You can transfer your contributions and creditable service between TSERS and LGERS as long as you are an eligible member of the system to which you are transferring, do not receive a refund of your contributions from the system from which you are transferring and file Form 5TR (Transferring Service and Contributions Between Systems), available in ORBIT.

Transferred creditable service counts toward your eligibility for a monthly benefit and is used to compute the amount of your benefit. Overlapping transferred service cannot be counted twice for the same time period.

A transfer can affect your eligibility for State Health Plan coverage under the Retirement Systems. For more information about the State Health Plan, visit NC State Health Plan (shpnc.org).

After completing five years of membership service in TSERS, you may transfer contributions and creditable service from CJRS and LRS to TSERS. Contact us for additional information and instructions.