Texas § GV.840.1027 - CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER ATTAINING RULE OF 70
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§ GV.840.1027. CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER ATTAINING RULE OF 70
CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER ATTAINING RULE OF 70. (a) Notwithstanding Section 840.102 (h), a judicial officer who is a member of the retirement system and who has served at least 12 years on an appellate court and the sum of the member's age and amount of service credited in the retirement system equals or exceeds the number 70 may elect to make contributions for each subsequent year of service credit that the member accrues by filing an application with the retirement system. (b) A member who elects to make contributions under Subsection (a) shall contribute 9.5 percent of the member's state compensation for each payroll period in the manner provided by Sections 840.102 (b)-(f). (c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308, Sec. 41(7), eff. September 1, 2009. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1203 (H.B. 617 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 11 ), Sec. 9, eff. December 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559 ), Sec. 41(7), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1738 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 293 ), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2025.
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