Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 823.302. Military Service Credit

(a) An eligible member may establish service credit in the retirement system for military service performed that is creditable as provided by Section 823.301.

(b) A member eligible to establish military service credit is one who has at least five years of service credit in the retirement system for actual service in public schools, except that a member meeting this condition does not qualify for insurance coverage under Chapter 1575, Insurance Code, until the member has 10 or more years of membership service credit.

(c) A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system for each year of military service claimed a contribution in an amount equal to:

(d) In addition to the contribution required by Subsection (c), a member claiming credit for military service must pay a fee of eight percent, compounded annually, of the required contribution from the date of first eligibility to the date of deposit.

(e) After a member makes the deposits required by this section, the retirement system shall grant the member one year of military service credit for each year of military service approved.