Effective July 1, 2010, the Florida Statute Chapter 121, defines a retiree as:
- A person who has received any benefits, regardless of age, under the FRS Pension Plan (FPP), including DROP; or
- A person who has taken a distribution, regardless of age, including a rollover or withdrawal, from the FRS Investment Plan (FIP); or
- A person who has taken a distribution of employer contributions, regardless of age, including a rollover or withdrawal, from the State University System Optional Retirement Program (SUSORP); or
- A person who has taken a distribution of employer contributions, regardless of age, including a rollover or withdrawal, from any other optional retirement plan offered by the State of Florida.
The conditions under which a retiree (which by statutory definition can occur at any age) may be reemployed at an FRS participating employer are as follows:
- May not be employed, as a UF employee* for 6 calendar months after their retirement or distribution (withdrawal) date.
- May be employed during the 7th – 12th calendar months after their retirement or distribution (withdrawal) date provided the retiree ceases receiving retirement benefits during these months.
- After 12 months there are no State of Florida restrictions on reemployment.
* Effective May 1, 2020, retirees are no longer allowed to work through a third party (i.e. staffing agency) within the first 12 calendar months after retirement or distribution as it would result in loss of retirement status and benefits.
Additionally, anyone who is a retiree as defined above, is not eligible to participate in any State of Florida administered retirement plan including the Florida Pension Plan, Florida Investment Plan and ORP if reemployed.
For additional information, please visit the Florida Retirement System.