Retiree Employment

The State of Florida defines a retiree as anyone, regardless of age, who has received a retirement benefit or taken a distribution from any State of Florida retirement plan, including the FRS Pension Plan, the FRS Investment Plan, and the State University System Optional Retirement Program (SUSORP). Both rollovers and withdrawals are considered distributions.

A retiree may not be employed* until the first of the month after six full calendar months have passed since they received their first retirement benefit or distribution. After that point, retirees are fully eligible for rehire and may volunteer as desired without restriction.

For example:

  • First Pension Plan benefit received April 30, 2025
    • Eligible for rehire on or after November 1, 2025
  • First SUSORP or Investment Plan rollover taken February 1, 2025
    • Eligible for rehire on or after September 1, 2025

The date of separation from UF is not relevant for rehire eligibility, only the date the first State of Florida retirement benefit is received. Distributions from voluntary savings plans such as the UF Fidelity 403(b) Plan or the 457(b) Florida Deferred Compensation Plan also do not impact rehire eligibility.

*Effective May 1, 2020, rehire restrictions also apply to reemployment through a third party like a staffing agency.
 

Retiree Participation in State Retirement Plans

  • Rehired Pension Plan retirees are not eligible to participate in any State of Florida retirement plans.
  • Retirees from the Investment Plan or SUSORP who are rehired in a salaried position must participate in the SUSORP.
  • Retirees from the Investment Plan or SUSORP who are rehired in an hourly position must participate in the FRS Investment Plan.

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