Texas § 803.302 COMPUTATION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.

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§ 803.302 — COMPUTATION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.

Texas § 803.302

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 803.302 (2026).

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Sec. 803.302. COMPUTATION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.

(a)If payable to or on behalf of a person who has used combined service credit to qualify for benefits from at least one retirement system to which this chapter applies, each of the following types of benefits must be computed as provided by Subsection (b):

(1)a base retirement annuity that does not vary in amount directly with the amount of a person's service credit;

(2)a fixed lump-sum death benefit payable on the death of a retiree;

(3)any death benefit payable on the death of a retiree who received service retirement benefits; and

(4)a survivor benefit payable to a beneficiary of a deceased retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

(b)The amount of a benefit payable under Subsection (a) by a retirement system to which this c

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Sec. 803.302. COMPUTATION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS. (a) If payable to or on behalf of a person who has used combined service credit to qualify for benefits from at least one retirement system to which this chapter applies, each of the following types of benefits must be computed as provided by Subsection (b):
(1) a base retirement annuity that does not vary in amount directly with the amount of a person's service credit;
(2) a fixed lump-sum death benefit payable on the death of a retiree;
(3) any death benefit payable on the death of a retiree who received service retirement benefits; and
(4) a survivor benefit payable to a beneficiary of a deceased retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
(b) The amount of a benefit payable under Subsection (a) by a retirement system to which this chapter applies is a percentage, but not more than 100 percent, of the benefit that would be or would have been payable if the person retired or had retired on the basis of only the service that is credited in that system. The percentage applied is equal to the amount of service credit in that system, divided by the amount of service credit that would be or would have been required for the benefit if the person retired or had retired on the basis of only the service that is credited in that system.
SUBCHAPTER E. ADMINISTRATION

Legislative History

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 13.302 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 131, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.