Texas Government Code 844.309 – Adjustments At Annuity Termination
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(a) If a disability retirement is canceled and the retirement annuity terminated under this subchapter, the person automatically resumes membership in the retirement system and the retirement system shall transfer from the subdivision accumulation fund and credit to the person’s individual account in the employees saving fund an amount equal to the amount of accumulated contributions transferred to the subdivision accumulation fund at the time of retirement reduced by one percent for each year or part of a year during which disability annuity payments were made.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 844.309
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b) If a person whose membership resumes under this section was receiving a supplemental annuity based in whole or in part on prior service credit, the retirement system shall restore to effect as the person’s maximum prior service credit an amount equal to the person’s maximum prior service credit at the time of disability retirement reduced by one percent for each year or part of a year during which disability annuity payments were made.
(c) A person who resumes membership under this section is entitled to restoration of credited service in the number of months accumulated and allowed before disability retirement.
(d) The board of trustees may adopt rules for the computation and transfer of amounts and credits for a membership resumed under this subchapter.