{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-822.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 822.001","heading":"MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT.","body":"(a) Membership in the retirement system includes:\n(1) all persons who were members of the retirement system on the day before the effective date of this subtitle; and\n(2) all employees of the public school system.\n(b) Membership in the retirement system is a condition of employment for employees of the public school system unless an employee is excluded from membership under Section 822.002.\n(c) Membership in the retirement system may only be established through employment with a single employer on at least a half-time basis.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 32.001 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1102 (H.B. 2974), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE C. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS","CHAPTER 822. MEMBERSHIP","SUBCHAPTER A. MEMBERSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.822.htm#822.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f561ebeebac57f1da89bf6b3da175aa93b32ac4a2211dedcc95339f8c2dca20e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-821.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-822.0015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}