§ 12332 Prior Service Retirement Credit

• •If you worked for the district before the retirement system started, that time can count toward your retirement.
• •This old work time is called 'prior service'.
• •Your retirement money can include this old work time.

A teacher worked for a school district for 5 years before the retirement system began. Now, they want to retire.

The 5 years they worked before the retirement system started can count toward their retirement money.