If your new job title is a TRS-eligible position, your TRS membership rights would generally not be affected. However, job-title changes could affect your eligibility for certain retirement plans. For example, if you change from a title with the Department of Education (DOE) or a participating New York City Charter School to a City University of New York (CUNY) title, you would not be eligible to participate in the Age 55 Retirement Program; conversely, if you change from a CUNY title to a DOE or Charter School title, you would be required to participate in the Age 55 Retirement Program.

If your new job is not a TRS-eligible position, under certain circumstances, you may be eligible to transfer your TRS membership to another retirement system or you may become a transferred contributor and remain in TRS.