State Patrol Employees Pension Plan

The 1947 Legislature created the State Patrol Retirement Plan.

Members hired on or after July 1, 2016 fall under "Tier Two" benefits.
Benefits are capped at 75% of final average compensation for all members.
Members with 30 or more years of service may retire at any age.
Members with 25 or more years of service may retire at age 50.
Members with 10 or more years of service may retire at age 55.
Retirement is mandatory at age 60.
Tier One members contribute 16% of compensation. Tier Two members contribute 17%.
The employer matches member contributions at 100%.
Besides normal benefits, the law provides disability and survivor benefits.
A "DROP" feature is available for Tier One members.
Members are not covered by Social Security.
As a defined benefit plan, lifetime monthly retirement benefits are based on this formula:

AVERAGE HIGHEST COMPENSATION
(TIER ONE 3 YEARS/TIER TWO 5 YEARS)

CREDITABLE SERVICE YEARS

FORMULA FACTOR (CURRENTLY 3.0%)

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