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.34 Tex. Admin. Code § 29.33
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 by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 52, December 25, 2015, TexReg 9729, eff. 1/1/2016