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Retirement and survivor benefits are paid for time already accrued. In other words, the allowance that you receive at the end of January is the payment for January. As a reminder, you will not receive a direct deposit statement every month. Direct deposit statements are only mailed when...

your first direct deposit is made;
there is …
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Proudly serving Massachusetts educators since 1914

Established on July 1, 1914, the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System is the largest of the Commonwealth’s 104 contributory retirement systems. We provide retirement, disability and survivor benefits to more than 100,000 active educators and over 70,000 retirees and survivors.

Mission statement

To ensure that members of the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System achieve …
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The enabling statute of the MTRS

Posted on March 06, 2018 by wpadmin

M.G.L. Chapter 15, Sec 16. Teachers' Retirement Board
There shall be a teachers’ retirement board for the purpose of administering the teachers' retirement system established under the provisions of chapter 32. Such board shall consist of seven members as follows: the commissioner of education, or his designee, who shall be a member ex officio and …
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Plan summary

Posted on March 06, 2018 by wpadmin

The Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System is a contributory retirement system governed by the Commonwealth's retirement law, Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws. The MTRS, which is the largest of the Commonwealth's 104 contributory retirement systems, provides retirement, disability and survivor benefits to Massachusetts teachers, administrators and their families. The MTRS is a defined benefit retirement …
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