Tex. Gov't Code § 825.216 · Subchapter C. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OMBUDSMAN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Subject to Section 825.506, the board of trustees shall designate an ombudsman within the retirement system to assist members and retirees by performing member and retiree protection and advocacy functions, including:
(1) monitoring the system's interactions with members and retirees;
(2) receiving and reviewing complaints from members or retirees;
(3) taking appropriate action regarding complaints, including conducting investigations of complaints or escalating or reporting complaints to the board;
(4) informing a member or retiree and the board of the results of the ombudsman's review or investigation of the member's or retiree's complaint; and
(5) recommending corrective actions to the board as determined necessary by the ombudsman to resolve complaints.
(b) The ombudsman designated under this section shall regularly submit a report to the board of trustees recommending changes to the retirement system's operations that would benefit members and retirees and increase opportunities for the members and retirees to participate in the system's decisions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (H.B. 1585), Sec. 6, eff. May 26, 2021.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.825.htm
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