Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Optional Group Term Life Program
Section 844.502. Extended Optional Group Term Life Coverage

Sec. 844.502. EXTENDED OPTIONAL GROUP TERM LIFE COVERAGE. (a) A member included in the coverage of the optional group term life program who fails to earn compensation in a month for service to a subdivision participating in the program may be eligible to receive extended coverage in the program under this section.
(b) A member who dies within 24 months after the date the member last made a required contribution to the retirement system is considered to have received extended program coverage if the retirement system receives at its office after the member's death:
(1) evidence that the retirement system considers satisfactory to establish that, as a result of illness or injury, the member was unable to engage in gainful employment throughout the period beginning with the date of the last required contribution and ending on the date of death;
(2) a statement from the subdivision, on a form approved by the board of trustees, that the member was on leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-3) throughout the period beginning with the date of the last required contribution and ending on the date of death; or
(3) a statement from the subdivision, on a form approved by the board of trustees, that the member was on leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-3) during part of the period beginning with the date of the last required contribution and ending on the date of death, with evidence that the retirement system considers satisfactory to establish that, throughout the rest of the period, the member was unable to engage in gainful employment as a result of illness or injury.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 56(6), eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
(e), (f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 64(16), eff. Dec. 31, 1999.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 212, ch. 18, Sec. 53, eff. Nov. 10, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 23, eff. June 12, 1985. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.502 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 40, 64(16), eff. Dec. 31, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 56(6), eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 55, eff. January 1, 2008.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 56, eff. January 1, 2008.

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