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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
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5 years
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Minimum 10 years
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Rule of 80
Service Credit + Age =
80 or above
Minimum of 5 years of service credit
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Age
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60 or above
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60 or above
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Lifetime Payment
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Health Insurance*
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No
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Yes**
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Yes
Minimum of 10 years of service credit
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*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.
**Optional benefits available at retirement and health insurance available at age 65
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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
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5 years
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Minimum 10 years
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Rule of 80
Service Credit + Age =
80 or above
Minimum of 10 years of service credit
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Age
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60 or above
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65 or above
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Lifetime Payment
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Health Insurance*
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No
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Yes
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Yes
Minimum of 10 years of service credit
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*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 .
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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.
Service Credit
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5 years of any service credit
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10 years of LECOS
service credit
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10 years of any
service credit
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20 years of LECOS
service credit
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Age
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60 or above
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55 or above
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65 or above
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any age
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Lifetime Payment
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Payment will be reduced If you retire before age 50. Reduction is based on your age at retirement.
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LECOS Supplement Benefit
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
Payment will be reduced If you retire before age 50. Reduction is based on your age at retirement.
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Health Insurance*
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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*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.
Click the link that applies to you:
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.
Service Credit
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5 years of any service credit
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10 years of LECOS
service credit
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10 years of any
service credit
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20 years of LECOS
service credit
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Age
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60 or above
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55 or above
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65 or above
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any age
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Lifetime Payment
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Payment will be reduced If you retire before age 50. Reduction is based on your age at retirement.
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LECOS Supplement Benefit
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
Payment will be reduced If you retire before age 50. Reduction is based on your age at retirement.
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Health Insurance*
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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*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.
Service Credit
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8 years of ESO service credit
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12 years of ESO service credit
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Age
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60 or above
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50 or above
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Lifetime Payment
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Yes
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Yes
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Health Insurance*
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Yes
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Yes
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*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
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10 years of JRS service credit
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12 years of JRS service credit
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20 years of JRS service credit
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Rule of 70
Service Credit + Age = 70 or above
Minimum of 12 years Appellate Court service credit
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Age
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60 or above Must be holding office at retirement
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60 or above
Whether or not you currently hold office
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Any
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Lifetime Payment
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Yes
Payment will be reduced if you retire before age 65
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Yes
Payment will be reduced if you retire before age 65
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Yes
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Yes
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Health Insurance*
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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*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.