Code of Massachusetts Regulations
807 CMR - TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD
Title 807 CMR 4.00 - Eligibility and Continued Membership
Section 4.02 - Eligibility Criteria
Universal Citation: 807 MA Code of Regs 807.4
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) No individual shall be eligible for membership within the retirement system, unless the retirement board finds:
(a) The individual
holds a license granted by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
("DESE"), or has been granted a waiver pending licensure by the DESE;
(b) The individual is covered by a
contractual agreement for employment with one or more school committees or
boards of trustees or by any combination of such committees and
boards;
(c) The contractual
agreement requires not less than half-time service as a teacher, as defined in
M.G.L. c. 32 and clarified herein; and
(d) The contractual agreement requires that
the individual be licensed by the DESE as a condition of employment.
(2) In addition to those individuals determined to be eligible pursuant to 807 CMR 4.02(1), the following individuals shall be deemed eligible for membership:
(a) Individuals who hold a license granted by
the DESE and are employed on the basis of not less than half-time as the
director of an educational collaborative as organized and approved under the
provisions of M.G.L. c. 40, § 4E;
(b) Individuals employed, pursuant to a
contractual agreement, on at least a half-time basis as a teacher by a
Massachusetts public charter school, an innovation school, or Quincy College.
Because "teachers" in these entities are members of the MTRS irrespective of
any provision of M.G.L. c. 32, a "teacher" in these entities is hereby defined
as one who either holds the title of teacher, meets all four of the eligibility
criteria set forth in 807 CMR 4.02(1) above, or works in a position that would
be eligible for MTRS membership if it were performed in a Massachusetts public
school; and
(c) Any member in
service of the MTRS whose employment status becomes less than half-time without
an intervening separation from service as defined in
807 CMR
4.01(1) above. For example,
a full-time teacher whose position in the same district is reduced to
40%.
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