If you leave service after attaining vested rights under the QPP, you may withdraw your TDA funds or you may elect TDA Deferral status. If you leave service before attaining vested rights under the QPP, you may withdraw your TDA funds at any time. If you leave your TDA funds with TRS, they would continue to accrue investment return for seven school years. However, if you withdraw your QPP funds, your TDA participation would automatically end, and TRS would distribute the value of your TDA account to you.