Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. Member Death Benefits
Section 824.4041. Benefits for Certain Surviving Spouses

Sec. 824.4041. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES. (a) A person is eligible to receive benefits under this section if the person:
(1) is the designated beneficiary of a deceased member;
(2) elected before September 1, 1980, to receive for life a monthly benefit of $75 beginning at the age of 65;
(3) became ineligible for the benefits because the person remarried before September 1, 1980; and
(4) reapplies for benefits under this section.
(b) The retirement system shall:
(1) verify whether a person is eligible to receive benefits under this section; and
(2) if the person is eligible, make payments to the person of a monthly benefit in the amount specified in Section 824.404.
(c) The retirement system shall make payment to a person eligible to receive benefits under this section beginning with the month after the month in which the person reapplies for benefits under this section.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 792, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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