{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-864.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 864.001","heading":"ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY.","body":"(a) The state board by rule shall determine the period of qualified service and, if appropriate, the age required for a member to receive a service retirement annuity with full benefits after the member terminates service with a participating department. The state board by rule may provide for partial vesting of benefits after a particular period.\n(b) The state board may change the benefit formula for any person who is not a retiree of the pension system.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE H. TEXAS EMERGENCY SERVICES RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 864. BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.864.htm#864.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d69ac0e23451b67ef08350a9164c5ae4966d35cd89c776e33ce1396ace02cd3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-863.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-864.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}