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Access Claims Data in RE Portal
To request claims data, visit TRS’ Reporting Entity (RE) Portal . Click “Resources” on the navigation bar, which can direct you to a link for TRS-ActiveCare Data Request. It will look like this: From there, you’ll be able to download the data request …
Career and Technology Teacher Service Credit
Certain career and technology teachers may purchase one or two years of additional TRS service credit. Specifically, such service credit must be for work experience (outside of public education) in a career or technological field for which members …
State Sick and/or Personal Leave Service Credit
Eligible TRS members may purchase, at the time of retirement, one year of equivalent membership service credit for 50 days or more (or 400 hours or more) of accumulated state sick and/or personal leave. This must be unused state leave as of the last day …
Contract Agreement with CommonSpirit Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Updated Jan. 13, 2021 Earlier this year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and CommonSpirit Health were in contract negotiations, which resulted in CommonSpirit leaving the BCBSTX network on Dec. 16, 2020. After further negotiations, BCBSTX and …
Why Save in a 403(b) Plan?
?While your TRS pension benefit will provide a valuable source of ongoing retirement income, your pension probably won't provide enough income to ensure a financially secure retirement . Let's look at the numbers: 70-90% = percentage of …
SEC: Investing for Retirement and How to Avoid Fraud
?As a teacher, you have a number of choices to make when investing for retirement. The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to help teachers make informed investment decisions, including about 403(b) and 457(b) …
Types of 403(b) Plans and Companies
What are annuities and mutual funds? For a detailed overview of annuities and mutual funds, please see Evaluating Your Retirement Options from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Before entering into any 403(b) contract, TRS encourages …
Eligible Retirees to Receive One-Time Supplemental Payment
TRS appreciates the actions of Texas lawmakers who voted to grant a one-time, supplemental payment for many of Texas’ 445,000 retired public education employees. The payment will go to eligible retirees and beneficiaries who retired before December 31, …