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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 824.001. Types of Benefits - Sec. 824.001. TYPES OF BENEFITS. The types of benefits payable...
Section 824.002. Effective Date of Retirement - Sec. 824.002. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RETIREMENT. (a) The effective date...
Section 824.003. When Benefits Are Payable - Sec. 824.003. WHEN BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE. Except as otherwise provided...
Section 824.004. Waiver of Benefits - Sec. 824.004. WAIVER OF BENEFITS. (a) A person may, on...
Section 824.005. Revocation of Retirement - Sec. 824.005. REVOCATION OF RETIREMENT. (a) A person who has...
Section 824.006. Payment of Annuity on Death of Member or Retiree - Sec. 824.006. PAYMENT OF ANNUITY ON DEATH OF MEMBER OR...
Section 824.007. Deductions From Service or Disability Retirement Annuity - Sec. 824.007. DEDUCTIONS FROM SERVICE OR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY. (a)...
Section 824.0071. Deductions From Service or Disability Retirement Annuity for Certain University Insurance Program Contributions - Sec. 824.0071. DEDUCTIONS FROM SERVICE OR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY FOR...
Section 824.008. Deductions From Amounts Payable by the Retirement System - Sec. 824.008. DEDUCTIONS FROM AMOUNTS PAYABLE BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM....
Section 824.009. Certain Employees and Annuitants Ineligible for Retirement Annuity; Resumption or Restoration of Eligibility - Sec. 824.009. CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND ANNUITANTS INELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT ANNUITY;...
Subchapter B. Beneficiaries
Section 824.101. Designation of Beneficiary - Sec. 824.101. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 824.1011. Designation of Beneficiary After Retirement - Sec. 824.1011. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY AFTER RETIREMENT. (a) A retiree...
Section 824.1012. Post-Retirement Change in Retirement Payment Plan for Certain Retirement Benefit Options - Sec. 824.1012. POST-RETIREMENT CHANGE IN RETIREMENT PAYMENT PLAN FOR CERTAIN...
Section 824.1013. Change of Beneficiary After Retirement - Sec. 824.1013. CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY AFTER RETIREMENT. (a) A retiree...
Section 824.102. Trust as Beneficiary - Sec. 824.102. TRUST AS BENEFICIARY. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 824.103. Absence of Beneficiary - Sec. 824.103. ABSENCE OF BENEFICIARY. (a) Benefits payable on the...
Section 824.104. Failure of Beneficiary to Claim Benefits - Sec. 824.104. FAILURE OF BENEFICIARY TO CLAIM BENEFITS. (a) If,...
Section 824.105. Beneficiary Causing Death of Member or Annuitant - Sec. 824.105. BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR ANNUITANT. (a)...
Section 824.106. Simultaneous Death of Member and Beneficiary - Sec. 824.106. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF MEMBER AND BENEFICIARY. When a...
Subchapter C. Service Retirement Benefits
Section 824.201. Application for Service Retirement Benefits - Sec. 824.201. APPLICATION FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) A member...
Section 824.202. Eligibility for Service Retirement - Sec. 824.202. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT. (a) Except as provided...
Section 824.203. Standard Service Retirement Benefits - Sec. 824.203. STANDARD SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) Except as provided...
Section 824.2031. Benefit Improvements - Sec. 824.2031. BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Each regular legislative session, the...
Section 824.204. Optional Service Retirement Benefits - Sec. 824.204. OPTIONAL SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) Instead of the...
Section 824.2045. Partial Lump-Sum Option - Sec. 824.2045. PARTIAL LUMP-SUM OPTION. (a) A member may select...
Section 824.205. Deductions From Service Retirement Annuity - Sec. 824.205. DEDUCTIONS FROM SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY. (a) A person...
Section 824.206. Change of Service Retirement Annuity Payment Plan - Sec. 824.206. CHANGE OF SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY PAYMENT PLAN. (a)...
Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits
Section 824.301. Application for Disability Retirement Benefits - Sec. 824.301. APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) A member...
Section 824.302. Eligibility for Disability Retirement - Sec. 824.302. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT. Subject to Section 824.310,...
Section 824.303. Certification of Disability - Sec. 824.303. CERTIFICATION OF DISABILITY. (a) After a member applies...
Section 824.304. Disability Retirement Benefits - Sec. 824.304. DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) Subject to Section 824.310,...
Section 824.305. Medical Examination of Disability Retiree - Sec. 824.305. MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF DISABILITY RETIREE. (a) Once each...
Section 824.307. Restoration of Disability Retiree to Membership - Sec. 824.307. RESTORATION OF DISABILITY RETIREE TO MEMBERSHIP. (a) If...
Section 824.308. Optional Disability Retirement Benefits - Sec. 824.308. OPTIONAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS. (a) Instead of an...
