Common use of Eligibility for Retirement Clause in Contracts

Eligibility for Retirement. In addition to any other eligibility requirement stated in this agreement or under law, a teacher not employed in the School District prior to the start of the 2004-2005 school year must also be employed as a teacher in the School District 200 for fifteen (15) consecutive and continuous years at the time of retirement in order to be eligible for the benefits enumerated in Sections 5, 7, and 8. For the purposes of this section, a Board of Education approved absence does not constitute a break in service.

Eligibility for Retirement. In addition to any other eligibility requirement stated in this agreement or under law, a teacher not employed in the School District prior to the start of the 2004-2005 school year must also be employed as a teacher in the School District 200 for 200for fifteen (15) consecutive and continuous years at the time of retirement in order to be eligible for the benefits enumerated in Sections 5, 7, and 8. For the purposes of this section, a Board of Education approved absence does not constitute a break in service.