Sec. 854.301. APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY. (a) A member may apply for a disability retirement annuity by:
(1) filing an application for retirement with the board of trustees; or
(2) having an application filed with the board by the member's employer or legal representative.
(b) An application for a disability retirement annuity may not be filed later than the date specified by the member for retirement or earlier than the 90th day before that date.
(c) An applicant must submit to medical examination as required by the medical board.
(d) A member may not apply for a disability retirement annuity under this subchapter after the date the member's participating municipality begins participation in the occupational disability benefits program under Subchapter E.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 64.301 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 599, Sec. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2020.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems
Subtitle G - Texas Municipal Retirement System
Subchapter D. Disability Retirement Benefits
Section 854.301. Application for Disability Retirement Annuity
Section 854.302. Eligibility for Disability Retirement Annuity
Section 854.303. Certification of Disability
Section 854.304. Standard Disability Retirement Annuity
Section 854.305. Optional Disability Retirement Annuity
Section 854.306. Medical Examination of Disability Retiree
Section 854.307. Certification of End of Disability
Section 854.308. Return of Disability Retiree to Active Service or Employment