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Member Statement

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Retirement at a Glance

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Your Final Average Compensation

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Plan Ahead

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Earning and Purchasing Service Credit

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Types of Service Credit

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Available Benefits

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Full Retirement
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Full Retirement

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You qualify for a full retirement at any age with 25 years of service.  

Pre-Retirement Survivor Pension

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Duty Pre-Retirement Survivor Pension
Nonduty Pre-Retirement Survivor Pension

Deferred Retirement

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If you leave state police employment with ten or more years of service, but fewer than 25 years of service, you will qualify for a deferred retirement at age 50.

Disability Retirement

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You may qualify for a disability pension if you become permanently disabled while a member of this retirement system. The retirement system offers two types of disability pensions, duty and nonduty.

Duty Disability
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Survivor Pension

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Your spouse or children may qualify for a nonduty or duty preretirement survivor pension if you die before retiring.

Deferred Retirement Option Plan

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DROP Eligibility
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DROP Eligibility

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DROP Eligibility

Computing DROP

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Computing DROP

DROP Enrollment

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DROP Enrollment

Working Through DROP

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Working Through DROP

DROP Benefits

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DROP Benefits

Distribution of DROP

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Distribution of DROP

When DROP Ends

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When DROP Ends

Ready to Retire

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Retirement at a Glance
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Insurance
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Retirement at a Glance

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Countdown to Retirement

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Countdown to Retirement

Insurance

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Rounding Out Your Plans

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Rounding Out Your Plans

How to Apply

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Apply for Retirement
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After You Apply

Post-Retirement Increases

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Post-Retirement Increases

Insurance

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Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Dependent Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Long-Term Care
Personal Healthcare Fund Guide

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

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When your retirement application is processed, we forward your insurance enrollment information to your chosen health, dental, and vision insurance carriers. You should receive insurance identification cards a few weeks after your pension begins.

Dependent Health Insurance

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Life Insurance

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As a retiree, your state-sponsored life insurance continues for you and your dependents at no charge to you. Your coverage is 25 percent of the coverage you carried when you left work; your dependents' policies are capped at $1,000 each.

Long-Term Care

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The state of Michigan now offers individual Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC) through LifeSecure. To view LTC plan details, visit the Employee Benefits Division of the Michigan Civil Service Commission under Retiree Eligibility. If you previously enrolled in a state-sponsored LTC plan with Prudential or MetLife, you

Personal Healthcare Fund Guide

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After Retirement

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Power of Attorney and Advance Directives Resources
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Power of Attorney and Advance Directives Resources

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Power of Attorney and Advance Directives Resources

Life Events in Retirement

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Life Events in Retirement

Post-Retirement Increases

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Post-Retirement Increases

Online Resources

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Videos
Online Retirement Presentation

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Online Retirement Presentation

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Online Retirement Presentation

Forms and Publications

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Board Information

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Meeting Schedule

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Information for upcoming meetings

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Statistical Information

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Monthly retirement payroll additions

Board Members

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Special Reports

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Get Updates

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Contact Us

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Your Final Average Compensation
Plan Ahead

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How to Purchase Service Credit
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Military
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Workers' Compensation

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Full Retirement
Deferred Retirement
Survivor Pension

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Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
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Life Insurance
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The retirement plan information that appears on this website is intended to summarize basic provisions of Public Act 182 of 1986, as amended. Current laws, rates, and factors are subject to change. Should there be discrepancies between the information reflected here and the actual law, the provisions of the law govern.

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