Texas Administrative Code
Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Part 3 - TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS
Chapter 25 - MEMBERSHIP CREDIT
Subchapter G - PURCHASE OF CREDIT FOR OUT-OF-STATE SERVICE
Section 25.85 - Amount of Out-of-State Service Which Can Be Purchased
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Credit is limited to one year of out-of-state service for each year in Texas.
(b) No out-of-state service can be used to compute any benefit for any person with less than 5 years service in Texas.
(c) Not more than 15 years out-of-state service can be purchased in accordance with Government Code, § 823.401, provided that if any of the years of out-of-state service is considered nonqualified service, no more than five years of nonqualified service credit can be purchased. For purposes of this section, nonqualified service means the member's out-of-state service is currently maintained in another public retirement system from which the member has a right to receive a distribution, including a refund of contributions.
(d) Any purchase is subject to applicable plan qualification requirements, including applicable plan limitations on member contributions.
