(a) For out-of-state service credit, military service credit, work experience service credit purchased under Government Code §823.404, service credit purchased under §823.405 of the Government Code, and USERRA service credit, a member may choose to purchase fewer years of service credit than the total years of service credit which the member is eligible to purchase. The years of credit shall be purchased in the following order.
- (1) For military service rendered prior to Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) service, the member must purchase credit for the earliest years of military service first.
- (2) For military service or the USERRA service rendered after TRS service, the member must purchase credit for the earliest years of military service credit first.
- (3) For out-of-state service credit, the member must purchase service credit for the earliest years of service first.
- (b) For military service, work experience service credit purchased under Government Code §823.404, service credit purchased under §823.405 of the Government Code, and USERRA service, the member must complete payment for the number of years of credit that the member has chosen to purchase before purchasing additional years of the same kind of service credit by either lump sum payment or by additional installment payments. For out-of-state service credit, a member who has entered into an installment agreement may be billed for additional years of out-of-state service as he or she becomes eligible to purchase additional years.
- (c) A member must purchase all withdrawn service credit and/or all unreported service credit and may not choose to purchase these types of service credit in yearly increments. A member will not receive any credit for withdrawn or unreported service until the entire balance due and all fees have been paid.
Source Note:The provisions of this §25.182 adopted to be effective September 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 5120; amended to be effective June 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 3733; amended to be effective March 12, 2003, 28 TexReg 2100.