In accordance with Education Code section 22325, CalSTRS, at least annually, identifies and provides Resources that interpret and clarify the applicability of creditable compensation and creditable service laws. Only the Resources provided below are considered official Resources, pursuant to Education Code section 22325.

Employers must stay informed of the law, changes in the law, revocations of Resources, new Resources and Resources that supersede a previous Resource.

The Resources below take precedence over advisory letters, which may render a previous advisory letter inaccurate. The Resources below do not take precedence over the law, but if compensation reported in accordance with the Resources in effect at the time the compensation is reported is later determined to have been reported in error, any resulting overpayment shall be deemed a CalSTRS error.

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Reference guides

• Creditable Compensation Reference Guide
• Creditable Service Reference Guide

Employer circulars

• EIC22-1 Volume 38 Issue 1: Reporting payments related to teacher shortages
• EIC21-6 Volume 37 Issue 6: One-time off-salary schedule payments
• EIC21-5 Volume 37 Issue 5: When to report employee training to CalSTRS