Members desiring to make deposits for service credit for eligible military duty under the Veteran's Reemployment Rights Act (VRRA) 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 military duty. Also included with the request should be a certification of the date of the member's application for reemployment with a Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) covered employer or other proof of the date of employment with a TRS covered employer. The system may also require the member to make available to it such other evidence as may be required to establish the member's eligibility under the VRRA and §25.71 of this title (relating to Service Credit for Eligible Active Duty under the Veteran's Reemployment Rights Act) for retirement credit and the amount of the deposits due. When the system determines the duty is eligible for credit, it shall bill the member 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 in the bill and return the bill to the system with the total amount due for the eligible credit or with an installment payment agreement. A member who requests a bill and submits all necessary evidence for crediting his military duty eligible under the VRRA and §25.71 of this title 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 eligible for credit under the VRRA and §25.71 of this title will not be accepted after the date of death of a member, except to the extent permitted under the laws and rules governing installment payments.

Source Note:The provisions of this §25.75 adopted to be effective January 24, 1992, 17 TexReg 252; amended to be effective September 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 5119.