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The MTRS, then known as the Teachers' Retirement Association, was established as part of Chapter 832 of the Acts of 1913, signed on June 19, 1913. The legislation had a tumultuous history: in 1911, a bill asking for enactment of a teachers' retirement system failed to pass the Legislature passed a resolve which asked the …

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In 1996, the MTRS standardized earnings and retirement contribution reporting. The original file specifications have since been modified to simplify payroll deduction reporting for employers and remove most of the originally required data that is otherwise non-existent in payroll systems. While updating the report validations and file field definitions, the MTRS has retained the fundamental …

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Throughout your retirement, we will administer your benefits and provide you with information and services. You also need to contact us when certain events occur.

During your retirement, WE will…

Provide you with information regarding your retirement benefits and our services We will gladly answer your questions on your MTRS benefits regarding your retirement and keep you …

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About your health insurance in retirement

Health insurance for retired members of the MTRS is not provided by the MTRS, but, rather, is a local contractual benefit. Most school districts offer continued health insurance to their retirees and either:

participate in the Retired Municipal Teachers’ (RMT) Program (see list below) or
offer their own group insurance …
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