Section 824.309. Change of Disability Retirement Payment Plan - Sec. 824.309. CHANGE OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT PAYMENT PLAN. (a) A...
Section 824.310. Purpose of Disability Benefit; Limit on Supplemental Income - Sec. 824.310. PURPOSE OF DISABILITY BENEFIT; LIMIT ON SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME....
Subchapter E. Member Death Benefits
Section 824.401. Availability of Annuity - Sec. 824.401. AVAILABILITY OF ANNUITY. (a) A death benefit annuity...
Section 824.402. Benefits on Death of Active Member - Sec. 824.402. BENEFITS ON DEATH OF ACTIVE MEMBER. (a) Except...
Section 824.403. Benefits on Death of Inactive Member - Sec. 824.403. BENEFITS ON DEATH OF INACTIVE MEMBER. (a) Except...
Section 824.404. Survivor Benefits - Sec. 824.404. SURVIVOR BENEFITS. (a) The designated beneficiary of a...
Section 824.4041. Benefits for Certain Surviving Spouses - Sec. 824.4041. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES. (a) A person...
Section 824.405. Tables for Determination of Death Benefit Annuity - Sec. 824.405. TABLES FOR DETERMINATION OF DEATH BENEFIT ANNUITY. For...
Section 824.406. Benefits for Survivors of Certain Members - Sec. 824.406. BENEFITS FOR SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS. (a) Except...
Section 824.407. Guaranteed Return of Amount Equal to Contributions - Sec. 824.407. GUARANTEED RETURN OF AMOUNT EQUAL TO CONTRIBUTIONS. If...
Subchapter F. Retiree Death Benefits
Section 824.501. Survivor Benefits - Sec. 824.501. SURVIVOR BENEFITS. (a) The designated beneficiary of a...
Section 824.502. Benefits on Death of Disability Retiree - Sec. 824.502. BENEFITS ON DEATH OF DISABILITY RETIREE. The designated...
Section 824.503. Return of Excess Contributions - Sec. 824.503. RETURN OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) If a retiree...
Section 824.504. Benefits for Survivors of Certain Retirees - Sec. 824.504. BENEFITS FOR SURVIVORS OF CERTAIN RETIREES. (a) Except...
Section 824.505. Other Amounts Payable on Death of Retiree - Sec. 824.505. OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE ON DEATH OF RETIREE. (a)...
Subchapter G. Loss of Benefits on Resumption of Service
Section 824.601. Loss of Monthly Benefits - Sec. 824.601. LOSS OF MONTHLY BENEFITS. (a) In this section,...
Section 824.602. Exceptions - Sec. 824.602. EXCEPTIONS. (a) Subject to Section 825.506, the retirement...
Section 824.6021. Temporary Exception to Mitigate Learning Loss Attributable to Covid-19 Pandemic - Sec. 824.6021. TEMPORARY EXCEPTION TO MITIGATE LEARNING LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO...
Section 824.6022. Required Reports; Offense - Sec. 824.6022. REQUIRED REPORTS; OFFENSE. (a) An employer shall file...
Section 824.603. Exclusion From Credit - Sec. 824.603. EXCLUSION FROM CREDIT. Employment of a retiree described...
Section 824.604. Rules - Sec. 824.604. RULES. The board of trustees may adopt rules...
Subchapter H. Increases in Annuities
Section 824.701. Application of Annuity Increases to Certain Annuities - Sec. 824.701. APPLICATION OF ANNUITY INCREASES TO CERTAIN ANNUITIES. (a)...
Section 824.702. Cost-of-Living Adjustment - Sec. 824.702. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT. (a) The retirement system shall make...
Subchapter I. Deferred Retirement Option Plan
Section 824.801. Definition - Sec. 824.801. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "plan" means the deferred...
Section 824.8011. Deadline to Elect to Participate - Sec. 824.8011. DEADLINE TO ELECT TO PARTICIPATE. A person must...
Section 824.802. Participation in Plan - Sec. 824.802. PARTICIPATION IN PLAN. (a) A contributing member who...
Section 824.803. Computation of Participant's Service and Annuity - Sec. 824.803. COMPUTATION OF PARTICIPANT'S SERVICE AND ANNUITY. (a) A...
Section 824.804. Benefits Under Plan - Sec. 824.804. BENEFITS UNDER PLAN. (a) On the effective date...
Section 824.805. Termination of Participation in Plan - Sec. 824.805. TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION IN PLAN. (a) Except as...
Section 824.806. Benefits for Service After Plan Participation - Sec. 824.806. BENEFITS FOR SERVICE AFTER PLAN PARTICIPATION. (a) Any...
Section 824.807. Interest - Sec. 824.807. INTEREST. Interest is creditable to a member's account...