Sec. 22.402.  PENSIONS AND BENEFITS.  When authorized by the corporation's members or as otherwise provided by law, a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation formed for a religious purpose may provide, directly or through a separate church benefits board, for the support and payment of benefits and pensions to:
(1)  the ministers, teachers, employees, trustees, directors, or other functionaries of the corporation;
(2)  the ministers, teachers, employees, trustees, directors, or other functionaries of organizations controlled by or affiliated with a church or a conference, convention, or association of churches under the jurisdiction and control of the corporation;  and
(3)  the spouse, children, dependents, or other beneficiaries of the persons described by Subdivisions (1) and (2).
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.