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Employment after Retirement

Returning to state employment after you retire will not affect your ERS retirement annuity. If you are an ERS retiree who returns to work at an ERS agency, you will no longer contribute a portion of your monthly pay to your ERS retirement account. Therefore, you are not eligible to receive a second retirement from ERS.

When you return to State employment, you will be able to choose whether you want active employee or retiree benefits.

Retiree Benefits	Active Employee Benefits
Health + $2,500 Basic Term Life	Health + $5,000 Basic Term Life
Dental	Dental
Optional Term Life - Elections I, II, or $10,000	Optional Term Life - Elections I-IV
Dependent Term Life - $2,500	Dependent Term Life - $5,000
Long-term Care Insurance	Long-term Care Insurance (new accounts not accepted)
TexFlex - finish obligation during the year of retirement (if necessary)	TexFlex
Texa$aver - Retirees who have returned to work for the State can contribute to their Texa$aver account, whether they are enrolled in retiree benefits or active employee benefits. (Retirees who have not returned to work cannot enroll in, have a loan on, or contribute to a Texa$aver account.)	Texa$aver
	Accidental Death & Dismemberment
	Short- & Long-term Disability Insurance
	Premium Conversion (tax savings)

Note: A state agency that hires a return-to-work retiree who retired on or after September 1, 2009, pays ERS a surcharge. The surcharge is equal to the amount of the State's retirement contribution for an active employee. A state agency cannot hire a person who retired under ERS until at least 90 days after the retirement date.