For the sole purpose of determining eligibility to receive a cash balance retirement annuity under Tex. Gov't Code Chapter 820, the system shall consider service performed as a participant in the optional retirement program under Tex. Gov't Code Chapter 830 as if it were service for which credit is established in the system. Each full or partial month of service shall count as one-twelfth of a year of creditable service.

Source Note:The provisions of this §76.4 adopted to be effective September 14, 2022, 47 TexReg 5498; amended to be effective April 16, 2025, 50 TexReg 2436.