State Correction Officers and Security Hospital Treatment Assistants Plan

For ERS Tier 3, 5 and 6 Members (Article 14-CO)

Available Options

State Correction Officers and Security Hospital Treatment Assistants Plan
For ERS Tier 3, 5 and 6 Members (Article 14-CO)

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Single Life Allowance (Option 0)
This is the basic retirement benefit. It provides the maximum benefit payment to you each month for the rest of your life. Under this selection, all payments cease upon your death. When you die (even if it is only one year, or sooner, after retiring), nothing will be paid to any beneficiary.

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Joint Allowance — Full*
This option will provide you with a reduced monthly benefit for your lifetime, and is based on your birth date and that of your beneficiary. After your death, your beneficiary will receive the same monthly amount you were receiving for life. If your beneficiary is your spouse, at the time of your death, he or she will be eligible for 50 percent of your COLA. If your beneficiary dies before you, all payments will cease upon your death.

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Joint Allowance — Partial*
This option will provide you with a reduced monthly benefit for your lifetime, and is based on your birth date and that of your beneficiary. After your death, your beneficiary will receive a specific percentage (75, 50, or 25 percent) of your benefit, which you selected, for life. If your beneficiary is your spouse, at the time of your death, he or she will be eligible for 50 percent of your COLA. If your beneficiary dies before you, all payments will cease upon your death.

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Pop-Up/Joint Allowance — Full or Half*
These options will provide you with a reduced monthly benefit for your lifetime. If you die before your beneficiary, the same monthly amount, or one-half that amount depending on which option you elect, will be paid to your beneficiary for life. If your beneficiary is your spouse, at the time of your death, he or she will be eligible for 50 percent of your COLA. If your beneficiary dies first, your benefit will be increased to the amount you would have received if you had selected the Single Life Allowance at retirement, and all payments will cease upon your death.

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Five Year Certain and Ten Year Certain
These options will provide you with a reduced monthly benefit for your lifetime, with the additional guarantee that if you live for less than five years or ten years after retirement, depending upon which option you elect, payments in the same amount you were receiving (without COLA) will be made to your beneficiary (or beneficiaries) for the balance of the five- or ten-year period. You may change your beneficiary within the five- or ten-year period.

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Alternative Options
If the options described here do not meet your needs, we will consider written requests for other payment methods. These requests must be outlined in detail by you and then approved by us for legal and actuarial soundness.
 

*If you elect this option, you must submit proof of your beneficiary’s birth date. You can designate only one beneficiary and you cannot change your designation after your retirement.