Sec. 6.02. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT. (a) A group A member shall be eligible for service retirement if the member has attained the age of 55 years and completed at least 20 years of creditable service with the city, or has completed 23 years of creditable service, excluding any military service established under Section 5.02 of this Act.
(a-1) A group B member shall be eligible for service retirement if the member has attained the age of 50 years and completed at least 25 years of creditable service with the city, excluding any military service established under Section 5.02 of this Act.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 738 (H.B. 4368), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2021.
(c) Any member, irrespective of the number of years of creditable service, shall be eligible for service retirement after attaining the age of 62 years. No member shall be paid any benefits by the system so long as the member is employed by the city as a police officer or by the system as an employee of the system's administrative staff.
Structure Texas Statutes
Article 6243n-1. Police Officers Retirement System in Municipalities of 460,000 to 500,000
Section 6.01. Service Retirement Benefits and Increases in Benefits
Section 6.02. Eligibility for Service Retirement
Section 6.04. Termination Prior to Retirement; Treatment of Accumulated Deposits
Section 6.05. Death of a Member; Treatment of Accumulated Deposits
Section 6.06. Selecting Options; Designating Beneficiaries