{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-864.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 864.007","heading":"MEMBER NONSERVICE DEATH BENEFIT.","body":"(a) The state board by rule may provide one or more beneficiaries of a deceased member whose death did not result from the performance of emergency services or support services a benefit, which may be a lump-sum amount or an annuity.\n(b) A rule adopted under this section must include the type of eligible recipient of the benefit, including any service or age requirement, and the method of calculating the amount of the benefit. A rule may include any other terms the state board considers appropriate.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 2400), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 2751), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), Sec. 17, 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#864.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b3b9eae71f41d59d848dafcb32cdb6762dfead2280f62aaf86f13db4bf24f9c0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-864.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-864.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}