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Tex. Government Code § 844.702

MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS

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Tex. Government Code § 844.702, MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/659754
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(a) The governing body of the subdivision may designate the rate of member contributions for employees of the subdivision to take effect beginning on the effective date of adoption of the plan provisions of this subchapter. The subdivision may elect a rate of four, five, six, or seven percent of the current service compensation of its employees. The governing body of the subdivision may thereafter increase or decrease the contribution rate to take effect on the next January 1 after the date of adoption of the increase or decrease, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 845.402(b) and (c). (b) If necessary under Section 844.703(h), a subdivision's member contribution rate may be reduced to one, two, three, four, five, or six percent of the current service compensation of its employees.