Members desiring to make deposits for military credit should request in writing to be billed for the cost of the credit. Requests should be addressed to Teacher Retirement System of Texas, 1000 Red River Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2698. Included with the request should be a certified or legible unaltered copy or copies of the member's service record showing the dates and nature of the member's active military duty. The system may require the member to make available to it such other evidence as may be required to establish the member's eligibility for retirement credit and the amount of deposits due. When the system determines the duty eligible for credit, it shall bill members for the total amounts of deposits and fees due for the credit at the last address of the member of which the system has record. The member must sign the statements contained on the bill certifying the accuracy of the information provided on the bill and return the bill to the system with the total amount due for the military duty credit or with an installment payment agreement. A member who requests a bill and submits all necessary evidence for crediting his or her military duty before the end of a school year shall have 30 days from the date the bill is transmitted by the system in which to submit the amount due or to return the installment payment agreement without owing any additional fees otherwise becoming due because of the intervening termination of the school year. Deposits for military duty credit will not be accepted after date of death, except to the extent permitted under the laws and rules governing installment payments, or date of service retirement of a member.

Source Note:The provisions of this §25.66 adopted to be effective September 11, 1977, 2 TexReg 3279; amended to be effective December 1, 1989, 14 TexReg 4919; amended to be effective January 24, 1992, 17 TexReg 252; amended to be effective September 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 5119.