Prior Service for New Employers

Prior service is service time received for work your employees did before your county or district joined TCDRS.

Prior service credit can only be applied toward retirement eligibility. It does not allow for additional deposits into the employees’ accounts, but employers may choose to provide monetary credit for this service.

There are two ways that an employee becomes eligible for prior service:

• The employee was employed on the date your county or district joined TCDRS.

• The employee was not employed at the time of your county’s or district’s participation, but worked for you before and was then re-employed within the first two years after the date of your employer’s participation and has at least six months of service since re-employment.

If you have an employee who is eligible for prior service, please contact your TCDRS Employer Services Account Manager for assistance. As the employer, you are responsible for submitting information related to prior service when your county or district joins TCDRS.

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