All Education & Counseling Resources

VRS Overview

Plan 1 or Plan 2

Knowing your VRS retirement plan is the starting point for understanding the member benefits available to you.

Webinar topics include:

  • The value of your benefit
  • Vesting and retirement eligibility
  • Ways to enhance your benefit for retirement

Benefit Payout Options

Plan 1 or Plan 2

Did you know there are four payout options to choose from when retiring? Learn more about each option to help you make your selection at retirement.

Webinar topics include:

  • Insights into retirement basics
  • Eligibility
  • How a benefit is calculated

Health Insurance Credit

Plan 1 or Plan 2Hybrid Retirement Plan

For many, health insurance tends to be the largest deduction from a retirement benefit. But did you know a portion of your health insurance premiums may be covered as a retirement benefit?

Webinar topics include:

  • Overview of the health insurance credit
  • Who is eligible
  • How it’s calculated and how to claim it

Purchase of Prior Service

Plan 1 or Plan 2

Learn about the types of prior service that can be purchased and credited to your member account and how it affects your retirement benefit.

Webinar topics include:

  • Calculating the cost of purchase
  • Methods of payment
  • Initiating the purchase process online