| (a) Except as otherwise provided by law or rules established
by the System, the System shall credit a member with one month of
current service for each calendar month for which contributions are
made, reported, and certified by the employing subdivision for purposes
of determining length-of-service requirements and calculating benefits.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law or rules established
by the System, if an elected county or precinct official who is a
member declines compensation pursuant to §152.052 of the Texas
Local Government Code, the System shall credit such member with one
month of credited service for each month worked without compensation
that is reported and certified by the employing subdivision for purposes
of determining length-of-service requirements, but shall not credit
such member with service credit (monetary credit) for months worked
without compensation for purposes of calculating benefits.
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