WAC 415-112-125. If I am eligible, how can I establish membership?

If you are a teacher as defined in WAC 415-112-120 and meet the conditions in the following table, you established TRS membership. Your plan status depends upon the date you established membership, as indicated in the following table: Period of Service Type of Employment Plan Prior to 10/01/77 1/ (1) You were mandated into membership, if: (a) You were contracted to teach full time, as defined in RCW 41.32.240 ; and Plan 1 (b) You were employed for ninety calendar days. (2) If you were employed less than full time, you were a member if you: (a) Worked the equivalent of ninety or more full-time days 2/ during a fiscal year; and (b) Established membership under RCW 41.32.240 prior to 10/01/77. 10/01/77 through 06/06/90 (1) If you were contracted to teach full time, you were required to be a member. (2) If you were employed as a substitute teacher or less than full time, you were a member if you: Plan 2 (a) Worked the equivalent of ninety or more full-time days 2/ during a fiscal year; (b) Worked at least ninety hours during one month; and (c) Established membership under RCW 41.32.240 . 06/07/90 through 08/31/91 (1) You were a member if you: (a) Were employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 (37)(a); Plan 2 (b) Worked two consecutive months of ninety hours or more of compensated employment each month during an annual period September through August. (2) If you were a substitute teacher, you were a member if you: (a) Worked two consecutive months of ninety hours or more of compensated employment each month during an annual period September through August; and (b) Established membership under RCW 41.32.013 . 09/01/91 through 06/30/96 (1) If you were employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 (37)(b), you were required to be a member. (2) If you were employed as a substitute teacher, you were a member if you: Plan 2 (a) Worked at least five months of seventy hours or more of compensated employment during an annual period September through August; and (b) Established membership under RCW 41.32.013 . 07/01/96 (1) If you were employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 (37)(b), you were required to be a member. Plan 3 (2) If you were employed as a substitute teacher, you were a member if you: (a) Worked at least five months of seventy hours or more of compensated employment during an annual period September through August; and (b) Established membership under RCW 41.32.013 . Period of Service Type of Employment Plan Prior to 10/01/77 1/ (1) You were mandated into membership, if: (a) You were contracted to teach full time, as defined in RCW 41.32.240 ; and Plan 1 (b) You were employed for ninety calendar days. (2) If you were employed less than full time, you were a member if you: (a) Worked the equivalent of ninety or more full-time days 2/ during a fiscal year; and (b) Established membership under RCW 41.32.240 prior to 10/01/77. 10/01/77 through 06/06/90 (1) If you were contracted to teach full time, you were required to be a member. (2) If you were employed as a substitute teacher or less than full time, you were a member if you: Plan 2 (a) Worked the equivalent of ninety or more full-time days 2/ during a fiscal year; (b) Worked at least ninety hours during one month; and (c) Established membership under RCW 41.32.240 . 06/07/90 through 08/31/91 (1) You were a member if you: (a) Were employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 (37)(a); Plan 2 (b) Worked two consecutive months of ninety hours or more of compensated employment each month during an annual period September through August. (2) If you were a substitute teacher, you were a member if you: (a) Worked two consecutive months of ninety hours or more of compensated employment each month during an annual period September through August; and (b) Established membership under RCW 41.32.013 . 09/01/91 through 06/30/96 (1) If you were employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 (37)(b), you were required to be a member. (2) If you were employed as a substitute teacher, you were a member if you: Plan 2 (a) Worked at least five months of seventy hours or more of compensated employment during an annual period September through August; and (b) Established membership under RCW 41.32.013 . 07/01/96 (1) If you were employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.32.010 (37)(b), you were required to be a member. Plan 3 (2) If you were employed as a substitute teacher, you were a member if you: (a) Worked at least five months of seventy hours or more of compensated employment during an annual period September through August; and (b) Established membership under RCW 41.32.013 . 1/ If you previously established Plan 1 membership as detailed above, you may reestablish Plan 1 membership after October 1, 1977. 2/ The equivalent of a full-time day is the sum of partial days, which, when added together, equal one full-time day. 1/ If you previously established Plan 1 membership as detailed above, you may reestablish Plan 1 membership after October 1, 1977. 2/ The equivalent of a full-time day is the sum of partial days, which, when added together, equal one full-time day.