34 Tex. Admin. Code § 31.1 - Definitions
In this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) Disability
retiree--A TRS retiree receiving a disability annuity payment under Subchapter
D of Chapter 824, Government Code.
(2) EAR--Employment after
retirement.
(3) Employer--Any
employer required to report the employment of active members or TRS retirees to
TRS in accordance with Subtitle C of Title 8 of the Government Code.
(4) Employer surcharge--The return-to-work
employer pension surcharge described under Section §
31.3 of this title (relating to
Return-to-Work Employer Pension Surcharge) and Government Code §
825.4092.
(5) Employment--Any work arrangement between
a Texas public educational institution and a TRS retiree that qualifies as
employment under Government Code §
824.601, including
any work by a TRS retiree who is:
(A)
employed by a third-party entity unless the retiree does not perform duties or
provide services on behalf of or for the benefit of the institution;
or
(B) performing duties or
providing services for or on behalf of the institution in the first 12 full,
consecutive calendar months after the retiree's effective date of retirement
that an employee of the institution would otherwise perform or provide, and:
(i) waiving, deferring, or foregoing
compensation for the services or duties;
(ii) performing the duties or providing the
services as an independent contractor; or
(iii) serving as a volunteer without
compensation and performing the same duties or providing the same services for
the institution that the retiree performed or provided immediately before
retiring and the retiree has an agreement to perform those duties or provide
those services after the first 12 full, consecutive calendar months after the
retiree's effective date of retirement.
(6) Report month--The calendar month to which
a monthly certified statement under §
31.2 of this title (relating to
Monthly Certified Statement) applies, rather than the month in which it is
submitted to TRS.
(7) Retiree--A
service retiree or disability retiree.
(8) School year--For purposes of employment
after retirement, a twelve-month period beginning on September 1 and ending on
August 31 of the calendar year.
(9)
Service retiree--A retiree receiving a service annuity payment under Subchapter
C of Chapter 824, Government Code.
(10) Third-party entity--An entity retained
by a Texas public educational institution to provide personnel to the
institution who perform duties or provide services that employees of that
institution would otherwise perform or provide.
(11) TRS--The Teacher Retirement System of
Texas.
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