A member must serve at least 4 1/2 months in an eligible position during the school year to receive credit for a year of service. Exceptions to this requirement are the following.
- (1) A member who served the entire school year before 1937 will receive credit for a year of service, even though the school year was less than 4 1/2 months.
- (2) A member who served a full semester of more than four calendar months will receive credit for a year of service.
- (3) A full year of service credit will be granted either to a substitute who qualifies for membership by virtue of rendering the amount of service specified under §25.4 of this title (relating to Employee Substitutes) or to an employee who enters into an employment contract for a period which would qualify the employee for a year of service credit under the other provisions of this section but who actually renders only the amount of service specified in §25.4 of this title (relating to Employee Substitutes), provided that the early termination of service is the result of a justifiable absence as defined in the Teacher Retirement Law.
Source Note:The provisions of this §25.131 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976.