KRS 161.608: Calculation of benefits of member who has an account with another state

system.

The provisions of KRS 61.680 are hereby recognized and shall be followed in calculating

benefits of any member of the Teachers' Retirement System who also has an account with

the Kentucky Employees Retirement System, County Employees Retirement System, or

State Police Retirement System. The benefits shall be calculated using a membership date

as follows:

(1) Teachers' Retirement System shall use the other state -administered retirement

systems' membership entry date to establish eligibility for and participation in

benefits if it is the earlier membership entry date between the systems, and this date

shall not be subsequently changed once entered in the member's record; and

(2) For individuals who begin participation in the Teacher's Retirement System on or

after July 1, 2026, service subsequently reinstated or established in another system

for an earlier period or date shall not change the individual's continued part icipation

in the Teachers' Retirement System account type in which they participated prior to

the reinstatement.