Plans
PERA administers three defined benefit plans—The General Plan, the Police & Fire Plan, and the Correctional Plan. PERA also administers the Statewide Volunteer (SVF) Firefighter Retirement Plan and the Defined Contribution Plan (DCP).
General
Members of this plan include employees from cities, counties, and school districts. The General Plan is PERA’s largest plan.
Police & Fire
Members of this plan include most local governmental firefighters and law enforcement officers who meet job-related duties specified by statute.
Correctional
Members of this plan are responsible for the security, custody, and control of the correctional facilities and the inmates.
SVF
Members of this plan are volunteer firefighters who provide service to a municipal fire department or an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation. It is a voluntary plan.
DCP
Members are physicians, elected local government officials, city managers, and governmental volunteer ambulance service personnel.