Highway Patrol Officers' Retirement System (HPORS)
HPORS provides retirement, disability and death benefits to all members of the Montana Highway Patrol, including supervisory personnel and their beneficiaries.
| HPORS Summary of Benefits | |
|---|---|
Highest Average Compensation (HAC) |
Highest consecutive 36 months. Not necessarily the last 36 months of your career. |
Years of Service Requiredand/or |
20 years regardless of age |
Vesting |
5 years |
Monthly Benefit Formula |
2.5% of HAC per year of service |
Guaranteed Annual Benefit Adjustment (GABA) |
Hired after July 1, 1997, or those electing GABA - after the member has completed 12 full months of retirement, the member's benefit increases by a maximum of 3% each January, inclusive of all other adjustments to the member's benefit. |
Minimum benefit adjustment (non-GABA) |
Hired prior to July 1, 1997 - monthly benefits for non-GABA members are increased each July when they fall below a statutorily guaranteed minimum. Any annual increase is limited to 5% over the current benefit and may not exceed 60% of the current base salary of a probationary officer. |
| HPORS Contribution Rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hire Date | Member | Employer | State |
Hired prior to 7/1/97 |
9.00% | 26.15% | 10.18% |
Hired after 6/30/97 & all previous hires |
9.05% | ||
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HPORS
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.
HPORS is governed by the Montana Codes Annotated, Title 19, Chapter 2 and Chapter 6.
Actuarial Valuation as of June 30, 2011. A list of assets, liabilities and other information relevant to the HPORS trust fund.
Rule Notice A notice for changes to MPERA Rules that may impact HPORS.
