Ohio § 3307.771 Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy or adoption

Ohio Statutes

§ 3307.771 — Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy or adoption

Ohio § 3307.771

Title 33Education-Libraries

Ch. 3307State Teachers Retirement System

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3307.771 (2026).

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As used in this section, "regular employment"  means a consistent pattern of employment for twelve or more  consecutive weeks by the same employer during the year.

A member of the state teachers retirement system  participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who prior to July  1, 1982, was granted a leave of absence for pregnancy or resigned  due to pregnancy or adoption of a child may purchase service  credit under section3307.70of the Revised Code for a period for  which the member did not make contributions under section3307.26of the Revised Code. The service credit shall not exceed the  lesser of two years or the period from the day the leave commenced  or the effective date of resignation to the date of the member's  return to regular employment as a contributor to the retirement  

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As used in this section, "regular employment" means a consistent pattern of employment for twelve or more consecutive weeks by the same employer during the year.

A member of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who prior to July 1, 1982, was granted a leave of absence for pregnancy or resigned due to pregnancy or adoption of a child may purchase service credit under section3307.70of the Revised Code for a period for which the member did not make contributions under section3307.26of the Revised Code. The service credit shall not exceed the lesser of two years or the period from the day the leave commenced or the effective date of resignation to the date of the member's return to regular employment as a contributor to the retirement system. A member may purchase credit for more than one period of absence due to pregnancy or adoption, but the total service credit and credit purchased under former section3307.513and former section3307.514of the Revised Code shall not exceed two years. The member shall submit evidence satisfactory to the retirement board documenting that the leave or resignation was due to pregnancy or adoption of a child.

A member who purchases service credit for an absence or leave described in this section may not purchase credit for that absence or leave under section3307.77of the Revised Code. A member who has purchased service credit for an absence or leave under former section3307.513or3307.514or section3307.77of the Revised Code may not purchase credit described in this section for the same period of absence or leave.