Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program for eligible classified employees

The State of Kansas has announced a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program (VRIP) that provides incentives to eligible, classified State of Kansas employees who offer to retire between now and Sept. 19. The VRIP is not available to employees covered under the Kansas Police and Firemen Plan or employees who have previously retired from the State of Kansas.

Information regarding eligibility for the program, the incentives provided and details regarding the process and timeline for applying to participate in this Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program can be found in the following documents:
- VRIP Announcement -- http://www.da.ks.gov/vrip/announcement.pdf
- VRIP General Release Agreement -- http://www.da.ks.gov/vrip/genreleaseagreement.pdf
- VRIP FAQ's-Applicants -- http://www.da.ks.gov/vrip/FAQs%20-%20Applicants1.pdf

The Office of Human Resources will host group informational meetings the week of Aug. 8 from 9-10 a.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Additional meetings will be scheduled the week of Aug. 16. Location and times of meetings will be posted on the HR website home page at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1142.

Contact: Tanya Wickersham at 978-3079 or Frankie Brown at 978-3540 with further questions.