{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-863.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 863.004","heading":"PRIOR SERVICE OF MEMBER BEFORE DEPARTMENTAL PARTICIPATION.","body":"The state board by rule may authorize the granting of credit for service with a participating department that was performed before the date the department began participation in the pension system. The costs of granting prior service credit under this section must be determined on a basis that maintains the pension system as actuarially sound.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE H. TEXAS EMERGENCY SERVICES RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 863. CREDITABLE SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.863.htm#863.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"bb3a39a2011acae62cbb708f5191fc1e99383fb126063d4cf71566cdec7ca844","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-863.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-863.0045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}