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CHAPTER 1029 H.B. No. 1079 1 AN ACT 2 relating to the eligibility of certain judges to retire with full 3 benefits. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 5 SECTION 1. Section 839.101(a), Government Code, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 (a) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service 8 retirement annuity if the member: 9 (1) is at least 65 years old, currently holds a 10 judicial office, and has at least 10 years of service credited in 11 the retirement system; 12 (2) is at least 65 years old and has at least 12 years 13 of service credited in the retirement system, regardless of whether 14 the member currently holds a judicial office; 15 (3) [i- at leash~~Ct 5 yaCrs- ~ol an] has at least 20 16 years of service credited in the retirement system, regardless of 17 whether the member currently holds a judicial office; or 18 (4) has served at least two full terms on an appellate 19 court and the sum of the member's age and amount of service credited 20 in the retirement system equals or exceeds the number 70, 21 regardless of whether the member currently holds a judicial office. 22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1079, Chapter 1029,
legislative document,
June 18, 2005;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156410/m1/1/:
accessed August 15, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.