State Correction Officers and Security Hospital Treatment Assistants Plan

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

Applying for Previous or Military Service Credit

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

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Requesting credit for your previous public employment or military service as early in your career as possible ensures that:

  • If there is a cost, it will be less expensive than if you wait to purchase it at a later date.
  • Your retirement benefit will be processed more quickly if your service credit is in order.
  • Records we need to verify your service will be more readily available.
  • For Tier 3 members, you will stop making your 3 percent contributions sooner.

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If you are requesting previous service credit to establish eligibility for a vested retirement benefit, you must request this credit while you are on the payroll of a participating employer. If you receive a statement of the cost after you leave the payroll, you must make payment within 30 days of notification.

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NOTE: If your purchased service credit brings your total credited service to ten or more years, you will no longer be eligible to withdraw your contributions and end your membership.