A member may retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member meets one of several age-and-service combinations tied to the retirement system and, in some cases, municipal participation dates or adopted like provisions.
Sec. 854.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY. (a) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member: (1) is at least 60 years old and has at least 15 years of credited service in the retirement system; or (2) has at least 28 years of credited service in the retirement system. (b) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member is at least 50 years old and has at least 25 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that: (1) have effective dates of participation in the retirement system after May 28, 1969; or (2) have adopted a like provision under Section 854.201 or 854.202. (c) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least 10 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that either have an effective date of participation in the retirement system after August 26, 1979, or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202. (d) A member employed by a municipality having an effective date of participation in the retirement system after May 28, 1969, may terminate employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age provided by law for service retirement of employees of the municipality, if the member has at least 20 years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities that are either subject to this subsection or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.201(c). (e) A member employed by a municipality having an effective date of participation in the retirement system after August 26, 1979, may terminate employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age and service requirement, if the member has at least 10 years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities that are either subject to this subsection or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202. (f) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member has at least 25 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that have participation dates after September 1, 1987, or that have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202(f). (g) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member has at least 20 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202(g). (h) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least five years of credited service in the retirement system that is performed for one or more municipalities to which the five-year vesting provision under Section 854.205 applies. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 223, ch. 18, Sec. 81, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 183, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 31, 1987. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 64.102 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 514, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 712, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 121, Sec. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.