Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 27 - Personnel
Part 210 - PERS, Regulations for Retirement Plans Administered by the Board of Trustees
Chapter 34 - Reemployment after Retirement
Section 27-210-34-102 - Loss of Monthly Benefits upon Employment or Reemployment

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 27-210-34-102

Current through September 24, 2024

1. Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi

No person who is being paid a retirement allowance or a pension after retirement under Article 3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, shall be employed or paid for any service by the State of Mississippi or any of its departments, agencies, or subdivisions participating in PERS, including services as an employee, contract worker, contractual employee or independent contractor, until the retired person has been retired for not less than 90 consecutive days from his or her effective date of retirement. After the person has been retired for not less than 90 consecutive days from his or her effective date of retirement or such later date as established by the board in Section 106.2 of this regulation, he or she may be reemployed while being paid a retirement allowance under the terms and conditions provided in Section 103 of this regulation. (See Sections 109 and 110 for work as an independent contractor or for work through a third party.)

a. Elected officials are deemed to be full-time for the purpose of creditable service. Therefore, retirees may not be employed or reemployed in a covered elected office under the provisions of Section 103 so as to receive both salary and retirement benefits concurrently as provided in that Section, except as provided in Section 103.2.b. of this regulation.

b. Following a bona fide separation from service of at least 90-days, elected or appointed officials paid solely on a per diem basis as provided by statute are not considered employees for purposes of this regulation on reemployment and may continue receiving a retirement benefit while serving as an elected or appointed official.

2. Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System

No person being paid a retirement allowance or a pension after retirement under Title 25, Chapter 13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, shall be (i) employed in a law enforcement position with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) or the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) or (ii) paid from the MHP budget or the MBN budget while being paid a retirement allowance from MHSPRS, if such employment commences on or after December 1, 2013. An MHSPRS retiree may be employed in any capacity with an employer other than MHP or MBN and remain in compliance with this rule.

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