Texas Government Code Title 6, Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance To Survivors Of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, And Others

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 615.001 - Definition
  In this chapter, "minor child" means a child who: (1) on the date of the death of an individual listed under Section 615.003, is younger...
• Texas Section 615.002 - Administration Of Chapter
  The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas shall administer this chapter under rules adopted by the board. Added by Acts 1993,...
• Texas Section 615.003 - Applicability
  This chapter applies only to eligible survivors of the following individuals: (1) an individual elected, appointed, or employed as a peace officer by the state...
• Texas Section 615.004 - Effect Of Award
  (a) A finding that assistance is payable to an eligible survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.003 is not a declaration of the cause,...
• Texas Section 615.005 - Assistance Not Assignable; Payments Exempt
  (a) Assistance payable under this chapter is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity. (b) Money paid or payable under this chapter is...
• Texas Section 615.006 - Designation Of Custodial Personnel
  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall adopt and include in its minutes a formal designation identifying the classes of persons who are custodial personnel...
• Texas Section 615.007 - Certain Volunteer Fire-fighting Units Considered Agents Of Political Subdivision
  For the purposes of this chapter, an organized volunteer fire-fighting unit described by Section 615.003(12) is considered an agent of a political subdivision, including a...

SUBCHAPTER B PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS

• Texas Section 615.008 - Certain Police Reserve Or Auxiliary Units Considered Agents Of Political Subdivision
  For the purposes of this chapter, an organized police reserve or auxiliary unit is considered an agent of a political subdivision, including a municipality, county,...
• Texas Section 615.021 - Eligible Survivors
  (a) A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.003 is eligible for the payment of assistance under this chapter if: (1) the listed individual...
• Texas Section 615.022 - Payment To Survivors
  (a) If there is an eligible surviving spouse, the state shall pay $500,000 to the eligible surviving spouse. (b) If there is no eligible surviving...

SUBCHAPTER C ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE

• Texas Section 615.023 - Payment To Surviving Minor Child
  (a) The state shall pay to the duly appointed or qualified guardian or other legal representative of an eligible surviving minor child: (1) $400 each...
• Texas Section 615.041 - Proof Of Claim
  As soon as practicable after the death of an individual listed under Section 615.003 that is claimed to meet the requirements of Section 615.021(1), the...
• Texas Section 615.042 - Award And Payment Of Assistance
  (a) The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall notify the comptroller of the retirement system's determination that a claim under this chapter is valid and...
• Texas Section 615.043 - Denial Of Claim
  If the Employees Retirement System of Texas denies a claim, the retirement system shall send a notice of the denial to: (1) the person making...
• Texas Section 615.044 - Appeals
  (a) An eligible survivor or the eligible survivor's legal representative whose claim for payment is denied may appeal the denial to the board of trustees...

SUBCHAPTER D HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS

• Texas Section 615.045 - Records
  (a) Records of individuals listed by Section 615.003 and of survivors eligible for benefits under this chapter that are in the custody of the Employees...
• Texas Section 615.071 - Applicability
  This subchapter applies only to eligible survivors of: (1) an individual listed in Section 615.003(1), (6), or (7); (2) an individual listed in Section 615.003(10)...
• Texas Section 615.072 - Eligible Survivors
  (a) A survivor of an individual listed under Section 615.071 is eligible for the health insurance benefits provided under this subchapter if: (1) the listed...
• Texas Section 615.073 - Benefit To Surviving Spouse
  (a) An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased individual listed in Section 615.071 who was employed by the state is entitled to purchase or continue...
• Texas Section 615.074 - Benefit To Dependent
  (a) An eligible surviving dependent who is a minor child is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance coverage until the date the...
• Texas Section 615.075 - Notice
  (a) An employing entity shall provide written notice to an eligible survivor to whom this subchapter may apply of the survivor's rights under this subchapter...
• Texas Section 615.076 - Level Of Coverage
  (a) An eligible survivor may elect to purchase or continue to purchase coverage at any level of benefits currently offered by the employing entity to...
• Texas Section 615.077 - Payments; Rate
  An eligible survivor who is entitled to coverage under this subchapter: (1) is entitled to: (A) make payments for the coverage or have payments made...
• Texas Section 615.078 - Certain Practices Not Prohibited Or Affected
  This subchapter does not: (1) prohibit an employing entity from uniformly changing the group health insurance plan or group health coverage plan provided for its...
• Texas Section 615.079 - Benefits Additional
  The benefits provided by this subchapter are in addition to any other benefits provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76,...

SUBCHAPTER E ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS

• Texas Section 615.080 - Grace Period
  Health insurance benefits coverage in force on the date of the decedent's death under which a deceased individual listed under Section 615.071 covered one or...
• Texas Section 615.101 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "governmental entity" includes the state, an agency or institution of the state, or a political subdivision of the state. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 615.102 - Duty Weapon And Badge
  (a) This section applies only to: (1) an individual listed in Section 615.003(1) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state; (2) a...
• Texas Section 615.103 - Burial With Uniform
  (a) This section applies only to: (1) an individual listed in Section 615.003(1) who is employed by a political subdivision of the state; (2) a...
• Texas Section 615.104 - Benefits Additional
  The benefits provided by this subchapter are in addition to any other benefits provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76,...

SUBCHAPTER F ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR SURVIVOR OF PEACE OFFICER

• Texas Section 615.105 - Provision Of State Flag
  (a) This section applies only to: (1) an individual elected, appointed, or employed as a peace officer by the state or a political subdivision of...
• Texas Section 615.121 - Payment To Surviving Spouse
  (a) The state shall pay the following benefits to an eligible surviving spouse of a peace officer or an employee of the Texas Department of...
• Texas Section 615.122 - Payment To Surviving Minor Children
  If an eligible surviving spouse who would be entitled to benefits under Section 615.121 does not exist but one or more eligible surviving minor children...
• Texas Section 615.123 - Benefits Additional
  The benefits provided by this subchapter are in addition to any other benefits provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1438,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016