TX SB2318

Redefines "months of service" for calculating health benefits eligibility, counting full months from fund membership until retirement, minus periods of unpaid leave or military service where credit was not purchased

Changes the contribution period for retirees with less than 30 years of service from years-based to months-based calculations (360 months), with disability retirees capped at 120 months of required contributions

Creates a lump-sum payment option for retirees to pay all required contributions at once within 30 days of retirement instead of making monthly payments, with the election being irrevocable and non-refundable

Allows married couples who are both fund members to conditionally waive health benefits eligibility when the first spouse retires, with the ability to reinstate eligibility if the marriage dissolves

Protects fund assets from attachment, execution, judgment liens, and forced sale, and clarifies that health benefits do not constitute divisible marital property