{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-843.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 843.501","heading":"CREDITED SERVICE FOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICE.","body":"A member may establish credited service in the retirement system for service performed as a member of the legislature. A member claiming credited service for previous legislative service shall file with the retirement system a detailed statement of the service.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 53.501 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 18, eff. Dec. 31, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 17, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2008.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE F. TEXAS COUNTY AND DISTRICT RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 843. CREDITABLE SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER F. OPTIONAL CREDITED SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.843.htm#843.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"fc3d400b3d1e3c07649cabb7cab5f34bbacbfdf585f43e9a67cb65be0054bf90","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-843.402","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-843.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}