Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS |
Subtitle F. TEXAS COUNTY AND DISTRICT RETIREMENT SYSTEM |
Chapter 841. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 841.002. PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE
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The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a program of benefits for members, retirees, and their beneficiaries and to establish rules for the management and operation of the retirement system. The assets of the retirement system are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the members, the retirees, and their beneficiaries and may not be diverted. Forfeitures may not be applied to increase the benefits any person would otherwise receive under this subtitle.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 51.002 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 2, eff. Dec. 1, 1997.