Any member who is also a participant in an alternate retirement program, as defined in subsection (u) of § 5-154, the state employees retirement system or any other retirement system may purchase service credit in the Connecticut teachers’ retirement system in accordance with § 10-183e, provided such member withdraws any and all employee funds and forfeits all employer contributions and earnings thereon in the respective system, other than the Social Security System or the nonregular military retirement system under 10 USC chapter 1223, as amended from time to time. No person shall be eligible for membership in the teachers’ retirement system and any other retirement system or program at the same time for the same service.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 10-183p

  • Contributions: means amounts withheld pursuant to this chapter and paid to the board by an employer from compensation payable to a member. See Connecticut General Statutes 10-183b
  • Employer: means an elected school committee, a board of education, the State Board of Education, the Office of Early Childhood, the Technical Education and Career System, the Board of Regents for Higher Education or any of the constituent units, the governing body of the Children's Center and its successors, The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees, the E. See Connecticut General Statutes 10-183b
  • Member: means any Connecticut teacher employed (A) on, and compensated for, the first school day, in accordance with the member's contractual schedule, and (B) for an average of at least one-half of each school day after the first school day, except that no teacher who under any provision of the general statutes elects not to participate in the system shall be a member unless and until the teacher elects to participate in the system. See Connecticut General Statutes 10-183b
  • System: means the Connecticut teachers' retirement system. See Connecticut General Statutes 10-183b
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