Section 1650.342  Service Credit for Paid Student Teaching Service

For purposes of determining eligibility to receive optional service credit for paid student teaching service under Section 16-127(b)(11) of the Code, the member must:

a)         Have rendered the paid student teaching service on or after August 7, 2019, the original effective date of 105 ILCS 5/24-8.5 of the School Code, authorizing school districts to pay salary for student teaching service;

b)         Provide sufficient documentation acceptable to the System, for example, official school records, to establish the paid student teaching service credit and earnings; and

c)         Pay the contributions required under Section 16-128 of the Code to purchase optional service credit.

(Source:  Added at 48 Ill. Reg. 6116, effective April 5, 2024)