Sec. 31. TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION IN ACT. (a) A retirement system for a fire department not consisting exclusively of volunteers may not be terminated or merged into another retirement system without the approval of the board of trustees of the retirement system and the approval of the participating members of the system in the manner described by Subdivision (2) of Subsection (b) of Section 7 of this Act provided 51 percent of the volunteers first petition the board for such change.
(b) The board of trustees of a retirement system for a fire department consisting partly of employees and partly of volunteers may transfer assets actuarially attributable to the volunteers from the retirement system under this Act to the statewide program provided by the Texas Statewide Volunteer Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e.3, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), if the board obtains approval as provided by Section 7 of this Act provided 51 percent of the volunteers first petition the board for such change.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316, Sec. 4.01(7), eff. June 14, 2013.
For contingent expiration of this section, see Subsection (g).
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