Creditable service means any service for which retirement credit has been allowed. An employee earns credit for each month that he or she makes a contribution to LGERS. In addition to the years and months a member contributes, some members may have worked for a local governmental agency before that agency became a participating employer in LGERS. Since such service may be creditable, the Retirement Systems Division should be contacted about specific cases to determine eligibility for credit. 

Creditable service may also include sick leave credit, military service credit and certain types of purchased service credit listed in this section. 

Please note that all types of purchases are not available in all retirement systems.