Sec. 9. LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the annual benefit provided with respect to any member may not exceed the benefits allowed for a governmental defined benefit plan qualified under Section 401 of the code. The maximum benefits allowed under this section shall increase each year to the extent permitted by annual cost of living increase adjustments announced by the United States secretary of the treasury under Section 415(d) of the code and the increased benefit limits shall apply to members who have terminated employment, including members who have commenced to receive benefits, before the effective date of the adjustment.

(b) If the aggregate benefits otherwise payable to any member under this Act and any other defined benefit plan or plans maintained by the employer would otherwise exceed the limit provided by Section 415 of the code, the reductions in benefits shall be made in the benefits provided under this Act, to the extent necessary to enable each plan or plans to satisfy those limitations, unless the retirement board is informed by the administrator of the other plan that the reductions are required to be made in the other plan.

(c) A member who retires after reaching normal retirement age and continues or resumes employment with an employer in a position that is required to participate in another retirement system maintained by the employer continues to be eligible to receive the retirement allowance provided under this Act.

(d) The retirement board shall suspend the retirement allowance of a retired member who resumes employment with an employer within the period of time prescribed by the retirement board in the board's policy, or who resumes employment after retirement as a regular full-time employee of an employer. The retirement board shall reinstate the member's retirement allowance as provided under Subsection (f) of this section.

(e) The retirement board shall suspend the retirement allowance of a retired member who resumes employment with an employer in a position that is not required to participate in another retirement system maintained by an employer, and who is not a regular full-time employee of an employer, if the member works for, or is compensated by, an employer for more than 1,508 hours in any rolling 12-month period after the member resumes employment with the employer. The retirement board shall reinstate the member's retirement allowance as provided under Subsection (f) of this section.

(f) A member whose retirement allowance is suspended under Subsection (d) or (e) of this section may apply in writing for reinstatement of the retirement allowance when the member retires again. The retirement system shall calculate the reinstated retirement allowance based on the member's total creditable service, reduced actuarially to reflect the gross amount of total retirement allowance paid to the member prior to suspension of the retirement allowance.

(g) The retirement system and the employer shall adopt and amend procedures for the exchange of information in order to implement the provisions of this section.

(h) to (o) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 834, Sec. 14, eff. Oct. 1, 1999.

(p) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352, Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2011.