DRS Notice 24-018, Reminder: PSERS Election Period Ends Sept. 1, 2024
Date: 8/1/ 2024
DRS Notice 24-018
Applies to: All PERS Employers
Subject: DRS Notice 24-018, Reminder: PSERS Election Period Ends Sept. 1, 2024
This is a reminder to let you know that the election period ends Sept. 1, 2024, for your Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) Plan 2 or 3 employees who are existing public safety telecommunicators and meet the eligibility requirements. If your qualified employees miss this election period, they will not be able to transfer to the Public Safety Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS).
In Notice 24-007 we shared an election letter, dual membership flyer and a required election form for your employees. Refer to the notice for more information.
This PSERS Eligibility Worksheet can help you determine which employees may qualify. Employer Support Services is also available to assist you as you begin reporting.
To qualify as a PSERS employer, you must be a PERS Plan 2 or 3 employer that has employees who are public safety telecommunicators whose primary responsibility is to receive, process, transmit, or dispatch 911 emergency and nonemergency calls for law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, or other public safety services (see the definitions in RCW 41.37.010 and WAC 415-106-010).
In Notice 24-010, we announced that the employer reporting system in ERA is ready to support adding PERS-qualified public safety telecommunicators into Public Safety Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS).
Please review the employer frequently asked questions.
If you have questions about this notice, please contact Employer Support Services at 360-664-7200, option 2, or 800-547-6657, option 6, option 2.