TRS will phase out the Payroll Deduction Program over the next two years. The program will end in June 2010; affected members will be notified by TRS.

If I am in a Payroll Deduction Program (PDP) agreement, can I make a direct, after-tax payment to TRS for other balances owed to TRS?

If you are in a PDP for the 2.2 upgrade, TRS will accept your direct, after-tax payments to purchase optional service.

If you are in a PDP for optional service, TRS will accept your direct, after-tax, lump-sum payment to pay for the 2.2 upgrade.

If you are in a PDP for the 2.2 upgrade, then subsequently have a separate 2.2 upgrade balance, TRS will accept your direct, after-tax, lump-sum payment to pay for a separate 2.2 upgrade balance that is not included in the PDP.

If you are in a PDP for optional service, then subsequently have a separate optional service balance, TRS will accept your direct, after-tax payments to purchase additional optional service that is not included in the PDP.

All PDP payments must terminate on or before June 30, 2010.

If I purchase optional service for which the date of service is after July 1, 1995, am I required to pay the health insurance contribution for the Teachers' Health Insurance Security Fund (THIS)?

Yes. The health insurance contribution is required for all service earned after July 1, 1995.

Can the health insurance contribution to THIS Fund be paid through a PDP?

No. The health insurance contribution to THIS Fund is not a contribution to TRS. The payment must be in a lump sum made payable to "THIS Fund" and sent to TRS for deposit in the fund.

If I am paying the 2.2 contribution by payroll deduction and change school districts, what happens?

The employer from whom you are terminating service must notify TRS. The PDP agreement will terminate. You can enter into a new PDP with your new employer once TRS has received the last payment from your previous employer. You must contact TRS and request a new PDP with your new employer. PDPs are not transferable between employers.

If I teach at two separate districts and the total time combined makes me a full-time teacher (3 days a week for 4 hours at one district and 2 days for 4 hours at another district) can I use a PDP agreement to pay for the 2.2 upgrade cost or to purchase optional service?

Yes. If you meet the requirements to be defined as a full-time teacher by TRS, you can pay the upgrade cost or purchase optional service through a PDP agreement, but deductions may only be remitted by one district.

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