TRS Benefit Presentation Schedule & Change in Rules Information

The following two retirement items may be of interest to you: Houston area TRS Group Benefit Presentations have been scheduled for the following dates:

Houston area TRS Group Benefit Presentations have been scheduled for the following dates:

Date	Location	Time
Thurs., October 10, 2013	SBISD Board Room, 955 Campbell	5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Thurs., February 27, 2013	Region IV ESC, 7145 West Tidwell Road	5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Sat., April 26, 2014	Region IV ESC, 7145 West Tidwell Road	10:00 am - Noon

The presentations will review TRS benefits available to TRS active members and will also cover issues for members considering retirement in the next few years. Individual counseling appointments must be scheduled separately through TRS.

TRS is accepting only online registration for the group meetings through MyTRS accounts.

Registration opens August 23, 2013 and will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are not already registered for MyTRS you may go to the MyTRS LogIn to register. Members will receive a confirmation email with their scheduled date and time.

New Standardized School Year and Effect on 11- and 12-month Employees and Others Who Receive the First Check of their Duty Year Prior to September 1

TRS has also recently adopted changes in rules that detail how TRS will apply the new definition of school year in determining the amount of annual compensation credited to a member.

Here is a link to an article on the TRS website that explains the new Standardized school year and its effect on compensation and service credit for benefit purposes.

The new definition of school year will effect the compensation that is credited for 11- and 12- month employees (and any other employees who receive the first check of their duty year prior to September 1) in their last year of employment, if they choose to retire at the end of their duty year.

This change may also affect the amount of compensation that is reported on the annual TRS statements for those employees. If you have questions when you receive your statement, please contact TRS at 1-800-223-8778.

Employees affected by this change to a “standard year” who are considering retirement at the end of their 2013-2014 duty year may wish to contact TRS or attend a TRS Group Benefit Presentation for clarification on how the new standardized school year may personally affect them.