Tex. Gov't Code § 838.108 · Subchapter B. ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE
CREDIT PURCHASE OPTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An eligible member may establish not more than 60 months of equivalent membership service credit.
(b) A member is eligible to establish service credit under this section only for the purpose of becoming eligible to retire, or retiring, under Section 839.101(a)(3).
(c) A member may establish service credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system, for each month of service credit, the actuarial present value, at the time of deposit, of the additional standard retirement annuity benefits that would be attributable to the purchase of the service credit under this section, based on rates and tables recommended by the retirement system's actuary and adopted by the board of trustees.
(d) After a member makes the deposits required by this section, the retirement system shall grant the member one month of equivalent membership service credit for each month of credit approved.
(e) The retirement system shall deposit the amount of the actuarial present value of the service credit purchased in the member's individual account in the retirement system.
(f) The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer this section, including rules that impose restrictions on the application of this section as necessary to cost-effectively administer this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 714, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2005.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.838.htm
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