Art. 6228j. RETIREMENT, DISABILITY AND DEATH BENEFIT SYSTEMS FOR APPOINTIVE COUNTY EMPLOYEES. (a) A county may create a retirement, disability, and death benefit system for its appointive officers and employees if a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the proposition approve the creation at an election called for that purpose and advertised in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for four consecutive weeks before the election is held. Each member of a system shall contribute to the system an amount determined by the county, but not more than five percent of the member's annual compensation paid by the county. The county shall contribute for each member an equal amount.
(b) The assets of a county system, after a sufficient portion is set aside each year to pay benefits as they accrue, shall be invested in bonds issued or guaranteed by the United States, this state, or counties or cities of this state.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1127, ch. 426, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 164, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 190, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.07, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.08, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.09, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.10, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.11, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.12, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.13, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.14, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.15, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.16, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.17, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.19, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.20, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.21, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.22, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.23, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.24, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.25, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.26, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.27, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.28, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.29, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.30, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.31, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.32, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.33, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.34, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.35, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.36, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.37, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.38, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.39, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.40, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.41, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.42, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.43, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.44, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.45, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.46, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.47, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.48, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.49, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.50, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.52(7), eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.52(1), eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.52(2), eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.52(3), eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.52(4), eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.52(5), eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 1.52(6), eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 3158), Sec. 2.01, eff. May 31, 2017.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 901 (H.B. 3375), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 619 (H.B. 4034), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 619 (H.B. 4034), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 1933, 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., p. 279, ch. 101. Amended by Acts 1935, 44th Leg., p. 811, ch. 346, Sec. 1 to 4; Acts 1937, 45th Leg., p. 616, ch. 308, Sec. 1; Acts 1937, 45th Leg., p. 1335, ch. 495, Sec. 1, 2; Acts 1959, 56th Leg., p. 26, ch. 16, Sec. 1; Acts 1961, 57th Leg., p. 983, ch. 427, Sec. 1; Acts 1963, 58th Leg., p. 367, ch. 136, Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 1963; Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2456, ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1969; Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1418, ch. 395, Sec. 1, 2, eff. May 26, 1971; Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 815, ch. 368, Sec. 1 to 5, eff. June 12, 1973; Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1372, ch. 526, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 590, ch. 237, Sec. 122, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 663, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 165, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1420 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 191, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1133), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1133), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1133), Sec. 3, eff. May 24, 2013.
Acts 1933, 43rd Leg., 1st C.S., p. 89, ch. 30.
Acts 1935, 44th Leg., p. 728, ch. 317.
Acts 1939, 46th Leg., p. 105.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 98, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 439, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 104, Sec. 1 to 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 129, Sec. 1, 2, 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 5.17, eff. Nov. 12, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 173, Sec. 1 to 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 265, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 710, Sec. 1 to 13, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 464, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1291, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 958, Sec. 1 to 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 13, Sec. 1 to 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 327, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 412, ch. 183, Sec. 1 to 22, eff. May 13, 1975. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 525, ch. 248, Sec. 1 to 5, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 298, ch. 120, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 591, ch. 237, Sec. 123, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 372, Sec. 1 to 10, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 1 to 9, eff. Aug. 31, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 375, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 863, Sec. 1 to 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 453, Sec. 1 to 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 69, Sec. 1 to 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 282, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 30, Sec. 1 to 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 177, Sec. 1 to 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 601, Sec. 1 to 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 166, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 707 (H.B. 2829), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 192, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1354 (S.B. 1286), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 162 (H.B. 1756), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 162 (H.B. 1756), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 162 (H.B. 1756), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 162 (H.B. 1756), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 162 (H.B. 1756), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 289, eff. September 1, 2023.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1 to 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 87, Sec. 1 to 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 87, Sec. 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.