Tex.
Gov't Code Section 853.102
Eligibility for Prior Service
(a)
A member is eligible to receive credit in the retirement system for prior service if the member:(1)
became a member as an employee of a department of a municipality on the effective date of the department’s participation in the retirement system;(2)
became a member as an employee of a department of a municipality before the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the department’s participation and continued as an employee of a participating department of the municipality for at least five consecutive years after reemployment; or(3)
became a member September 1, 1987, by virtue of Sections 852.101 (General Membership Requirement)(a)(3) and (b) and has service before that date with a municipality that has adopted the provisions of Section 852.105 (Optional Prior Service Credits).(b)
The board of trustees may adopt rules concerning eligibility for prior service under this section.
Source:
Section 853.102 — Eligibility for Prior Service, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.853.htm#853.102 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
