Sec. 11. PREVIOUS FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a person who elects to become a member of a retirement system under an authorization adopted under Subsection (f) of Section 9 of this Act may establish credit in the retirement system for previous service performed for another fire department included within the coverage of a retirement system under this Act. To establish credit for the previous service, the person must deposit with the retirement system an amount determined by the board of trustees that is equal to the sum of:
(1) the amount that the person would have contributed to the system if the person's previous fire department service had been performed for the department by which the person is employed, computed on the member contribution rate in effect in the retirement system at the time the service was performed and on the person's compensation for the previous service; and
(2) interest on the amount described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection at the rate of eight percent, compounded annually, from the date the service was performed to the date of deposit.
(b) If a person makes the deposit described by Subsection (a) of this section, the municipality or other political subdivision served by the fire department that employs the person shall deposit with the retirement system an amount determined by the board that is equal to the sum of:
(1) the amount that the municipality or other political subdivision would have contributed to the system if the person's previous fire department service had been performed for the department by which the person is employed, computed on the contribution rate of the municipality or other political subdivision in effect in the retirement system at the time the service was performed and on the person's compensation for the previous service; and
(2) interest on the amount described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection at the rate of eight percent, compounded annually, from the date the service was performed to the date of deposit.
(c) A person may not establish credit under this section for service that is credited in another public retirement system, including another retirement system subject to this Act.
Structure Texas Statutes
Article 6243e. Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act
Section 4. Retirement System and Trust Fund
Section 5. Exemption From Judicial Process
Section 7. Modification of Benefits and Eligibility
Section 8. Recovery of Amounts Wrongfully Obtained
Section 11. Previous Fire Department Service
Section 12. Service Retirement
Section 14. Disability Retirement
Section 16. Reduction of Benefits During Deficiency
Section 17. Person Causing Death of Member or Annuitant
Section 18. Provisions Applicable to Boards of Trustees Generally
Section 18B. Technical Assistance, Training, and Information for Boards of Trustees
Section 19. Board of Trustees for Paid or Part-Paid Fire Department
Section 20. Board of Trustees for Volunteer Fire Department
Section 22. Appeals From Local Board Decisions
Section 24. Certified Public Accountant
Section 26. Gifts Accepted From Any Source
Section 27. Investment of Assets
Section 28. Investment Manager and Counseling Service
Section 30. Pick Up of Employee Contributions
Section 31. Termination of Participation in Act
Section 31A. Authority of Certain Retirement Systems to Exclude Certain Persons From Coverage
Section 32. Confidentiality of Information About Members, Retirees, Annuitants, or Beneficiaries