Tex. Gov't Code § 862.0025 · Chapter 862. MEMBERSHIP
MEMBERSHIP BY SUPPORT STAFF.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the governing body of a participating department may, at any time, make an election to include all persons who provide support services for the department as members of the pension system. An election under this section takes effect on the first day of the calendar month that begins after the month in which the election is made and communicated to the executive director. Once made, an election under this section is irrevocable.
(b) If a participating department has, before September 1, 2009, enrolled persons who perform support services for the department as members of the pension system, all persons who perform those services for the department are members of the system.
(c) After an election under this section, a participating department that previously did not enroll its support staff as members of the pension system may purchase service credit for service performed before the date of the election under the terms required for prior service credit for service before departmental participation under Section 863.004.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 2751), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.04, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.862.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 a421d38036f9ca37679f87844081caa65b0b2be9867c2fe257dc7b726f955825
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Gov't Code § 862.0025. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.