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TRS Information Handbook

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TRS Information Handbook (complete booklet) Adobe Acrobat Document

Table of Contents Adobe Acrobat Document

Introduction Adobe Acrobat Document

General Information Adobe Acrobat Document
         Administration of the TRS
         Funding of the TRS DB Plan
         Appeals

Services for TRS Members Adobe Acrobat Document
         Retirement and Benefits
         Member Services Online
         Counseling Services
         Communicating with the TRS
         Confidentiality of Records

Membership Adobe Acrobat Document
         Who is a Member of the TRS DB Plan?
         Membership Tiers
         Simultaneous TRS and PERS Credit
         Contributions
         1% Supplemental Contributions Provision
         Refunds
         Time Limit for Refund or Benefit
         Tax Considerations
         Annual Statement
         Beneficiary Designation

Service Credit Adobe Acrobat Document
         Membership Service Credit
         Reinstatement of Refunded Service
         Sabbatical Leave Credit
         Claimed Service
         Leave Without Pay
         Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA ) Service Credit
         Outside Service Credit
         Call to Active Duty Military Service
         Claim for Prior Military Service
         Claiming Simultaneous PERS and TRS Service
         Indebtedness Payments

Disability Benefits Adobe Acrobat Document
         Converting to a Normal Retirement Benefit

Death Benefits Adobe Acrobat Document
         Nonoccupational Death Before Retirement
         Occupational Death Before Retirement
         1% Supplemental Contributions Provision
         Death Benefit Payments
         Death Benefits for Retired / Deferred Vested Members

Pension Benefits Adobe Acrobat Document
         Vesting
         Minimum Requirements for Age-Based Retirement
         Minimum Requirements for Service-Based Retirement
         Pension Benefit Calculation
         Retirement Benefit Options
         Joint and Survivor Options
         Rights of Spouses and Dependents
         Refund Rights
         Establishing Benefit Entitlement
         How to Apply for Benefits
         Pension Benefit Payments
         Minimum Benefit
         Conditional Service Benefit
         Public Service Benefit
         Duplicate Benefits
         TRS and Your Social Security Pension Benefits
         After-Retirement Benefit Increases
         Unused Sick Leave

Retiree Health Benefits Adobe Acrobat Document
         Medical Coverage at Retirement
         Optional Health and Life Plans
         Medicare and Your TRS Medical Coverage

Working After Retirement Adobe Acrobat Document
         Standard Option
         Waiver Option
         Retirement Incentive Programs
         Exceptions

Divorce, Taxes, and Other Legal Issues Adobe Acrobat Document
         Divorce
         Local, State, and Federal Taxes
         Other Legal Issues

Appendix Adobe Acrobat Document
         Early Retirement Factors
         Joint and Survivor Options
         Joint and Survivor Option Examples
         Indebtedness Factors
         Publication Resources

Glossary Adobe Acrobat Document

Index Adobe Acrobat Document