(a) For out-of-state service credit, military service credit, and veteran's 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 Veteran's Reemployment Rights Act service rendered after TRS service, the member must purchase credit for the earliest years of military service credit first.
- (b) Except for out-of-state service credit, 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- (c) A member may not choose to purchase a yearly increment of withdrawn service or unreported service credit. A member will not receive any credit for withdrawn or unreported service until the entire balance due and all fees have been paid.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.