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Purchasing
Service Credit
As a PERA member, you may increase your service credit by
purchasing service credit based on a refunded account or
for employment not covered by PERA. All service credit purchases must be completed during active membership.
To purchase service credit, your eligibility
and cost to purchase is dependent on several factors including:
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The date your current
membership began |
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The division you work
under |
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The type of purchase
you are making;
based on a refunded account or for employment
not covered by PERA |
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Your age at the time
of purchase |
Review the Purchasing Service Credit booklet
for detailed information on purchasing service credit. The booklet includes the Cost to Purchase Service Credit table.
Use the following Purchasing Service
Credit calculators to help you decide if purchasing service would be
helpful to you:
Purchasing
Service Credit - Effect on Benefit
Purchasing Service Credit - Based on Employment Not Covered
by PERA
Purchasing
Service Credit -
Based on a Refunded Account
View,
print
or order the Purchasing Service
Credit booklet.
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