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Texas Government Code - Section 844.211. Optional Benefit Eligibility Plan Three

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§ 844.211. OPTIONAL BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY PLAN THREE.  (a) 
The governing body of a participating subdivision may adopt the 
plan provisions of this section only on the terms provided by 
Subchapter H.
	(b)  In this section "eligible credited service" means 
credited service performed for one or more participating 
subdivisions that have adopted the plan provisions of this section.
	(c)  A member is eligible to apply for and receive a service 
retirement annuity if the member:
		(1)  is less than 60 years old, except as provided by 
Subsection (d), and has a sufficient amount of eligible credited 
service in the retirement system that, when added to the member's 
attained age, equals or exceeds the number 75;  or
		(2)  is eligible for service retirement under any other 
provision of this subtitle.
	(d)  A member who on December 31, 1999, had any eligible 
credited service, whose membership in the retirement system 
continues after that date without interruption, and who accumulates 
four years or more of eligible credited service is eligible to 
receive a service retirement annuity regardless of age when the 
amount of eligible credited service added to the years of the 
member's attained age equals or exceeds the number 75.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 536, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, § 33, eff. Dec. 31, 
1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 122, § 28, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.

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