16 CSR 10-4.007
Part-Time Election
PURPOSE: This rule defines what is meant by “first employed”
and “first such employment” as it relates to the part-time
election offered to certain certificated members under section
169.712, RSMo, and sets forth the membership requirements of
those members who elect membership in the Public Education
Employee Retirement System and then undergo certain changes
in their work or positions.
(1) Effective January 1, 2022, for purposes of section 169.712.1,
RSMo, “first employed” and “first such employment” means the
first instance of certificated part-time covered employment for
an individual who has never held PSRS membership. At the time
of this employment, if a certificated person is employed less
than full-time, but in a manner that would qualify him or her
for membership in the Public Education Employee Retirement
System of Missouri, such person shall become a member of the
Public School Retirement System of Missouri and shall receive
creditable service on a pro rata basis in that system. However,
such person shall have the right to elect to become or remain a
member of the Public Education Employee Retirement System
of Missouri by filing an election within the time frame required
by section 169.712.1, RSMo, and in the manner required by the
board of trustees. Such election shall be irrevocable and apply
to all subsequent eligible part-time certificated employment
in the current and future memberships, unless and until such
person becomes employed full-time while holding a certificate.
In that event, such person shall become a member of the Public
School Retirement System (PSRS) of Missouri for all subsequent
full-time and part-time certificated employment in the current
and future memberships.
(2) Effective January 1, 2022, for purposes of section 169.712.2,
RSMo, “first such employment” means the first instance of
certificated part-time employment of at least seventeen (17)
but less than twenty (20) hours per week on a regular basis
with a public school as defined in section 169.010, RSMo, for an
individual who has never held PSRS membership. At the time
of this employment, such person shall become a member of the
Public School Retirement System of Missouri and shall receive
creditable service on a pro rata basis in that system. However,
such person shall have the right to elect to become or remain a
member of the Public Education Employee Retirement System
of Missouri by filing an election within the time frame required
by section 169.712.2, RSMo, and in the manner required by the
board of trustees. Such election shall be irrevocable and apply
to all subsequent eligible part-time certificated employment
in the current and future memberships, unless and until such
person becomes employed full-time while holding a certificate.
In that event, such person shall become a member of the Public
School Retirement System of Missouri for all subsequent fulltime and part-time certificated employment in the current and
future memberships.
AUTHORITY: section 169.712, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed July
30, 2021, effective March 30, 2022.
*Original authority: 169.712, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1997, 2003, 2005.