Montana § 19-21-202 - Effect On Rights Under Teachers' Retirement System
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 19-21-202 — Effect On Rights Under Teachers' Retirement System, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-21-202. Effect On Rights Under Teachers' Retirement System
Effect on rights under teachers' retirement system. (1) An election under 19-21-201 to participate in the program is a waiver of all rights and benefits under the teachers' retirement system except as provided in this section. (2) A member of the teachers' retirement system who elects to participate in the program is considered, for the purpose of determining eligibility for rights and benefits under that system, to be no longer employed in a capacity that allows active membership in that system as of the effective date of the election. Thereafter, the member is considered an inactive member of the system if qualified under 19-20-303 , with the rights and privileges provided under 19-20-603 . (3) A person who elects to participate in the program is ineligible to be an active member of the teachers' retirement system while continuously employed in a position eligible to participate in the program.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-21-202 ("Effect On Rights Under Teachers' Retirement System") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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