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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 865.019. Confidentiality of Information About Members, Retirees, and Beneficiaries

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Information contained in records that are in the custody of the pension system concerning an individual member, retiree, or beneficiary is confidential under Section 552.101 and may not be disclosed in a form identifiable with a specific individual unless:

(1) the information is disclosed to:

(A) the individual or the individual's attorney, guardian, executor, administrator, conservator, or other person who the executive director determines is acting in the interest of the individual or the individual's estate;

(B) a spouse or former spouse of the individual after the executive director determines that the information is relevant to the spouse's or former spouse's interest in member accounts, benefits, or other amounts payable by the pension system;

(C) a governmental official or employee after the executive director determines that disclosure of the information requested is reasonably necessary to the performance of the duties of the official or employee;  or

(D) a person authorized by the individual in writing to receive the information;  or

(2) the information is disclosed under a subpoena and the executive director determines that the individual will have a reasonable opportunity to contest the subpoena.

(b) This section does not prevent the disclosure of the status or identity of an individual as a member, former member, retiree, deceased member or retiree, or beneficiary of the pension system.

(c) The executive director may designate other employees of the pension system to make the necessary determinations under Subsection (a).

(d) A determination and disclosure under Subsection (a) may be made without notice to the individual member, retiree, or beneficiary.

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