For TRS purposes, temporary employment is when the total length of the employment is expected to last less than four and one-half months. If a person’s total employment meets or exceeds four and one-half months, then the employee cannot be classified as a …
Reporting Employers Service Level Agreement At TRS, we value the trust you place in us and remain committed to delivering the highest level of service. As part of that commitment, we want to provide our Service Level Agreement (SLA), which ensures timely, …
Protecting Members’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) TRS and Reporting Employers (REs) share the responsibility of protecting our members’ Personally Identifiable Information. PII includes, but is not limited to, the following: first name or …
Adjunct Faculty Eligibility Adjunct faculty play a vital role in supporting Higher Education Reporting Employers (REs), but understanding their TRS eligibility can be complex. This article provides an overview of how TRS defines adjunct instructors and …
TRS Membership Eligibility As a condition of employment in Texas public education, an employee must be a member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas if employed in a position that meets the membership eligibility requirements. To meet eligibility, …
As a reminder for reporting creditable compensation, the following types of pay should be excluded and only included in “Total Gross Compensation” on the RP20 records. If a TRS membership eligible employee receives a payout of only ineligible compensation …