Section 830.101 - Eligibility to Participate(a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall provide an opportunity to participate in the optional retirement program to all faculty members in the component institutions governed by the board. The State Board of Education shall provide an opportunity to participate in the optional retirement program to the commissioner of education.(b) Eligibility to participate in the optional retirement program is subject to rules adopted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(c) A person who before September 1, 1987, had chosen to participate in the optional retirement program and who was participating in the program on September 1, 1987, is entitled to continue to participate in the program until the person terminates participation as provided by Section 830.105(a).Tex. Gov't. Code § 830.101
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 391, Sec. 74, eff. 7/1/1991.Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 58, Sec. 2, eff. 10/20/1987. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 36.101 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1981.