Sec. 865.017. INTERRUPTION OF PAYMENTS. (a) The pension system shall withhold payment of a monthly retirement annuity if a participating department attempts to provide information to the executive director relating to continued eligibility to receive the payments and the recipient fails to cooperate or provide the requested information. The state board may adopt rules to enforce this subsection.
(b) The pension system may not begin service or disability retirement annuity or death benefit payments based on the service of a person whose local board or participating department head is not current in its filing of a required periodic report.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.19, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems
Subtitle H - Texas Emergency Services Retirement System
Section 865.001. Composition of State Board
Section 865.0011. Sunset Review
Section 865.002. Ineligibility of Certain Employees for State Board
Section 865.003. Compensation; Expenses
Section 865.0035. State Board Member Training
Section 865.005. Grounds for Removal of Trustees
Section 865.006. General Duties of State Board
Section 865.0061. Written Policy on Managing and Administering Contracts
Section 865.007. Administering System Assets
Section 865.008. Investment of Assets
Section 865.0095. Executive Director
Section 865.010. Executive Director's Duties
Section 865.011. Records and Reports
Section 865.0115. Participating Department Head
Section 865.0116. Participating Department Head's Duties
Section 865.0121. Delegation of Local Board Duties
Section 865.013. Monitoring of Contribution Submission
Section 865.014. Local Contributions
Section 865.015. State Contributions
Section 865.016. Administrative Penalty
Section 865.017. Interruption of Payments
Section 865.018. Certification of Fund
Section 865.019. Confidentiality of Information About Members, Retirees, and Beneficiaries