Sec. 6.13. SUPPLEMENT TO CERTAIN RECIPIENTS 55 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, if a pensioner had at least 20 years of pension service under any plan adopted pursuant to Article 6243a or this article, or if a pensioner is receiving the periodic disability compensation benefit under Section 6.05 of this article, the pensioner, the pensioner's spouse who is a qualified survivor eligible to receive benefits under this article, or the pensioner's children who are qualified survivors, as a group, under Section 6.06 of this article are entitled to receive, when the pensioner or spouse who is a qualified survivor attains 55 years of age, provided the pensioner or spouse attains 55 years of age before September 1, 2017, a monthly supplement equal to the greater of $50 or three percent of their total monthly benefit and for months beginning on and after January 1, 1991, a monthly supplement equal to the greater of $75 or three percent of their total monthly benefit. For purposes only of calculating this supplement, the phrase "their total monthly benefit" means the amount payable to a pensioner or qualified survivors under the terms of the plans described by this section under which the pensioner or qualified survivor elected to receive benefits but does not include the supplement authorized by this section or any adjustments under Section 6.12 of this article made after September 1, 2017.
(b) A person described by Subsection (a) of this section who, on September 1, 2017, is not receiving or has not received a supplemental benefit under this section is not entitled to receive a supplemental benefit under this section.
Structure Texas Statutes
Article 6243a-1. Pension System for Police Officers and Firefighters in Certain Cities
Section 6.01. Group a Retirement Pension
Section 6.02. Group B Retirement Pension
Section 6.022. Authority to Reduce Retirement Age
Section 6.03. Disability Benefits
Section 6.035. Disability Benefits for Certain Persons in Uniformed Services
Section 6.04. Calculation of Regular Disability Benefits
Section 6.05. Compensation Benefits for Service-Connected Disability
Section 6.055. Reduction in Disability or Compensation Benefits for Certain Persons
Section 6.06. General Rules Governing Death Benefits
Section 6.061. Prospective Reinstatement of Certain Death Benefits
Section 6.062. Lump-Sum Payment on Death of Certain Members
Section 6.063. Authority to Elect Certain Actuarially Reduced Benefits
Section 6.07. Group a Death Benefits
Section 6.08. Group B Death Benefits
Section 6.09. Qualified Surviving Spouse Special Death Benefit
Section 6.11. Minimum Benefits to Group B Primary Parties and Their Qualified Survivors
Section 6.12. Adjustments to Retirement and Disability Pension Benefits
Section 6.13. Supplement to Certain Recipients 55 Years of Age or Older
Section 6.14. Deferred Retirement Option Plan
Section 6.141. Deferred Annuitization of Certain Drop Accounts
Section 6.15. Medical Examination
Section 6.16. Waiver of Benefits
Section 6.17. Denial of Benefits: Death Caused by Survivor
Section 6.19. Certificate of Member Pension Benefit Eligibility