RCW 41.50.139 requires employers to report all retirees in their employ. Employees that are retired (or eligible to retire) from a DRS-administered plan are prohibited from joining a HERP as of 07/01/2011. If you have a scenario not listed in this chart (such as a dual member retiree or you have hired for a LEOFF-eligible position) please contact DRS.
These are the notes for the following table.
1 Contact DRS before reporting as an active member.
2PERS Plan 0 used as default.
3If retiree has less than 15 years of service credit in plan retired from. See WAC 415-112-546 for TRS; WAC 415-108-725 for PERS.
4L2 retiree hired into a TRS-eligible or PERS-eligible position has the option to continue retiree status or elect active plan membership in DRS plan.
5Rehired L2 retirees required to complete the LEOFF Plan 2 Re-employment form.
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| Plan retired from | Type of position returning to | Report in System/ Plan | Type code | Report compensation and hours? | Return-to-work wait period | Total hours when benefit stops | Can retiree join HERP? | Can retiree establish or re-enter active membership in a DRS plan? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERS 1 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | 30 calendar days | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Yes, in PERS1 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| PERS 2/3 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | 30 calendar days | n/a | No | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Yes, in PERS1 | ||
| Not eligible for any retirement plan | T0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| TRS 1 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 97 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in fiscal year (Jun-Jul) | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 97 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in fiscal year (Jun-Jul) | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 97 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in fiscal year (Jun-Jul) | No | Yes, in TRS1 | ||
| TRS 2/3 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | 30 calendar days | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Yes, in TRS1 | ||
| SERS 2/3 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | 30 calendar days | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Possibly in PERS1,3 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| PSERS | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | 30 calendar days | n/a | No | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Possibly in PERS1,3 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 867 in calendar year | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| Exceptions for nursing positions, in effect from 4/14/2023 through 7/1/2026 | |||||||||
| PERS 1,2,3 PSERS | PERS eligible, non-administrative nursing at a higher education institution | P0 | 95 | Yes | 30 calendar days | 1040 | No | - | |
| Plan retired from | Type of position returning to | Report in System/ Plan | Type code | Report compensation and hours? | Return-to-work wait period | Total hours when benefit stops | Can retiree join HERP? | Can retiree establish or re-enter active membership in a DRS plan? | |
| LEOFF 1 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Possibly in PERS1,3 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| LEOFF 2 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Yes, in PERS4,5 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Yes in TRS4,5 | ||
| LEOFF-eligible position | Mandated back into LEOFF Plan 2 membership | ||||||||
| WSPRS 1 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Possibly in PERS1,3 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| WSPRS 2 | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Possibly in PERS1,3 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
| JRS, JRF | Not eligible for any retirement plan | P02 | 99 | Optional | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Non-faculty, PERS or HERP-eligible | P0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Possibly in PERS1,3 | ||
| Faculty, TRS or HERP-eligible | T0 | 98 | Yes | n/a | n/a | No | Possibly in TRS1,3 | ||
1 Contact DRS before reporting as an active member.
2PERS Plan 0 used as default.
3If retiree has less than 15 years of service credit in plan retired from. See WAC 415-112-546 for TRS; WAC 415-108-725 for PERS.
4L2 retiree hired into a TRS-eligible or PERS-eligible position has the option to continue retiree status or elect active plan membership in DRS plan.
5Rehired L2 retirees required to complete the LEOFF Plan 2 Re-employment form.
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