EL PASO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
BOARD POLICY
3.32.01
TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Any employee of the District who is employed for one-half or more of the standard work load on a regular basis is
eligible and required by law to participate in the Teacher Retirement System. Part-time (less than one-half the standard work
load), irregular, seasonal or temporary employment for a definite period of less than 4 ½ months during a school year is not
eligible unless such employment occurs in a school year in which the employee has rendered a creditable year (4 ½ months) of
service during the school year under TRS.
Each eligible employee is a member of the retirement system as a condition of employment on the first day of eligible
employment except:
A.
A person who executed and filed a waiver of membership in 1937 or 1949.
B.
A person who is eligible and elects to participate in the Optional Retirement Program.
C.
A person who is solely employed by a public institution of higher education which requires as a condition of
employment that the person be enrolled as a student in that institution.
D.
A person who has retired under the retirement system and has not been reinstated to membership pursuant to
the teacher retirement laws.
Texas Government Code Ann. Section 822.002
Adopted: Aug. 28, 1978
Amended: Jan. 24, 1991
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