Tex.
Gov't Code Section 854.102
Eligibility for Service Retirement Annuity
(a)
A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member:(1)
is at least 60 years old and has at least 15 years of credited service in the retirement system; or(2)
has at least 28 years of credited service in the retirement system.(b)
A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member is at least 50 years old and has at least 25 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that:(1)
have effective dates of participation in the retirement system after May 28, 1969; or(2)
have adopted a like provision under Section 854.201 (Optional Service Retirement Eligibility) or 854.202 (Additional Optional Service Retirement Eligibility).(c)
A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least 10 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that either have an effective date of participation in the retirement system after August 26, 1979, or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202 (Additional Optional Service Retirement Eligibility).(d)
A member employed by a municipality having an effective date of participation in the retirement system after May 28, 1969, may terminate employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age provided by law for service retirement of employees of the municipality, if the member has at least 20 years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities that are either subject to this subsection or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.201 (Optional Service Retirement Eligibility)(c).(e)
A member employed by a municipality having an effective date of participation in the retirement system after August 26, 1979, may terminate employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age and service requirement, if the member has at least 10 years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities that are either subject to this subsection or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202 (Additional Optional Service Retirement Eligibility).(f)
A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member has at least 25 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that have participation dates after September 1, 1987, or that have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202 (Additional Optional Service Retirement Eligibility)(f).(g)
A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member has at least 20 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202 (Additional Optional Service Retirement Eligibility)(g).(h)
A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least five years of credited service in the retirement system that is performed for one or more municipalities to which the five-year vesting provision under Section 854.205 (Five-year Vesting) applies.
Source:
Section 854.102 — Eligibility for Service Retirement Annuity, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.854.htm#854.102 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
