Sec. 501.003.  LEGAL BENEFICIARY OF DECEASED EMPLOYEE.  (a)  The provisions of this chapter and the rules of the board affecting an employee also apply to the legal beneficiary of a deceased employee.
(b)  In this section, "legal beneficiary" has the meaning assigned to that term under Section 401.011.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1098, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.