Tex. Government Code § 853.102
ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIOR SERVICE
Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective
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(a) A member is eligible to receive credit in the retirement system for prior service if the member:
(1) became a member as an employee of a department of a municipality on the effective date of the department's participation in the retirement system;
(2) became a member as an employee of a department of a municipality before the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the department's participation and continued as an employee of a participating department of the municipality for at least five consecutive years after reemployment; or
(3) became a member September 1, 1987, by virtue of Sections 852.101(a)(3) and (b) and has service before that date with a municipality that has adopted the provisions of Section 852.105.
(b) The board of trustees may adopt rules concerning eligibility for prior service under this section.