Florida Administrative Code › 60 - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES › 60S - Division of Retirement › Chapter 60S-4 - BENEFITS › Section 60S-4.0035 - Retirement Application and Effective Retirement Date

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) It shall be the responsibility of the FRS
				Pension Plan member, the State and County Officers' and Employees' Retirement
				System member, the Teachers' Retirement System member or the beneficiary of any
				such member in the event of the member's death, to make application to the
				Division for retirement benefits. A member may apply for retirement benefits
				within 6 months prior to his or her date of termination of employment. If a
				member terminates his or her employment and elects to defer his or her
				retirement to some future date, he or she may apply for deferred benefits up to
				6 months prior to the date he or she desires his or her retirement to become
				effective.
Applications for retirement benefits may be obtained from the
				  Division's website,
www.frs.MyFlorida.com
, or by calling the
				  Division Toll Free at (844)377-1888, if calling from outside the Tallahassee
				  calling area or locally at (850)907-6500. Individuals with a hearing or speech
				  impairment may call the Division via T.D.D. at the Florida Relay System by
				  dialing 711 or (800)955-8771. Applications are as follows:
(a) Application for normal or early
				retirement for FRS Pension Plan members as provided in rules
				 60S-4.004 and
				 60S-4.005, F.A.C., respectively
				shall be made on Form FR-11, effective 12/18,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10131
,
				Florida Retirement System Pension Plan Application for Service Retirement,
				herein incorporated by reference.
(b) Application for normal or early
				retirement for members of the State and County Officers' and Employees'
				Retirement System as provided in rules
				 60S-4.004 and
				 60S-4.005, F.A.C., respectively,
				shall be filed with the Division on Form SR-11 (Rev. 09/07),
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00372
,
				State and County Officers' and Employees' Retirement System Application for
				Service Retirement, herein incorporated by reference.
(c) Application for normal or early
				retirement for members of the Teachers' Retirement System as provided in rule
				 60S-4.004, F.A.C., respectively,
				shall be filed with the Division on Form TR-11, effective 07/16,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07341
,
				Teachers' Retirement System Application for Service Retirement, herein
				incorporated by reference.
(d)
				Application for retirement benefits by a beneficiary of a deceased FRS Pension
				Plan member, State and County Officers' and Employees' Retirement System member
				or a Teachers' Retirement System member as provided in rule
				 60S-4.008, F.A.C., shall be
				filed with the Division on Form FST-11B, effective 07/16,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07344
,
				Florida Retirement System Pension Plan Application of Beneficiary for Monthly
				Retirement Benefits, herein incorporated by reference. Application for
				retirement benefits by the contingent beneficiary of a deceased FRS Pension
				Plan member who selected an Option 2 benefit as provided in rule
				 60S-4.010, F.A.C., wherein the
				primary beneficiary receiving the Option 2 benefit dies within the 10-year
				period following the member's effective date of retirement, shall be filed with
				the Division on Form FST-11so2 (Rev. 12/02),
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00362
,
				Florida Retirement System Pension Plan Application for Survivor Benefits,
				herein adopted by reference.
(e)
				Application for retirement benefits by a beneficiary of a deceased FRS
				Investment Plan Special Risk class member as provided in rule
				 60S-4.008, F.A.C., shall be
				filed with the Division on Form FST-11B-IP, effective 06/18,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09531
,
				Florida Retirement System Application of Investment Plan Beneficiary for
				In-Line-of-Duty Benefits, herein incorporated by reference.
(f) Application for disability retirement as
				provided in rule  60S-4.007, F.A.C., shall be made
				as follows:
1. FRS Pension Plan members shall
				file such application for disability retirement with the Division on Form
				FR-13, effective 07/16,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07343
,
				Florida Retirement System Pension Plan Application for Disability Retirement,
				herein adopted by reference.
2. FRS
				Investment Plan members shall file such application for disability retirement
				with the Division on Form PR-13, effective 07/16,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07342
,
				Florida Retirement System Investment Plan Application for Disability
				Retirement, herein adopted by reference.
3. State and County Officers' and Employees'
				Retirement System members shall file such application for disability retirement
				with the Division on Form SR-13 (Rev. 09/71),
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00373
,
				State and County Officers' and Employees' Retirement System Application for
				Disability Retirement, herein adopted by reference.
4. Teachers' Retirement System members shall
				file such application for disability retirement with the Division on Form TR-13
				(Rev. 10/86),
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00384
,
				Teachers' Retirement System Employees' Retirement System of Florida Application
				for Disability Retirement, herein adopted by
				reference.