Regular State Employee, hired on or after 09/01/2009
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 10 years | Rule of 80 Service Credit + Age = 80 or above
Minimum of 10 years of service credit (effective 9/1/2011) |
Age | 65 or above |
Lifetime Payment | Yes | Yes
Payment will be reduced 5% for each year
you retire before age 60 (25% maximum) |
Health Insurance* | Yes | Yes
Minimum of 10 years of service credit |
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year.
Regular State Employee, hired before 09/01/2009
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 5 years | 10 years | Rule of 80 Service Credit + Age = 80 or above
Minimum of 5 years of service credit |
Age | 60 or above | 60 or above |
Lifetime Payment | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Health Insurance* | No | Yes
Age 65 or above | Yes
Minimum of 10 years of service credit |
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year. Regular State Employee, hired on or after 09/01/2009
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 10 years | Rule of 80 Service Credit + Age = 80 or above
Minimum of 10 years of service credit |
Age | 65 or above |
Lifetime Payment | Yes | Yes
Payment will be reduced 5% for each year you
retire before age 60 (25% maximum) |
Health Insurance* | Yes | Yes
Minimum of 10 years of service credit |
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year.
Regular State Employee, hired before 09/01/2009
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 5 years | 10 years | Rule of 80 Service Credit + Age = 80 or above
Minimum of 5 years of service credit |
Age | 60 or above | 60 or above |
Lifetime Payment | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Health Insurance * | No | Yes Age 65 or above | Yes Minimum of 10 years of service credit |
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year.LECOS, hired on or after 09/01/2009
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 10 years of LECOS service credit | 10 years of any service credit | 20 years of LECOS service credit |
Age | 55 or above | 65 or above | any age |
Lifetime Payment | Yes Payment will be reduced 5% for each year
you retire before age 60 (25% maximum) | Yes | Yes Payment will be reduced 5% for each year
you retire before age 55 (25% maximum) |
LECOS
Supplement Benefit | No | No | Yes Payment will be reduced 5% for each year
you retire before age 55 (25% maximum) |
Health Insurance* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year. LECOS, hired before 09/01/2009
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 5 years of
any service credit | 10 years of
LECOS service credit | 10 years of
any service credit | 20 years of
LECOS service credit | Rule of 80 Service Credit + Age = 80 or above
Minimum of 5 years of service credit |
Age | 60 or above | 55 or above | 60 or above | Any age |
Lifetime Payment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Reduced benefit age
49 and younger | Yes |
LECOS
Supplement Payment | No | No | No | Yes
Reduced benefit age
49 and younger | Yes
Minimum of 20 years of
LECOS service credit |
Health Insurance * | No | Yes | Yes
At age 65
or above | Yes | Yes
Minimum of 10 years of any service credit |
*Notice about Insurance- Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year.LECOS, hired on or after 09/01/2009
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 10 years of LECOS service credit | 10 years of any service credit | 20 years of LECOS service credit |
Age | 55 or above | 65 or above | any age |
Lifetime Payment | Yes
Payment will be reduced 5% for
each year you retire before age 60
(25% maximum) | Yes | Yes
Payment will be reduced 5% for
each year you retire before age 55
(25% maximum) |
LECOS
Supplement Benefit | No | No | Yes
Payment will be reduced 5% for
each year you retire before age 55
(25% maximum) |
Health Insurance* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year.
LECOS, hired before 09/01/2009
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 5 years of
any service credit | 10 years of
LECOS service credit | 10 years of
any service credit | 20 years of
LECOS service credit | Rule of 80 Service Credit + Age = 80 or above
Minimum of 5 years of service credit |
Age | 60 or above | 55 or above | 60 or above | Any age |
Lifetime Payment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Reduced benefit
age 49 and younger | Yes |
LECOS
Supplement Payment | No | No | No | Yes
Reduced benefit
age 49 and younger | Yes
Minimum of 20 years of
LECOS service credit |
Health Insurance* | No | Yes | Yes
Age 65 or above | Yes | Yes
Minimum of 10 years of
any service credit |
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year.Elected State Official (ESO)
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year.
Judicial Retirement System (JRS), Plan I or Plan II
This retirement information is based on current ERS laws and rules. If you have taken a withdrawal of your retirement account balance, you no longer have those years of service credit in your account. They will not count towards your years of service credit at retirement.
Service Credit | 10 years of
JRS service credit | 12 years of
JRS service credit | 20 years of
JRS service credit | Rule of 70 Service Credit + Age = 70 or above
Minimum of 12 years
Appellate Court service credit |
Age | 60 or aboveMust be holding
office at retirement | 60 or above
Whether or not you
currently hold office | Any |
Lifetime Payment | Yes
Payment will be reduced
if you retire before age 65 | Yes
Payment will be reduced
if you retire before age 65 | Yes | Yes |
Health Insurance* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
*Notice about Insurance - Health and other insurance benefits for employees and retirees are subject to change based on available State funding. The Texas Legislature determines the level of funding for such benefits and has no continuing obligation to provide those benefits beyond each fiscal year.