Optional Service
There are several types of optional service for which credit can be purchased: out-of-system service, part-time teaching, substitute teaching, homebound teaching, leave of absence, involuntary layoff, pregnancy leave, adoption leave, and military service.
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Format |
Impact of Retirement on PDP Agreements, 2.2 Balances, and Optional Service Balance
Information Bulletin 0026 |
PDF |
Increase in Sick Leave Service Credit Limitation Effective January 3, 2003
Information Bulletin 0077 |
PDF |
Members called to Active Military Duty
Information Bulletin 0078 |
PDF |
Optional Contribution Payments
Discusses the options that are available for paying the amount owed for the purchase of optional service credit, the upgrade of service credit to the 2.2 benefit formula, and the repayment of a refund. |
Text-only |
Receiving Credit for Optional Service
By verifying the service and making a contribution to TRS, a member may receive credit for optional service. |
Text-only |
Refund Information for Members with
34 or More Years of Upgraded 2.2 Service Credit
Information Bulletin 0076 |
PDF |
Returning to Teaching following a Temporary Disability
Information Bulletin 0044 |
PDF |
Service Credit for Periods of Absence due to Pregnancy or Adoption
Information Bulletin 0073 |
PDF |
Sick Leave Credit from Former Employers
Contains information about using up to two years of unused, uncompensated sick leave for service credit upon retirement. |
Text-only |
Substitute and Part-Time Teaching Issues
Information Bulletin 0032 |
PDF |
$50 Minimum Requirement for Making Optional Service Payments
Information Bulletin 0071 |
PDF |
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