If a member terminates employment covered by the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) and is later employed in a position covered by LGERS, the member can transfer his or her contributions and creditable service in TSERS to LGERS as long as the member: 

• Is an eligible member of LGERS 
   
• Has not received a refund from TSERS 
   
• Files Form 5TR (Transferring Service and Contributions Between Systems) with the Retirement Systems Division

A member who terminates employment covered by LGERS who is later employed in a position covered by TSERS may transfer his or her contributions and creditable service in LGERS to TSERS under the same conditions listed above. Transfer of service from LGERS to the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System (CJRS) is allowed after completion of five years of membership service in CJRS. Overlapping transferred service cannot be counted twice for the same period of time.

A Form 5TR can be submitted by the member at any time before retirement but should not be submitted until after the member’s first retirement contributions have been submitted to the Retirement Systems Division. The employer portion of the form (Section F) must be completed by the former employer only if the member’s termination was within three months before the application date.

Since a transfer can affect eligibility for retiree health coverage, a member who has five or more years of membership service in TSERS who is considering a transfer of his or her service from TSERS to LGERS should carefully read Guide B on Form 5TR for further information on the effect of a transfer on his or her individual benefits before completing Form 5TR.

The member should allow the Retirement Systems Division approximately 60 days to process their Form 5TR.