1. (a) Except as otherwise provided by §864.004 and §865.006, Government Code, and this section, a member whose disability results from performing emergency service duties is entitled to a monthly annuity during the period of the disability in an amount equal to $300 plus $50 for every $12 increase in contributions paid by the governing body for which the person was performing emergency services at the time of the disability.
2. (b) An increase in contributions by a governing body after the payment of a monthly annuity begins does not increase the amount of the annuity.
3. (c) Disability benefits are prorated for portions of months during which a person is disabled.
4. (d) A local board shall report to the commissioner, in a manner provided by the pension system, a determination of temporary disability not later than the 45th day after the date the disability begins.
5. (e) A person receiving temporary disability benefits who does not apply to the Social Security Administration for certification as permanently disabled before the second anniversary of the date of determination of temporary disability or, if the person does not participate in the social security program, to a medical board selected by the state board for alternative certification is subject to termination of disability benefit payments if the person is not certified by the Social Security Administration or the medical board within the period provided by §864.004, Government Code.

Source Note:The provisions of this §308.3 adopted to be effective October 2, 2005, 30 TexReg 6062.