Section 803.202 - Service in Certain Retirement Systems(a) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas by rule may: (1) consider the classes of service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as if they were, for purposes of this chapter, classes in separate statewide retirement systems; or(2) permit a person who is retiring exclusively from retirement systems administered by the board to use the shortest length-of-service requirement provided for retirement in any class in which the person has service credit.(b) A member of a retirement system administered by the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas may reestablish service credit previously canceled in another retirement system administered by the board if the member holds a position included in the system of which the person is a member and has held the position for at least 12 months. The method of reestablishment and the amount to be deposited are as provided by the applicable law providing for reestablishment of service credit generally in the particular retirement system.(c) A member of the Employees Retirement System of Texas who is subject to Chapter 820 is eligible to participate in the program provided by this chapter.(d) A member of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two who is subject to Chapter 840A is eligible to participate in the program provided by this chapter.Tex. Gov't. Code § 803.202
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1092,Sec. 1, eff. 6/18/2023.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 940,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 13.202 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.