Sec. 815.003. ELECTED TRUSTEES. (a) Three members of the board of trustees are nominated and elected by members of the retirement system and retirees under rules adopted by the board.

(b) To be eligible to serve as an elected member of the board, a person must be a member of the retirement system and must hold a position that:

(1) is included in the employee class of membership; and

(2) is not with an agency or department with which another trustee holds a position.

(c) Elected trustees hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the term of one trustee expiring on August 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) The board shall hold elections for the members and retirees to nominate and elect a trustee before August 31 of each odd-numbered year. The board shall make ballots available to members of the retirement system and retirees and all votes must be cast on those ballots.

(e) A person elected to the board of trustees must subscribe to the constitutional oath and the oath of office provided by Section 815.004 before beginning his or her term.

(f) The board shall fill vacancies of elected positions on the board for the unexpired terms.

(g) A person elected to the board as provided by this section is required to serve on the board.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.003 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 65, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.