Kentucky Retirement Systems

Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) is a multi-billion dollar retirement system serving 251,000 state and local government employees and retirees. The Commonwealth of Kentucky provides retirement benefits for state and county employees through the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS). KRS consists of the Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS), County Employees Retirement System (CERS), and State Police Retirement System (SPRS). State employees, employees of local health departments, eligible employees of regional state universities, and other agencies qualified under state law participate in KERS. Employees of city, county, and local municipalities, along with classified employees of local school boards, participate in CERS. Participants of SPRS consist of all state police officers.