Service Purchase
Service Purchase
Members may purchase several types of service and leave for TRS service credit. The chart below provides a brief overview of the types of service purchase available and the conditions that apply; however, purchasing service is complex and cannot be summed up in a simple chart. For detailed information about the conditions required to purchase service for any of the types listed in this chart, see Fact Sheet #8, Creditable Service and Service Purchases.
Service Type | Purchase Limit | Member Status Required for Purchase | Counts Toward Vesting | Employee Cost | Employer Cost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Re-Purchase of Withdrawn Membership Service | No | Active or Inactive | Yes | Yes | No |
Correction of Service Not Reported to TRS | No | Active or Inactive | Yes | Maybe | Yes |
Correction of Service Reported in Error to PERS | No | Active or Inactive | Yes | Maybe | Yes |
Purchase of Service for First 30 Days (210 Hours) of Service | Yes | Active | Yes | Yes | Maybe |
Transfer of Service From PERS - Defined Benefit | No | Active | Yes | No | No |
Transfer of Service From PERS - Defined Contribution | No | Active + Vested + 1 Year Service* | No | Yes | No |
Legislative Service | No | Active or Inactive | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Non-TRS Reportable Teaching Service in Schools Located in the U.S. (State or Federal Public, and Private Schools) | Yes | Active + Vested + 1 Year Service* | No | Yes | No |
Teaching Service in Schools Located Outside the United States (U.S. Federal or Other Public, and Private Schools) | Yes | Active + Vested + 1 Year Service* | No | Yes | No |
Service Under the Montana University System Retirement Program (MUSRP) | Yes | Active + Vested + 1 Year Service* | No | Yes | No |
Montana Cooperative Extension Service | Yes | Vested | No | Yes | No |
Purchase of Leave Time | Yes | Active + Vested + 1 Year Service* | No | Yes | No |
Uniformed Service During Conflicts in Korea or Vietnam | Yes | Active + Vested + 1 Year Service* | No | No | No |
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Military Service / Montana Military Service Employment Rights Act (MMSERA) | Yes | Active + Pre-Military Leave Employer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Non-USERRA Military Service/Service in the Red Cross or Merchant Marines | Yes | Active + Vested + 1 Year Service* | No | Yes | No |
Leave for Employment-Related Injury | Yes | Active | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* Member must have one full year of membership service following the period for which service is being purchased.
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