The following shall be eligible for prior service pensions:(a) Present members upon retirement;(b) Any person who has served at least twenty-five years as a teacher prior to July 1, 1941; and(c) A new entrant who becomes a present teacher. The following shall be eligible for prior service pensions:(a) Present members upon retirement;(b) Any person who has served at least twenty-five years as a teacher prior to July 1, 1941; and(c) A new entrant who becomes a present teacher.
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