Texas § GV.833.103 - MILITARY SERVICE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § GV.833.103 — MILITARY SERVICE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ GV.833.103. MILITARY SERVICE
MILITARY SERVICE. (a) An eligible member may establish service credit in the retirement system for military service performed that is creditable in the retirement system. (b) A member eligible to establish military service credit is one who: (1) currently contributes to the retirement system; (2) has at least 8 years of service credit in the retirement system; and (3) does not receive and is not eligible to receive federal retirement payments based on 20 years or more of active federal military duty or its equivalent. (c) Military service creditable in the retirement system is active duty federal military service. (d) A member may establish one month of service credit for each month or fraction of a month of duty, but not more than 48 months of service credit in the retirement system for military service. (e) A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system a contribution computed for each month of military service claimed at the rate of six percent of the member's current monthly state salary. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 43.103 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Section GV.833.103 ("MILITARY SERVICE") 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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