Section 25.133 - School Year(a) For the purpose of granting creditable time toward retirement and determining a member's annual compensation, for school years prior to the 2012-2013 school year a "school year" shall be one of the following: (1) a period extending from the beginning of the school term (but not earlier than August 23) through August 31 of the following calendar year for service rendered prior to the 1970-1971 school year;(2) a period extending from the beginning of the school term (but not earlier than August 2) through August 31 of the following calendar year for service rendered for the 1970-1971 school year and thereafter; or(3) a period not to include more than 12 months, extending from the beginning date of a "qualified contract" or an oral or written work agreement year through August 31 of the following calendar year or to the beginning date of a subsequent qualified contract or oral or written work agreement year, whichever is earlier. Use of this "qualified contract year" is optional for school years 1970-1971 through 1974-1975 but shall be mandatory for all persons under a qualified contract after the 1974-1975 school year. Use of a written or oral work agreement that is not a qualified contract is optional for school years 1970-1971 through 1994-1995, but shall be mandatory for all persons employed under a written or oral work agreement after the 1994-1995 school year. A "qualified contract" or "work agreement" is any employment agreement in which service each year under the agreement is to begin on or after July 1 and is to extend past August 31 of the same calendar year. A "qualified contract" further imposes upon the employing school district a legal obligation to employ and compensate the employee for the entire duration of the agreed employment period.(b) Except as provided in § 25.26(g) of this title (relating to Annual Compensation Creditable for Benefit Calculation) regarding determining a member's annual compensation in the year of retirement, for the purpose of granting creditable time toward retirement and determining a member's annual compensation, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year and thereafter a "school year" shall be a 12 month period beginning September 1 and ending August 31 of the next calendar year.34 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.133
The provisions of this §25.133 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective June 15, 1999, 24 TexReg 4459; amended to be effective January 5, 2012, 36 TexReg 9340; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 52, December 25, 2015, TexReg 9727, eff. 1/1/2016