SECTION 29.33. Absence from Service

(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §29.33 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective June 6, 1999, 24 TexReg 4248; amended to be effective March 12, 2003, 28 TexReg 2104; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 9729