Petras v. State Board of Pension Trustees

MOORE, Justice:

Frank A. Petras, a retired school teacher, appeals an order of the Superior Court upholding a decision of the State Board of Pension Trustees that Petras had no right to receive, for purposes of determining his pension eligibility or benefits, free credit for time spent teaching in other states. We hold that until his pension rights vested, the “free credit” provision could be amended or eliminated by the General Assembly. Accordingly, we affirm.

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Prior to July 1964, Petras had taught school in other states for three years and eight months. When he came to Delaware in 1964 the…