Retired State Employees Who Resume State Employment
Longevity Pay

Individuals who retired on or before May 31, 2005, and who returned to state employment before Sept. 1, 2005, are eligible to receive longevity pay equal to the amount to which they were entitled immediately before Sept. 1, 2005.

That longevity pay amount does not change over time, regardless of the amount of lifetime service credit that is accrued following reemployment.

Note: If the return-to-work retiree subsequently leaves state employment for one day or more, longevity pay is discontinued upon return to state employment.

Individuals who retired from state employment on or after June 1, 2005, are ineligible for longevity pay upon reemployment with the state.

Hazardous Duty Pay’s Effect on Longevity Pay for Return-to-Work Retirees

While eligibility to receive hazardous duty pay is not impacted by retirement and return to subsequent employment in a hazardous duty position, individuals who retired on or before May 31, 2005, and returned to state employment before Sept. 1, 2005, and who were receiving hazardous duty pay immediately before Sept. 1, 2005, are only eligible to receive the amount of longevity pay they were entitled to immediately before Sept. 1, 2005. If an individual was receiving hazardous duty pay but not longevity pay immediately before Sept. 1, 2005, and subsequently moves to a position that is not eligible for hazardous duty pay, he or she is not entitled to receive longevity pay. If an individual was receiving both hazardous duty pay and longevity pay immediately before Sept. 1, 2005, and subsequently moves to a position that is not eligible for hazardous duty pay, the amount of longevity pay he or she is entitled to does not increase.

Source

Texas Government Code, Sections 659.044(f), 659.042, 659.126(d), 661.152(l), 812.201, 812.202, 812.205, 812.206, 824.602, 825.4092.