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 …
When submitting Employment after Retirement (ER) reports, each report month should contain the actual days and hours worked by a retiree within that calendar month and the actual pay that was issued during that calendar month. Reporting Entities (REs) …
TRS 'Full Payroll' rules require Reporting Employers (REs) to provide monthly reports on eligible and ineligible employees via the Regular Payroll (RP) report, and all TRS Retirees on the Employment After Retirement (ER) report. To clarify TRS reporting …
Certain higher education employees may be eligible to make a one-time, irrevocable election to participate in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) in lieu of membership in TRS. Eligibility to participate in ORP is determined by the employing higher …