Texas Administrative Code
Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Part 3 - TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS
Chapter 29 - BENEFITS
Subchapter B - DEATH BEFORE RETIREMENT
Section 29.33 - Absence from Service
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) If a member is absent from service at the time of death and the absence does not meet the description in § 824.403 of the Government Code, the beneficiary is eligible to receive only the accumulated deposits of the member. For this purpose, absence from service begins September 1 following the last eligible reported membership service.
(b) Eligibility for receipt of death benefits authorized by Government Code § 824.402 shall be determined by TRS staff.
(c) For purposes of this section, absent from service means that the member was not an employee of a TRS-covered employer during the school year in which the member died.
