For expiration of this section, see Subsection (c).

Sec. 824.6021.  TEMPORARY EXCEPTION TO MITIGATE LEARNING LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC.  (a)  Subject to Section 825.506, the retirement system may not, under Section 824.601, withhold a monthly benefit payment if the retiree is employed in a Texas public educational institution, other than an institution of higher education, in a position performing duties related to the mitigation of student learning loss attributable to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, if the position:
(1)  is in addition to the normal staffing level at the Texas public educational institution;
(2)  is funded wholly by federal funds provided under federal law enacted for the purpose of providing relief related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (15 U.S.C. Section 9001 et seq.), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. M, Pub. L. No. 116-260), or American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2); and
(3)  ends on or before December 31, 2024.
(b)  The exception provided by this section:
(1)  is in addition to the exceptions otherwise provided by Sections 824.601 and 824.602; and
(2)  does not apply to disability retirees.
(c)  This section expires February 1, 2025.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 511 (S.B. 288), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.