Texas § GV.802.002 - EXEMPTIONS
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§ GV.802.002. EXEMPTIONS
EXEMPTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas County and District Retirement System, the Texas Municipal Retirement System, and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two are exempt from Sections 802.101 (a), 802.101 (b), 802.101 (d), 802.102 , 802.103 (a), 802.103 (b), 802.2015 , 802.2016 , 802.202 , 802.203 , 802.204 , 802.205 , 802.206 , and 802.207 . The Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One is exempt from all of Subchapters B and C except Sections 802.104 and 802.105 . The optional retirement program governed by Chapter 830 is exempt from all of Subchapters B and C except Section 802.106 . (b) If a public retirement system or program that is exempt under Subsection (a) is required by law to make an actuarial valuation of the assets of the system or program and publish actuarial information about the system or program, the actuary making the valuation and the governing body publishing the information must include the information required by Section 802.101 (b). (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a defined contribution plan is exempt from Sections 802.101 , 802.1012 , 802.1014 , 802.103 , 802.104 , and 802.202 (d). This subsection may not be construed to exempt any plan from Section 802.105 or 802.106 (h). (d) Notwithstanding any other law, a retirement system that is organized under the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e , Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) for a fire department consisting exclusively of volunteers as defined by that Act is exempt from Sections 802.101 , 802.1012 , 802.1014 , 802.102 , 802.103 , 802.104 , and 802.202 (d). This subsection may not be construed to exempt any plan from Section 802.105 or 802.106 (h). Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 196, ch. 18, Sec. 2, eff. Nov. 10, 1981; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 143, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 2, Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 12.002 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (S.B. 200 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 3310 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2015.
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