Tex. Gov't Code Section 844.504
Retiree Optional Group Term Life Benefit


If a retiree dies who was receiving a retirement annuity based on service for a subdivision that has elected to provide, and continues to provide, postretirement optional group term life coverage, a lump-sum death benefit is payable from the optional group term life fund in the amount of $5,000.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 212, ch. 18, Sec. 53, eff. Nov. 10, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 54.504 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 43, eff. Dec. 31, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 24, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 59, eff. January 1, 2008.

Source: Section 844.504 — Retiree Optional Group Term Life Benefit, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­844.­htm#844.­504 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

844.001
Types of Benefits
844.002
Composition of Retirement Annuity
844.003
Effective Date of Retirement
844.004
Standard Retirement Annuity
844.005
When Annuity Is Payable
844.006
Change of Beneficiary or Division of Benefit for Certain Persons Receiving Monthly Benefits
844.007
Interest Credit for Other than December Retirements
844.008
Limitation on Payment of Benefits
844.009
Partial Lump-sum Distribution on Service Retirement
844.010
Certain Beneficiary Designations
844.0041
Optional Retirement Annuities
844.0042
Authority to Pay Benefits Under Alternate Forms
844.101
Application for Service Retirement Annuity
844.102
Systemwide Eligibility for Service Retirement Annuity
844.208
Optional Increase in Retirement Annuities
844.209
Alternative Optional Increase in Retirement Annuities
844.301
Application for Disability Retirement
844.302
Eligibility for Disability Retirement Annuity
844.303
Certification of Disability
844.306
Medical Examination of Disability Retiree
844.307
Cancellation of Disability Retirement
844.309
Adjustments at Annuity Termination
844.401
Return of Accumulated Contributions
844.402
Return of Excess Contributions
844.404
Person Causing Death of Member or Annuitant
844.405
Trust as Beneficiary
844.406
Simultaneous Death of Member and Beneficiary
844.407
Survivor Annuity
844.408
No Surviving Spouse, Executor, or Administrator
844.501
Coverage in Optional Group Term Life Program
844.502
Extended Optional Group Term Life Coverage
844.503
Member Optional Group Term Life
844.504
Retiree Optional Group Term Life Benefit
844.505
Beneficiary of Optional Group Term Life Benefit
844.601
Plan Funding by Non-adopting County
844.701
Applicability
844.702
Member Contributions
844.703
Subdivision Contributions
844.704
Benefits
844.1021
Optional Eligibility Provisions for Service Retirement
844.1022
Special Eligibility Provisions for Service Retirement
844.3011
Annuity Payable on Disability Retirement
844.3051
Disability Retirement Considered Service Retirement

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 844.504’s source at texas​.gov