{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-659.124","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 659.124","heading":"AMOUNT OF BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYEES.","body":"(a) For a state employee employed by an institution of higher education, the benefit replacement pay is an increase in compensation equal to the sum of:\n(1) 5.85 percent of the employee's compensation as of October 31, 1995, subject to the limit provided by Subsection (b); and\n(2) an additional amount equal to the retirement contribution paid by the employee because of the benefit replacement pay provided by this subsection.\n(b) The amount paid to an eligible state employee of an institution of higher education under Subsection (a)(1) may not exceed $965.25.\n(c) In this section, \"compensation\" means annualized base salary or wages, including longevity and hazardous duty pay.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 659. COMPENSATION","SUBCHAPTER H. BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.659.htm#659.124","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"52f34361c768e70a33670233bfd599a6fc60628cef71373cf60a3ec3651c75be","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-659.123","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-659.125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}