Sec. 814.003. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RETIREMENT. (a) The effective date of a member's service retirement is the date the member designates at the time the member applies for retirement as provided by Section 814.101, but the date must be the last day of a calendar month.
(b) If a person elects to receive a standard service retirement annuity and dies during the first calendar month that begins after the effective date of the person's retirement, the person is considered to have been a contributing member at the time of death.
(c) The retirement system may allow an applicant for retirement time after the effective date of the person's retirement to make a selection of a retirement annuity. If the applicant dies within the time allowed without having given the retirement system notice of a selection, the person is considered to have been a contributing member at the time of death.
(d) The effective date of a member's disability retirement is the date designated on the application for retirement filed by or for the member as provided by Section 814.201, but the date must be the last day of a calendar month.
(e) If a person elects to receive a standard disability retirement annuity and dies during the first calendar month that begins after the effective date of the person's retirement, the person is considered to have been a contributing member at the time of death.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.003 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 11, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems
Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 814.001. Types of Benefits
Section 814.002. Benefits From Both Membership Classes
Section 814.003. Effective Date of Retirement
Section 814.004. When Benefits Are Payable
Section 814.005. Waiver of Benefits
Section 814.006. Simultaneous Death of Member and Beneficiary
Section 814.007. Beneficiary Causing Death of Member or Annuitant
Section 814.008. Change of Beneficiary After Retirement
Section 814.009. Deduction From Annuity for State Employee Organization
Section 814.0095. Charitable Deduction From Annuity
Section 814.0096. Coordination With State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee
Section 814.010. Electronic Filing of Beneficiary Designation
Section 814.011. Lump-Sum Payments in Lieu of Annuities
Section 814.012. Disposition of Unclaimed Beneficiary Benefits