Tex. Educ. Code § 51.964 · Subchapter Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
HIRING OF CERTAIN RETIREES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 may employ a person who has retired under the Teacher Retirement System (Subtitle C, Title 8, Government Code) or the optional retirement program (Chapter 830, Government Code) if:
(1) the governing board of the institution determines that the employment is in the best interests of the institution; and
(2) the person has been retired for at least 30 days before the effective date of the employment, except that a person retired under the optional retirement program may be rehired after retirement without a break in service.
(b) The governing board may pay a person employed under this section an amount considered by the governing board to be appropriate, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 2.06, eff. June 20, 2003.
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