It is the responsibility of a member of the Teachers' Retirement System to make application for retirement under the defined benefits plan or for account distribution under the defined contribution plan in writing on a form prescribed by the administrator. The effective date of application is the day the application is received by the division, or, if mailed, the day the application is postmarked. A member requesting appointment to retirement should apply 30 days before the requested retirement date.

(Eff. 7/20/2006, Register 179)

Authority: AS 14.25.003, AS 14.25.110, AS 14.25.430