87R7861 KFF-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 2741
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility for a service retirement annuity of members
of the elected class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 814.102, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 814.102. ELIGIBILITY OF ELECTED MEMBERS FOR SERVICE
RETIREMENT. Except as provided by rule adopted under Section
813.304(d) or Section 803.202(a)(2), a member who has service
credit in the elected class of membership, is eligible to retire and
receive a service retirement annuity if the member:
(1) is at least 60 years old and has:
(A) except as provided by Paragraph (B) of this
subdivision, eight [8] years of service credit in that class; or
(B) six years of service credit in that class, if
the member:
(i) has at least two years of military
service; and
(ii) if applicable, was released from
military duty under conditions not dishonorable; or
(2) is at least 50 years old and has:
(A) except as provided by Paragraph (B) of this
subdivision, 12 years of service credit in that class; or
(B) 10 years of service credit in that class, if
the member:
(i) has at least two years of military
service; and
(ii) if applicable, was released from
military duty under conditions not dishonorable.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.