A participant in the optional retirement program is not eligible for membership in the retirement system unless the person:

1. (1) terminates employment covered by the optional retirement program; and
2. (2) becomes employed in the public school system or with a state agency in a position that is not eligible for participation in the optional retirement program.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 36.106 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 34, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.