Sec. 6.19. CERTIFICATE OF MEMBER PENSION BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY. When a member has earned five years of pension service, the member shall be issued an incontestable five-year certificate indicating that the member is entitled to pension benefits subject to the effect of any withdrawals as permitted under Article 6243a or this article. The certificate shall state that the calculation of the retirement pension to which the member is entitled, or any disability benefits to which the member may become entitled, shall be determined solely under the actual terms of the combined pension plan as in effect at the time the member leaves active service. The certificate shall further state that in the case of the member's death, the member's qualified survivors, if any, may become entitled to death benefits as determined solely under the actual terms of the combined pension plan as in effect at the time of the member's death. The certificate shall bear a seal and be signed by the executive director and chairman of the board.
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