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All employers that wish to take part in the Wisconsin Retirement System must join and be covered by a Section 218 Agreement, which is an agreement between the state and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide Social Security coverage for state and local government employees.

The WRS is a pension plan that is open to any public employer as defined by Wis. Stat. § 40.02(28). All employers joining the WRS must be covered by Wisconsin’s Section 218 Agreement with the SSA. The WRS is intended to provide a lifetime annuity to members who are vested and have reached minimum retirement age.

A study of the structure of the Wisconsin Retirement System and benefits provided under the system in accordance with the 2011 Wisconsin Act 32.

The Basic group life insurance plan became available to state employees in 1958 and to local government employees in 1960. Spouse & Dependent, Supplemental and Additional coverage is also available.

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Financial Statements and Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards for the year ended December 31, 2015.

This plan document provides provisions on the Commuter Fringe Benefits Accounts, such as plan administration, eligibility, participation, and termination.

This report presents the results of the annual actuarial valuation of benefit liabilities and costs of the Local Income Continuation Insurance Plan as of December 31, 2019.

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Financial Statements and Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards for the year ended December 31, 2016.

This report presents the results of the annual actuarial valuation of benefit liabilities and costs of the Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan (LTDI) as of December 31, 2014.

This report presents the results of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) Annual Actuarial Valuation and Gain/Loss Analysis as of December 31, 2012.