If your account number changes (within your financial institution), no action is needed. Your financial institution will inform TRS.

If you are changing your account within your financial institutions or changing your financial institution, you can update your account information by accessing the secure section of our website and going to Payments. For monthly benefit payments, EFT changes may require 30-60 days to take effect, so you must update your information well in advance to avoid interruption in payments.

It is important that you notify TRS whenever your address changes. Members should update their address information in the secure section of our website. Beneficiaries should file a Beneficiary’s Change of Address Form (code DM14).

Yes. It is essential that TRS have your current address on file. If your address changes, please update the information through the Profile feature in the secure section of our website. You may also file a paper Member's Change of Address Form (code DM13), but the change will not be made as quickly.

Members receive a Quarterly Account Statement (QAS) for each account they have with TRS. Starting in 2026, each account is reported on a separate statement.

All non-retired members will receive a QPP Account Summary each quarter, reporting activity in their pension account, the Qualified Pension Plan (QPP). The TDA Account Summary is provided quarterly to members who have a traditional TDA account in TRS’ 403(b) plan, the Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) Program. Participants in the TDA Program’s Roth option will receive a Roth Account Summary each quarter.

New Quarterly Account Statements are normally posted in the secure section of TRS’ website about six weeks after the end of each quarter.

Before October 29, 2021, TRS membership was optional for paraprofessionals. However, as of October 29, 2021, paraprofessionals in the following titles are automatically members of TRS: Auxiliary Trainer, Bilingual Professional Assistant, Educational Assistant, Educational Associate, and Teacher Aide.

Paraprofessionals should not submit an enrollment request on the TRS website; instead, TRS will automatically enroll them as members based on information from their employer.

In-service members may enroll in the TDA Program at any time by accessing the secure section of our website. The TDA Program offers a traditional (pre-tax) option and a Roth (after-tax) option, and each has a separate enrollment process. Each option also allows you to name beneficiaries for your account; we recommend that you do so as soon as you enroll.

Yes. In general, twice a year, you will receive a Benefits Report newsletter prepared especially for TRS retirees. If you are a retiree with TDA Deferral status, you can view a quarterly statement of your TDA account balances by logging in to the secure section of our website. In addition, you may always obtain TRS publications such as the annual Investment Portfolios booklet by accessing the Publications section.

Before October 29, 2021, TRS membership was optional for paraprofessionals. However, as of October 29, 2021, paraprofessionals in the following titles are automatically members of TRS: Auxiliary Trainer, Bilingual Professional Assistant, Educational Assistant, Educational Associate, and Teacher Aide.

Paraprofessionals should not submit an enrollment request on the TRS website; instead, TRS will automatically enroll them as members based on information from their employer.

You may be eligible for a TDA loan under the following conditions:

a) if you have participated in the TDA Program for at least one year;
b) if you are an in-service member, or you are on a leave of absence, or you have TDA Deferral status; and
c) if you are not in default on an existing TDA loan.

You may learn whether you are currently eligible to take a loan by logging in to the secure section of our website.

You may do so by logging in to the secure section of our website. You may also write to TRS to obtain this information at any time; if you do so, please include your membership number in your correspondence.

You can view your recent Annual Benefits Statements and Quarterly Account Statements in the secure section of our website. These statements are in PDF format for convenient printing.