Sec. 864.006. MEMBER SERVICE DEATH BENEFITS. (a) The surviving spouse and dependents of a member who dies as a result of performing emergency services or support services are entitled to receive in equal shares a death benefit annuity equal to the service retirement annuity that the decedent would have been entitled to receive if the decedent had been able to retire, vested at 100 percent, on the date of the decedent's death.
(b) The beneficiary of a member who dies as a result of performing emergency services or support services is entitled to a lump-sum benefit of $5,000 or a greater amount that the state board provides by rule.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 2400), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems
Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System
Section 864.001. Eligibility for Service Retirement Annuity
Section 864.002. Service Retirement Annuity
Section 864.004. Temporary Disability Retirement Benefits
Section 864.005. Certification and Continuance of Disability
Section 864.0051. Continuing Disability Retirement Benefits
Section 864.006. Member Service Death Benefits
Section 864.007. Member Nonservice Death Benefit
Section 864.009. Retiree Death Benefit Annuity
Section 864.011. First Payment of Retirement or Death Benefit Annuity
Section 864.012. Certain Beneficiaries
Section 864.013. Cost-of-Living Increase
Section 864.0135. Optional Annuity Increase or Supplemental Payments
Section 864.014. State Board Authority for Lump-Sum Payments
Section 864.015. Beneficiary Causing Death of Member or Retiree