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Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)

Members of the Public Employees' Retirement System are typically employed by the state or by a county, city, town, public utility district or local government entity.

• PERS Plan 1 is for employees who established membership before October 1, 1977.
• PERS Plan 2 is for employees who established membership on or after October 1, 1977.
• PERS Plan 3 went into effect March 1, 2002 for state employees, and September 1, 2002 for local government employees.

PERS Plan 1	PERS Plan 2	PERS Plan 3
Plan 1 Handbook Benefit Estimator Retirement Planning FAQ's Seminar Registration Plan 1 Recovery of Withdrawn or Optional Service Credit Non-Interruptive Military Service Credit Interruptive Military Service Credit Plan 1 Post 30-Year Program Plan 1 Disability Benefits	Plan 2 Handbook PDF version Text version Benefit Estimator Retirement Planning FAQ's Seminar Registration January Opportunity to Transfer from Plan 2 to Plan 3 Plan 2 Recovery of Withdrawn or Optional Service Credit Military Service Credit Plan 2 Disability Benefits	Plan 3 Handbook Benefit Estimator Retirement Planning FAQ's Seminar Registration Investment Information Plan 3 Recovery of Withdrawn or Optional Service Credit Military Service Credit Plan 3 Disability Benefits

Plan Choice Information

• Plan 2 or Plan 3 Choice Information

Information for all PERS members

• Retirement Planning Checklist
• Thinking About Working After Retirement? (Plan 1) (Plan 2 & Plan 3)
• What is Dual Membership and How Does It Affect Me?
• Can A Legal Order Affect My Retirement Account?
• How Can a Property Division Affect My Retirement Account?
• Can I Change My Benefit Option or Beneficiary Designation After I Retire?
• Contribution Rate Information
• What to do when a death occurs . . .
• Elected Official Rules for participation in a retirement system while holding elected or appointed office
• Judicial Benefit Multiplier Page - for PERS judicial members
• Withdrawal of Retirement Contributions
• Separating From Service but Not Retiring
• Purchasing Additional Service Credit

The DRS Retirement Outlook Newsletters, contain information important to all Retirement System members.