Game Wardens' and
Peace Officers' Retirement System (GWPORS)

GWPORS provides retirement, disability and death benefits to all persons employed as a game warden, warden supervisory personnel, or state peace officer.

GWPORS Summary of Benefits

Highest Average Compensation (HAC)

For members hired before 7/1/2011: Highest consecutive 36 months. It is not necessarily the last 36 months of your career.

For members hired on or after 7/1/2011: Highest consecutive 60 months. It is not necessarily the last 60 months of your career.

Years of Service Required
and/or
Age Eligible for Benefit

  • Age 50 and 20 years of service

  • Age 55 and 5 years of service

Vesting

5 years

Monthly Benefit Formula

2.5% of HAC per year of service.

Guaranteed Annual Benefit Adjustment (GABA)

After the member has completed 12 full months of retirement, the member's benefit increases by the applicable percentage (provided below) each January, inclusive of all other adjustments to the member's benefit.

  • 3% for members hired before July 1, 2007

  • 1.5% for members hired on or after July 1, 2007

GWPORS Contribution Rates
Member Employer
10.56% 9.00%


MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GWPORS

Member Handbook   This handbook contains valuable retirement information. The pdf file is large and may take some time to download. Available in both readable and printable versions.

GWPORS is governed by the Montana Codes Annotated, Title 19, Chapter 2 and Chapter 8.

Actuarial Valuation as of June 30, 2011. A list of assets, liabilities and other information relevant to the GWPORS trust fund.

Rule Notice   A notice for changes to MPERA Rules that may impact GWPORS.


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