2022 RTW Law: Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
What is an adjunct professor?
An adjunct professor is any part-time faculty, including any instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor, assigned the professional activities of instructing pupils or conducting research at a public institution of postsecondary education. Instruction may be provided in person or through an approved medium such as television, radio, computer, Internet, multimedia telephone, or correspondence and may be delivered inside or outside the classroom or in other teacher-student settings.
- What is an adjunct professor?
- Can I return to work under the 2022 RTW Group and also be employed under another RTW law?
- What if I receive a TRSL disability retirement benefit?
- I am in the grandfathered group within the 2010 RTW Group, does being enrolled in the 2022 RTW Group change my grandfathered status?
What is an adjunct professor?
An adjunct professor is any part-time faculty, including any instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor, assigned the professional activities of instructing pupils or conducting research at a public institution of postsecondary education. Instruction may be provided in person or through an approved medium such as television, radio, computer, Internet, multimedia telephone, or correspondence and may be delivered inside or outside the classroom or in other teacher-student settings.
Can I return to work under the 2022 RTW Group and also be employed under another RTW law?
Yes, you can have concurrent employment under the 2022 RTW Group and one of either the 2010 RTW Group or the 2020 RTW Group.What if I receive a TRSL disability retirement benefit?
Retirees who receive a TRSL disability benefit will have their benefits terminated if they become employed in the field of public or private education, unless they have converted to a service retirement. However, these retirees can have earnings outside the education field, but there is a limit on the amount that can be earned. For more information on disability retirement refer to TRSL’s Disability Retirement brochure.I am in the grandfathered group within the 2010 RTW Group, does being enrolled in the 2022 RTW Group change my grandfathered status?
If you are a TRSL retiree who retired on or before June 30, 2010 (grandfathered group), enrollment in the 2022 RTW Group has no effect on your status. You can be concurrently enrolled under the 2010 RTW Group and the 2022 RTW Group with no effect on your grandfathered return-to-work status.Still have questions?
Ask TRSL. Contact us about your reemployment position and RTW laws that could impact your retirement benefits.