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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 242 of 739
month of service, from September to June, inclusive, as a teacher, provided the [Teachers' Retirement Board may grant a member] member makes the mandatory contribution for each month. Ten months of credited service shall be deemed to be one year of credited service. A member may not accumulate more than one year of credited service during any school year. (2) The board may grant a member a month of credited service for a month during which such member was employed after the first school day but not later than the fifth school day of such month if [(1)] (A) such month was the member's first month of service as a teacher, [and (2)] (B) such month of credited service is needed by the member in order to qualify for a normal retirement benefit, [. Ten months of credited service shall be equal to one year of credited service. A member may not accumulate more than one year of credited service during any school year] and (C) the mandatory contribution for such month is paid. (b) Any member may purchase, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, additional credited service, but not to exceed an aggregate of one year in the case of service described in subdivision (2) of this subsection for each two years of active full-time service as a Connecticut teacher; and not to exceed an aggregate of one year in the case of absence described in subdivision (8) of this subsection for each five years of active full-time service as a Connecticut teacher, provided if any such absence exceeds thirty consecutive school months, such additional credited service shall be limited to thirty school months; and not to exceed an aggregate of ten years for all service described in this subsection, except for service described in subdivision (2) of this subsection. In no event may any service described in this subsection be purchased if the member is receiving or is, or will become, entitled to receive a retirement benefit based upon such service from any governmental system other than the teachers' retirement system or the federal Social Security System. Additional credited service includes: