1. (1) A member may apply to purchase creditable service for employment outside the United States or its possessions in a federal, public or private school if it is an organized, existing institution established and operated for the purpose of instructing students.

2. (2) A member must provide adequate documentation to permit the board to reasonably ascertain:

   1. (a) if the services performed would be eligible for membership under the teachers' retirement system had they been performed in Montana and;
   2. (b) if the school is a qualified institution established for the purpose of instructing students.

Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 19-4-201 MCA

Implementing statute(s): Sec. 19-4-402 MCA

History: NEW, 1989 MAR p. 1276, Eff. 9/1/89.