Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 803.001: DEFINITIONS.

In this chapter:
(1) "Combined service credit" means the total of a person's service credit in only those retirement systems to which this chapter applies for which the total satisfies the length-of-service requirements for service retirement at the person's attained age, and does not include:
(A) any service credit in a retirement system for which the total of a person's service credit does not satisfy the length-of-service requirements for service retirement at the person's attained age; or
(B) service credit earned with or allowed by a subdivision or municipality not participating in the program provided by this chapter or, as applicable, a subdivision or municipality whose participation is limited as provided by Section 803.103.
(2) "Service credit" means service that is in a person's account in a retirement system to which this chapter applies and that may be used to meet length-of-service requirements for service retirement in that system.
(3) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 131, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 13.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 131, Sec. 2, 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Where this section sits in the code

GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 803. PROPORTIONATE RETIREMENT PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

In this chapter:

(1) "Combined service credit" means the total of a person's service credit in only those retirement systems to which this chapter applies for which the total satisfies the length-of-service requirements for service retirement at the person's attained age, and does not include:

(A) any service credit in a retirement system for which the total of a person's service credit does not satisfy the length-of-service requirements for service retirement at the person's attained age; or

(B) service credit earned with or allowed by a subdivision or municipality not participating in the program provided by this chapter or, as applicable, a subdivision or municipality whose participation is limited as provided by Section 803.103.

(2) "Service credit" means service that is in a person's account in a retirement system to which this chapter applies and that may be used to meet length-of-service requirements for service retirement in that system.

(3) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 131, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 13.001 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 131, Sec. 2, 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

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