1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section, 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.
2. (b) A member who served less than four and one-half months in a school year but served a full semester of more than four calendar months will receive credit for a year of service.
3. (c) A substitute as defined in §25.4 of this title (relating to Substitutes) will be qualified for membership and granted a full year of service credit by rendering 90 or more days of service as a substitute in a school year and verifying the service as provided in §25.121 of this title (relating to Employer Verification) and paying deposits and fees for the service as provided in §25.43 of this title (relating to Fee on Deposits for Unreported Service or Compensation).
4. (d) An employee who enters into an employment contract or oral or written work agreement 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 will receive credit for a year of service credit.

Source Note:The provisions of this §25.131 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective June 15, 1999, 24 TexReg 4459; amended to be effective March 12, 2003, 28 TexReg 2099; amended to be effective March 8, 2007, 32 TexReg 1079.