Sec. 1575.205. PARTICIPATION CONTRIBUTION FOR OPTIONAL PLAN  


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  • (a) A retiree, surviving spouse, or surviving dependent child who elects an optional plan shall pay a monthly contribution to cover the cost of the plan. The trustee shall adopt rules for the collection of additional contributions.

    (b) As a condition of electing coverage under an optional plan, a retiree or surviving spouse must, in writing, authorize the trustee to deduct the amount of the contribution from the person's monthly annuity payment.

    (c) The trustee may spend a part of the money received for the group program to offset a part of the costs for optional coverage paid by retirees if the expenditure does not reduce the period the group program is projected to remain financially solvent by more than one year in a biennium.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.434, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.