Booklets and Fact Sheets

Booklets and Fact Sheets

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PERA Membership

Booklet

PERA Overview for New Members

PERA Overview for New Members – Spanish

PERA Overview for Judges

PERA Overview for Safety Officers

Your PERA Benefits

Fact Sheet

Colorado PERA Members and Benefit Recipients by County

Automatic Adjustment Provision

PERA Contribution Rates

Retirement

Booklet

Retirement Process

Fact Sheet

Annual Increases for Benefit Recipients

Checklist to Prepare for a Colorado PERA Retirement

Retirement Forms Checklist

PERA Benefit Structure-Understanding Your Benefit Estimate

DPS Benefit Structure-Understanding Your Benefit Estimate

FAQs for Retirees

Automatic Adjustment Provision

Working After Retirement

Booklet

Working After Retirement

Fact Sheet

Working During the Effective Month of Retirement

Working After Retirement for Independent Contractors

Suspension of Retirement Benefits

Service Credit

Booklet

Purchasing Service Credit

Fact Sheet

School and DPS Divisions Service Credit

Service Credit Purchase Terms and Conditions

Using Tax-Deferred Funds to Purchase Service Credit

Health Benefits (PERACare)

Booklet

PERACare 2026 Health Benefits Program – Pre-Medicare Coverage

PERACare 2026 Health Benefits Program – Medicare Coverage

PERACare 2026 Health Benefits Program – Combination Pre-Medicare and Medicare Coverage

Divorce/Domestic Relations Order

Booklet

PERA Benefits and Divorce

Fact Sheet

Defined Contribution (DC) Plan (PERAChoice)

Booklet

PERA Overview for Defined Contribution Plan Members

PERAChoice Brochure

PERA’s 401(k) and Defined Contribution Plan and Trust Document

401(k) and 457 Plans (PERAPlus)

Booklet

PERA’s 401(k) and Defined Contribution Plan and Trust Document

The PERA Deferred Compensation Plan

PERAPlus 401(k) Plan Overview

PERAPlus 401(k) Plan Enrollment Guide

PERAPlus 457 Plan Overview

PERAPlus 457 Plan Enrollment Guide

Disability and Survivor Benefits

Booklet

Disability Program

Survivor Benefits

Leaving Employment

Booklet

Refund/Rollover Request

Refund/Rollover Request – Spanish

Fact Sheet

Leaves and Sabbaticals

Tax Considerations for Refunds and Rollovers

Tax Considerations for Refunds and Rollovers – Spanish

Flow Chart

Refund/Rollover Process Flow Chart

Refund/Rollover Process Flow Chart – Spanish

Taxes

Booklet

Taxes on PERA Benefits

Fact Sheet

Taxes on One-Time Distributions

IRS Fact Sheets

Beneficiaries and Cobeneficiaries

Booklet

Changing Your Cobeneficiary or Benefit Option

PERA Law/PERA Rules/Administrative Appeals

Administrative Appeals

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Frequently Asked Questions

Visit our FAQs library to find answers to commonly asked questions.

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Video Library

PERA has a variety of videos for you to watch and learn more about your retirement plan and better understand your PERA benefits.