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By Michael Pramik, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
March 12, 2026 – OPERS encourages all members and retirees to subscribe to the PERSpective blog, our weekly update on your retirement system.
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Michael Pramik
Michael Pramik is communication strategist for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and editor of the PERSpective blog. As an experienced business journalist, he clarifies complex pension policies and helps members make smart choices to secure their retirement.
How can we ask a question of the board? I specifically would like to know if they would consider a change allowing people especially who entered gov mid career to purchase service credit ?
Steve,
OPERS already offers many types of service credit that you can read about in our “Service Credit and Contributing Months” leaflet.