(a) If all other conditions and requirements are met, credit for service will be given immediately upon payment.
(b) Payment may be made for whole years. No smaller payment or payment for part of a year can be accepted except as permitted under the laws and rules authorizing installment payments.

Source Note: The provisions of this §25.87 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective September 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 5120.; amended to be effective June 15, 1999, 24 TexReg 4457; amended to be effective March 12, 2003, 28 TexReg 2097