Rule Changes That Will Affect TRS reporting

4/15/2011

Teacher Retirement System MARCH 2011 UPDATE

RULE CHANGES THAT WILL AFFECT TRS REPORTING

P R E S E N T E D B Y : H O RT E N C I A I . O L I VA R E Z

REGION ONE ESC

APRIL 15, 2011

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TRS Rules

Four-year statutory rule review

Chapters 25-31 of Title 34 of the Texas Administrative Code

TRS Board

Approved without changes Readopt with changes Repeal

Effective

April 1, 2011 Beginning of 2011-2012 School Year

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Chapter 25 MEMBERSHIP CREDIT

SUBCHAPTER A SERVICE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP

DEFINES EMPLOYMENT FOR TRS MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES AND ESTABLISHES A STANDARD FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN TRS.

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Full-time Service Change RULE ? 25.1(e)

Changed

2011-2012 School Year

If there is no equivalent full-time position of a given position, the minimum number of hours required per week that will qualify the position for TRS membership is 15.

The requirement in this subsection applies to all positions, including bus drivers.

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Full-time Service Change RULE ? 25.1(e) (Continued)

Deletes the distinction between certified and noncertified positions and sets a 15-hour per week minimum for all positions to establish membership eligibility in TRS.

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Full-time Service Change RULE ? 25.1(b)

Changed

4/1/2011

Full-time employees hired late in the school year who otherwise meet TRS membership eligibility requirements (i.e., half-time or more; expected to work indefinitely or for a definite period of 4? months or longer) must be reported even though they may not establish a year of service credit for the school year in which they are hired.

Eliminates the requirement that the employment criteria be met "in one school year."

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Bus Drivers RULE ? 25.2

Repealed

2011-2012 School Year

Eligibility for bus drivers is no longer based on driving a minimum of one route per day that complies with TEA guidelines;

The "one route" requirement will be discontinued after the current school year.

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Substitutes RULE ? 25.4

Changed

4/1/2011

TRS will no longer require a member to purchase credit for substitute service once it has been verified.

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Part-time or Temporary Employment RULE ? 25.6

Changed

4/1/2011

Part-time (employment that is less than one-half the standard work load), irregular, seasonal, or temporary employment (employment for a definite period of less than four and 1/2 months) is ineligible for membership unless, if such employment, when combined with other employment in Texas public educational institutions, qualifies as service eligible for membership or if such other employment in itself qualifies as service eligible for membership.

Eliminates the phrase "in one school year" from this rule.

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Chapter 25 MEMBERSHIP CREDIT

SUBCHAPTER B COMPENSATION

DEFINES COMPENSATION THAT IS ELIGIBLE AND NON ELIGIBLE FOR TRS PURPOSES

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