Insurance and Retirement Deadlines
Monthly Insurance Changes
| For Changes to Appear on the Following Check Date: | Changes Should be Final Approved in Benefitfocus By: |
|---|---|
| 9/1/2026 | 8/20/2026 |
| 10/1/2026 | 9/21/2026 |
| 11/2/2026 | 10/21/2026 |
| 12/1/2026 | 11/19/2026 |
| 1/4/2027 | 12/17/2026 |
| 2/1/2027 | 1/20/2027 |
| 3/1/2027 | 2/17/2027 |
| 4/1/2027 | 3/22/2027 |
| 5/3/2027 | 4/21/2027 |
| 6/1/2027 | 5/20/2027 |
| 7/1/2027 | 6/21/2027 |
| 8/2/2027 | 7/21/2027 |
| 9/1/2027 | 8/22/2027 |
Semi-Monthly Insurance Changes
| For Changes to Appear on the Following Check Date: | Changes Should be Final Approved in Benefitfocus By: |
|---|---|
| 9/8/2026 | 9/1/2026 |
| 9/22/2026 | 9/16/2026 |
| 10/7/2026 | 10/1/2026 |
| 10/22/2026 | 10/18/2026 |
| 11/6/2026 | 11/2/2026 |
| 11/20/2026 | 11/16/2026 |
| 12/7/2026 | 12/1/2026 |
| 12/22/2026 | 12/16/2026 |
| 1/7/2027 | 1/3/2027 |
| 1/22/2027 | 1/18/2027 |
| 2/5/2027 | 2/1/2027 |
| 2/22/2027 | 2/16/2027 |
| 3/5/2027 | 3/1/2027 |
| 3/22/2027 | 3/16/2027 |
| 4/7/2027 | 4/1/2027 |
| 4/22/2027 | 4/18/2027 |
| 5/7/2027 | 5/3/2027 |
| 5/21/2027 | 5/17/2027 |
| 6/7/2027 | 6/1/2027 |
| 6/22/2027 | 6/16/2027 |
| 7/7/2027 | 7/1/2027 |
| 7/22/2027 | 7/18/2027 |
| 8/6/2027 | 8/2/2027 |
| 8/20/2027 | 8/16/2027 |
| 9/7/2027 | 8/31/2027 |
Billed Insurance Changes
| For Changes to Appear on the Following Bill: | Changes Should be Final Approved in Benefitfocus By: |
|---|---|
| 9/15/2026 | 9/7/2026 |
| 10/15/2026 | 10/7/2026 |
| 11/15/2026 | 11/5/2026 |
| 12/15/2026 | 12/7/2026 |
| 1/15/2027 | 1/6/2027 |
| 2/15/2027 | 2/7/2027 |
| 3/15/2027 | 3/7/2027 |
| 4/15/2027 | 4/7/2027 |
| 5/15/2027 | 5/5/2027 |
| 6/15/2027 | 6/7/2027 |
| 7/15/2027 | 7/7/2027 |
| 8/15/2027 | 8/5/2027 |
Section 603 of the Secure 2.0 Act requires individuals aged 50 and older earning over $150,000 in FICA wages from UT Austin in the prior year to make all catch-up contributions to TSA 403(b) and DCP 457(b) plans as after-tax Roth contributions. Employees who are subject to this requirement and are contributing to one of these voluntary plans on a pre-tax basis do not need to take any action to update their catch-up contributions. The UT Retirement Manager system monitors contributions and will automatically shift contributions to a post-tax basis once the base limit has been met, and catch-up contributions begin. Participating employees must reach the annual base contribution limit before they begin making catch-up contributions. UT Retirement Manager will return contributions to a pre-tax basis once a new tax year begins in January.
Monthly Optional Retirement Changes
| For Changes to Appear on the Following Check Date: | Changes Should be Final Approved in UTRM By: |
|---|---|
| 9/1/2026 | 8/14/2026 |
| 10/1/2026 | 9/14/2026 |
| 11/2/2026 | 10/14/2026 |
| 12/1/2026 | 11/14/2026 |
| 1/4/2027 | 12/14/2026 |
| 2/1/2027 | 1/14/2027 |
| 3/1/2027 | 2/14/2027 |
| 4/1/2027 | 3/14/2027 |
| 5/3/2027 | 4/14/2027 |
| 6/1/2027 | 5/14/2027 |
| 7/1/2027 | 6/14/2027 |
| 8/2/2027 | 7/14/2027 |
| 9/1/2027 | 8/14/2027 |
Last updated 10/03/2026