reinstatement

PERAC has updated the Application for Reinstatement to Service form under G.L. c. 32 § 105, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Section 105 allows a retired member to return to active member-in-service status, but requires repayment of all retirement allowances received and at least five years of full-time employment after reinstatement. Boards should carefully counsel interested members about the financial implications and complete the first portion of the form before providing it to the member for signature.

PERAC releases an updated Application for Reinstatement to Service form under G.L. c. 32 § 105, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This form is used when a superannuation or termination retiree wishes to return to active public employment; signing it converts the individual from retiree status back to member-in-service status. Because reinstatement may require repayment of large sums and mandates at least five years of subsequent full-time employment, boards are urged to counsel members carefully before they proceed.

This memo transmits the updated Application for Reinstatement to Service from Superannuation/Termination Retirement under G.L. c. 32, § 105, which is effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. Boards are instructed to complete the first section of the form and provide it to any interested retirees, who upon signing are converted from retiree to member-in-service status; boards should carefully counsel members about the requirements, including repayment of large amounts and the requirement to work at least five years of full-time employment before the reinstatement fully takes effect. Boards with investment return assumptions not shown on the form should contact PERAC's actuarial unit for custom factors.

This memo explains the implementation of Section 82 of Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2023, which gives active members who elected to stop retirement contributions at age 70 under the repealed G.L. c. 32, § 90G 3/4 a one-time opportunity to rescind that election and receive creditable service for years worked after age 70. To be eligible, members must have maintained continuous service since their election, be active as of November 29, 2023, and elect to restart contributions and make up all missed contributions plus buyback interest by January 29, 2024 (60 days from PERAC's IRS clearance date). Boards must immediately identify any qualifying active members and provide them with the necessary information and the attached application form.

This memo announces an updated version of the PERAC Application for Reinstatement to Service from Superannuation/Termination Retirement under G.L. c. 32, § 105, effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. Boards are directed to carefully counsel members interested in reinstatement, as applicants must repay retirement allowances received and work at least five years of full-time employment after reinstatement. Upon signing the form, the member transitions from retiree status back to member-in-service status.

This memo announces an updated PERAC form for reinstatement to service from superannuation or termination retirement under G.L. c. 32, § 105, effective July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Boards must counsel interested members carefully, as reinstatement requires at least five years of full-time employment and potentially large repayments; boards complete the first portion of the form and upon the member's signature the individual reverts from retiree to member-in-service status.

This memo announces an updated version of the PERAC Reinstatement to Service Application form under G.L. c. 32, § 105, effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Boards should note that members electing reinstatement must repay all amounts owed and work at least five years of full-time employment; boards should counsel interested members carefully before processing the form, which transforms the member from retiree status back to member-in-service status upon signing.