFIT. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 6.09. Death Benefit Annuities to Dependent Parents - Sec. 6.09. DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITIES TO DEPENDENT PARENTS. (a) If...
Section 6.10. Suspension Rights - Sec. 6.10. SUSPENSION RIGHTS. If a member dies who is...
Section 6.11. Death Benefit for Active Member's Estate - Sec. 6.11. DEATH BENEFIT FOR ACTIVE MEMBER'S ESTATE. If an...
Section 6.115. Death Benefit for Retiree's Estate - Sec. 6.115. DEATH BENEFIT FOR RETIREE'S ESTATE. If a retiree...
Section 6.12. 13th and 14th Checks for Beneficiaries - Sec. 6.12. 13TH AND 14TH CHECKS FOR BENEFICIARIES. (a) For...
Section 6.13. Guardianship - Sec. 6.13. GUARDIANSHIP. Any benefit payable under this article to...
Section 6.14. Lump-Sum Payment Election for Surviving Spouses - Sec. 6.14. LUMP-SUM PAYMENT ELECTION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES. (a) A...
Article 7. Investments and Financial Provisions
Section 7.01. - Sec. 7.01. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 623,...
Section 7.02. Accounts - Sec. 7.02. ACCOUNTS. The accounts of the fund and of...
Section 7.03. Reserve Retirement Fund - Sec. 7.03. RESERVE RETIREMENT FUND. (a) The board shall determine...
Section 7.04. Investment Powers of the Board - Sec. 7.04. INVESTMENT POWERS OF THE BOARD. (a) The board...
Section 7.05. Professional Consultants - Sec. 7.05. PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS. (a) The board may contract for...
Section 7.06. Investment Consultant Qualifications - Sec. 7.06. INVESTMENT CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS. In appointing investment consultants, the...
Article 7A. Standards of Conduct and Financial Disclosure Requirements
Section 7.51. Policy - Sec. 7.51. POLICY. (a) A member of the board, the...
Article 8. Excess Benefit Plan for Fire Fighters and Police Officers
Section 8.01. Creation of Plan - Sec. 8.01. CREATION OF PLAN. A separate, nonqualified, unfunded excess...
Section 8.02. Definitions - Sec. 8.02. DEFINITIONS. In this article: (1) "Excess benefit participant"...
Section 8.03. Excess Benefit Entitlement - Sec. 8.03. EXCESS BENEFIT ENTITLEMENT. (a) An excess benefit participant...
Section 8.04. Manner of Administration - Sec. 8.04. MANNER OF ADMINISTRATION. (a) The board shall administer...
Section 8.05. Funding of Benefits - Sec. 8.05. FUNDING OF BENEFITS. (a) Contributions may not be...
Section 8.06. Exemptions - Sec. 8.06. EXEMPTIONS. Benefits under this article are exempt from...