Texas § GV.824.310 - PURPOSE OF DISABILITY BENEFIT
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§ GV.824.310. PURPOSE OF DISABILITY BENEFIT
PURPOSE OF DISABILITY BENEFIT; LIMIT ON SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME. (a) The purpose of a disability retirement annuity paid under this subchapter is to lessen the financial hardships faced by a member with a disability. (b) The board of trustees shall adopt rules under which the disability retirement annuity paid to a disability retiree under this subchapter is reduced on a sliding-scale basis or is suspended for a period in which the compensation earned by the retiree for work performed in a 12-month period during the disability retirement, as determined under the rules of the board of trustees, exceeds the compensation earned by the retiree during the 12-month period in which the retiree earned the highest compensation for actual service as a member of the retirement system. (c) The rules adopted under Subsection (b) must provide for the partial or full reinstatement of a disability retirement annuity that is reduced or suspended if the compensation earned by the retiree for work performed during the disability retirement is reduced or suspended. (d) The board of trustees by rule shall require a disability retiree to report to the board the amount of compensation earned by the disability retiree that exceeds the amount established by the board by rule for work performed during the disability. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 2427 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007. SUBCHAPTER E. MEMBER DEATH BENEFITS
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Section GV.824.310 ("PURPOSE OF DISABILITY BENEFIT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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