The MoDOT and Patrol Employees’ Retirement System (MPERS) was founded in 1955.  The system was established as a body corporate and instrumentality of the state and was delegated specific powers and duties as set forth in Sections 104.010 to 104.272, 104.601 to 104.625, and 104.800 to 104.1093 of the Revised Missouri Statutes.

MPERS operates under the direction and control of an eleven member board of trustees made up of:

• Three members of the State Highways and Transportation Commission elected by the members of the Commission.
• The Superintendent of the State Highway Patrol.
• The Director of the Department of Transportation.
• One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House.
• One member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate.
• Two active members elected by the active members.  (One from the Department of Transportation and one from the State Highway Patrol.)
• Two retired members elected by the retired members.  (One from the Department of Transportation and one from the State Highway Patrol.)

*  The active employee and retiree representatives are elected for four-year terms.