Section 822.002 - Exceptions to Membership Requirement(a) An employee of the public school system is not permitted to be a member of the retirement system if the employee:(1) is eligible and elects to participate in the optional retirement program under Chapter 830; or(2) has retired under the retirement system and has not been reinstated to membership pursuant to Section 824.005 or 824.307.(b) An employee of a public institution of higher education who is required to be enrolled as a student in the institution as a condition of employment is not permitted to be a member of the retirement system based on that student employment, and compensation paid to the employee for work performed as a student employee is not compensation subject to report and deduction for member contributions or to credit in benefit computations under Section 822.201.Tex. Gov't. Code § 822.002
Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 930,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.22, eff. 9/1/1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1229, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2001.1987, 70th Leg., ch. 61, Sec. 1, eff. 8/31/1987. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 32.002 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 832, Sec. 2, eff. 6/15/1985 Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.