Tex. Gov't Code § 839.202 · Subchapter C. DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS
APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A member may apply for a disability retirement annuity by:
(1) filing an application for retirement with the board of trustees; or
(2) having an application filed with the board of trustees by the member's spouse, employer, or legal representative.
(b) An application for a disability retirement annuity may not be made:
(1) after the earlier of:
(A) the date the retirement is to become effective; or
(B) the second anniversary of the date the member ceased making contributions to the retirement system; or
(2) earlier than the 90th day before the date the retirement is to become effective.
(c) An applicant for a disability retirement annuity must submit to a medical examination and provide other pertinent information as may be required by the retirement system.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 74.202 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.839.htm
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