2018 Employer and administrative directives

Employer directives convey legal requirements and prohibitions and document CalSTRS policy for school district and community college employers.

ED2018-05 Senate Bill 179 “Gender Recognition Act” (Chapter 853, Statutes of 2017)

This directive notifies employers of how to enroll new employees whose gender is nonbinary in the CalSTRS system.

ED2018-04 Enrollment in CalSTRS benefit programs

This directive provides information related to membership in the Defined Benefit Program, participation in the Cash Balance Benefit Program and elections regarding other public retirement systems. Information provided is inclusive of amendments enacted by Senate Bill 1165 (Chapter 416, Statutes of 2018).

ED2018-03 Basic and excess unused sick leave

The purpose of this directive is to communicate basic and excess unused sick leave information to employers.

ED2018-02 Interest and contribution rates and present value factor for fiscal year 2018-19

The purpose of this directive is to communicate the following rates and present value factors for the Defined Benefit (DB), Defined Benefit Supplement (DBS) and Cash Balance (CB) Benefit programs, as set forth by the Legislature and as adopted by the Teachers’ Retirement Board.

ED2018-01 Postretirement earnings limit

This directive contains information for county superintendents of schools, school districts, charter schools, community college districts, and any agency that employs retired members of the Defined Benefit (DB) Program (referred to in this directive as “retired CalSTRS members”) or retired participants of the Cash Balance (CB) Benefit Program (referred to in this directive as “retired CalSTRS participants”) to perform creditable service or that employs CalSTRS members receiving either a Disability Allowance or Disability Retirement benefit in any capacity.