Tex. Gov't Code Section 854.205
Five-year Vesting

(a)

This section applies to each municipality unless the municipality’s governing board files with the board of trustees before December 31, 2001, an election to not provide for five-year vesting. A governing board that elects to not provide five-year vesting may revoke that election by sending notice to the board of trustees to provide for five-year vesting.

(b)

After December 31, 2001, a member may terminate covered employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age as provided by law if the member has at least five years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities to which the five-year vesting provision under this section applies.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 121, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 854.205 — Five-year Vesting, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­854.­htm#854.­205 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

854.001
Types of Benefits 854.002
Composition of Retirement Annuity 854.003
Effective Date of Retirement 854.004
When Annuity Is Payable 854.005
Reduction of Annuity Payments on Request 854.006
Change of Beneficiary or Division of Benefit for Certain Persons Receiving Monthly Benefits 854.007
Limitation on Payment of Benefits 854.008
Partial Lump-sum Distribution on Retirement 854.101
Application for Service Retirement 854.102
Eligibility for Service Retirement Annuity 854.103
Standard Service Retirement Annuity 854.104
Optional Service Retirement Annuity 854.105
Selection of Optional Service Retirement Annuity 854.106
No Surviving Spouse, Executor, or Administrator 854.107
Designation of Beneficiary After Retirement Under Straight Life or Guaranteed Term Annuity 854.108
Designation of Beneficiary After Retirement Under Joint and Survivor Annuity 854.201
Optional Service Retirement Eligibility 854.202
Additional Optional Service Retirement Eligibility 854.203
Optional Increase in Retirement Annuities 854.205
Five-year Vesting 854.301
Application for Disability Retirement Annuity 854.302
Eligibility for Disability Retirement Annuity 854.303
Certification of Disability 854.304
Standard Disability Retirement Annuity 854.305
Optional Disability Retirement Annuity 854.306
Medical Examination of Disability Retiree 854.307
Certification of End of Disability 854.308
Return of Disability Retiree to Active Service or Employment 854.309
Refund at Annuity Discontinuance 854.401
Eligibility for Supplemental Disability Retirement Annuity 854.402
Certification and Finding of Disability 854.403
Supplemental Disability Retirement Annuity 854.404
Conditions for Benefits 854.405
Optional Occupational Disability Benefits Program 854.406
Application for Occupational Disability Benefits 854.407
Eligibility for Benefits and Determination of Disability 854.408
Standard Occupational Disability Retirement Annuity 854.409
Medical Examination of Retirees 854.410
Optional Occupational Disability Retirement Annuity 854.411
Rules for Optional Disability Retirement Annuities 854.501
Return of Contributions 854.502
Refund of Unrecovered Contributions 854.503
Trust as Beneficiary 854.504
Person Causing Death of Member or Annuitant 854.505
Simultaneous Death of Member and Beneficiary 854.601
Coverage in Supplemental Death Benefit Program 854.602
Extended Supplemental Death Benefit Coverage 854.603
Member Supplemental Death Benefit 854.604
Retiree Supplemental Death Benefit 854.605
Beneficiary of Supplemental Death Benefit
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 854.205’s source at texas​.gov