Government Code § 659.123

Sec. 659.123. AMOUNT OF BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY. (a) Except as provided by Section 659.124, the benefit replacement pay of an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge for a pay period is equal to the sum of: (1) 5.85 percent of the compensation earned by the employee or judge during the pay period, subject to the limit provided by Subsection (b); and (2) an additional amount equal to the retirement contribution paid by the employee or judge because of the benefit replacement pay provided by this subsection. (b) The amount paid to an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge under Subsection (a)(1) may not exceed $965.25 each calendar year. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.