Contact the Retirement Office at HRRetirement@hcpss.org for HCPSS years of service questions.

The MSRA calculates your total years of service with all eligible employers that contribute to the Maryland State Pension System. Only your years of service with HCPSS count towards your HCPSS retiree benefits, not years worked with any other entity.

For retiree health benefits, you must have 15 or more cumulative Years of Service (YOS) with Howard County Public School System (HCPSS), be enrolled in one or more of the school system’s medical, dental or vision plans for at least one year prior to retirement date, and retire from Maryland State Retirement Pension System.

For retiree life insurance, you must retire with at least 10 cumulative Years of Service as an active employee with HCPSS.

No, for retiree benefits eligibility the cumulative years of service are with HCPSS only.

No. If you were on a general leave of absence, the time off is not included as part of the cumulative years of service.

Once the Intent to Retire letter is submitted, HR will perform an audit of your personnel file to determine your years of service (YOS) with HCPSS. The Leave and Retirement office will notify you of your YOS upon the completion of the audit.

All of the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program funds from last school year have been distributed, but you are eligible to reapply each school year.

No. Please only fill out the application for the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program once and submit all documentation relating to the multiple loans in the same application.

Yes, please upload all the necessary documentation to fulfill the requirements for the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program.