Section 38.1120. Out-of-system public education and other creditable service; certification; payment procedure.

(1) An active member may, after satisfying the requirements of the act, purchase out-of-system  public   education  and  other   creditable service. The board shall allow credit for out-of-system public education service if similar service performed in a reporting   unit  would  be creditable. Such service shall not be creditable until the member makes payment in full. Partial payments for service performed before July 1, 1974, will be accepted up to the time of the final payment, which shall be not later than the effective date of the member's retirement allowance.The minimum partial payment shall be established by the board.

(2)   The procedure for computing the compensation base for out-of-system public education and other creditable service which is performed after July 1, 1974, and payment procedure  shall  be  the   same  as  for   the purchasing of nonintervening military service credit.

(3)   It shall be the responsibility of the member to furnish,  on   forms provided  by the  retirement   office,   certification   of    creditable out-of-system  public   education and  other  creditable   service.   The certification shall be completed from official records in the possession of the educational agency, a public retirement system, or a governmental agency.

(4)    It shall be the member's responsibility to obtain completed certification of service, on forms prescribed by the retirement board, of the member's creditable out- of-system  public    education    and    other creditable service.

(5)   An original copy of the certification of service is required, which shall also include a list of the salaries received each school fiscal year of the member's service. It shall also contain  a  statement  by  the  school officer completing the certification that his or her  statements  are   based upon official school records on file.

(6)   If the support documents do not establish valid  service  credit, evaluation shall be based on annual composite summary listings.

History: 1985 AACS.