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Purchase Matrix
Purchase Matrix
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Definition |
Purchase Eligibility/Requirements |
Additional Information |
Leave of Absence |
A period of time during which you were absent from SURS-covered employment or worked fewer hours. Your employer must approve your time away from work. |
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Military Leave of Absence |
Service with the U.S. military that interrupts your SURS-covered employment. |
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Upon receipt of your discharge papers, SURS will grant service credit for the period of the eligible military leave if you were not dishonorably discharged; however, you may still wish to make up the forfeited earnings and contributions. |
Military Service |
Active duty service with the U.S. military that occurred prior to your SURS-covered employment. |
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Cannot be used toward the 5.0 year requirement to receive employer matching funds in a Portable or Retirement Savings Plan separation refund. |
Other Public Employment (OPE) |
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Cannot be used toward the minimum vesting requirements of 5 years and 8 years for Tier I members or 10 years for Tier II members.
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Prior Service |
Work with a SURS-covered employer during which you did not or were not eligible to contribute to SURS. |
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Repay Refund |
Repayment of a prior SURS separation refund. |
You must earn 2.0 years of service credit with SURS or an eligible state of Illinois Reciprocal System following the date the original refund was paid by SURS. |
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