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TE A ATTORNEY GENERAL
OeF T4EYXAS
June 24, 1965Mrs. Marie Hudson
Firemen's Pension Comcissioner
Sam Houston State Office Bldg.
Austin, Texas
Dear Mrs. Hudson:Opinion No. C-460
Re: Whether a fireman on in-
jury leave at full pay by
the city, as provided by
the Civil Service Act,
should also receive a dis-
ability pension from the
Firemen's Pension Act from
the date of his injury or
disability.In your letter requesting an opinion from this office,
you submit certain facts which we summarize as follows:
"We have a request from the Pension Board
of Port Arthur, Texas, regarding a matter per-
taining to Section 9 of the Firemen's Pension
Law.
"The Civil Service Act, Article 1269m, Sec-
tion 26, V.A.T.S., specifies that a Fireman must
be placed on injury leave up to one year at his
full salary. For this reason the fireman in
question would not apply for disability benefits
under the Firemen's Pension Act. The fireman
has passed away and his widow is claiming bene-
fits from the date the Fireman ceased to carry
out his regular duties as a Fireman, as pro-
vided in Section 9. .question:
With regard to these facts, you ask the following
"Whether or not a fireman on injury leave
at full pay by the city as provided by the Civil-2193-
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-460, text, June 24, 1965; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth268879/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.