Employer advisory committee
The Employer Advisory Committee is composed of county and district employer representatives and CalSTRS staff. This committee meets quarterly.
Meeting schedule
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| November 8, 2023* | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
| February 7, 2024* | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
| May 8, 2024* | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
*Due to COVID-19, CalSTRS and CalPERS will be hosting the EAC/SEAC meeting separately and remotely. CalPERS session will begin at 9:30 a.m. and CalSTRS session will begin at 1:00 p.m. Please visit the CalPERS website for information regarding their session. We will continuously update this page with more meeting details.
Download - 2023 Possible Audits by County
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the July 19, 2023 meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome
- Advisory Letters and Invoice Update
- Resources for Members
- Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Updates on Resources and Employer Training
- FY 2023-2024 Contribution Rates
- Open Forum
Materials
Download - July 19 EAC Agenda Download - Advisory Letters and Invoice UpdateDownload - Resources for MembersDownload - Legislative and Regulatory UpdateDownload - Legislative Matrix 7-11-23Download - Updates on Resources and Employer TrainingDownload - CalSTRS Funding Plan Fact SheetDownload - CalSTRS Funding Levels and Contribution Rates
Employer Advisory Committee questions
For the CalSTRS session, questions can be submitted to AdvisoryCommittee@CalSTRS.com, or by registering for the Zoom meeting, which will allow participants to use the “Raise Hand” feature and ask verbal questions as well as submit questions within the Zoom environment.
Provide the following information when submitting a question via email or using the Zoom Q&A feature:
- The agenda topic.
- If it relates to a presentation, the slide number or title of the page.
- If it relates to a handout, the name of the handout, page number or section heading.
For the CalPERS session, send questions to the CalPERS_SEAC@calpers.ca.gov mailbox.
2023
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the May 10, 2023 meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome
- CalSTRS’ U.S. Bank ACH Account Change Over Updates
- AB 1667 Implementation Update
- Invoicing on Overpayments
- Legislative and Regulatory Update
- State Budget Update
- Contribution Rates Update
- Training Update
- Open Forum
Materials
Download - AgendaDownload - CalSTRS’ U.S. Bank ACH Account Change Over UpdatesDownload - AB 1667 Implementation UpdateDownload - Legislative and Regulatory UpdateDownload - Legislative MatrixDownload - Contribution Rates UpdateDownload - Training UpdateVideo
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the February 1, 2023 meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome
- Legislative and Regulatory Update
- AB 1667
- Update on AB 1667 Implementation
- Open Forum
Materials
Download - February 1 EAC AgendaDownload - Legislative and Regulatory Update Download - Update on AB 1667 ImplementationVideo
2022
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the November 9, 2022 meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome
- Updates for Employer’s PayCal Payment Portal & CalSTRS Bank Account Changes
- Archiving Employer Invoices on the Contributions Account Portal
- Employer Audits 2023 Plan and Update
- Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Open Forum
Materials
Download - AgendaDownload - Updates for Employer’s PayCal Payment Portal & CalSTRS Bank Account ChangesDownload - Archiving Employer Invoices on the Contributions Account PortalDownload - Employer Audits 2023 Plan and UpdateDownload - Legislative and Regulatory UpdateDownload - Legislative MatrixVideo
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the August 3, 2022 meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome
- Getting ready for a new school year
- Pension Solution update
- Legislative update
- Open forum
Materials
Download - AgendaDownload - Getting ready for a new school yearDownload - Pension Solution updateDownload - Legislative updateDownload - Legislative matrix
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the May 11, 2022 meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome
- Legislative update
- Reduced workload program
- Open forum
Materials
Download - AgendaDownload - Legislative updateDownload - Legislative matrix 5-2-22 Download - Reduced workload programDownload - RWP instructor-led training guideDirectives
- ED2022-02: Reduced Workload Program
- ED2022-03: Postretirement earnings limit and disability allowance earnings limit for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 fiscal years, and disability retirement earnings limit for the 2022 calendar year
- ED2022-04: Executive Order N-4-22
- ED2022-05: 2022-23 PEPRA compensation cap and reporting requirements
Circulars
- EIC22-2 Volume 38 Issue 2: Pension plan limits for tax year 2022
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the February 2, 2022 meeting.
Below are archived video and materials used during this meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome and review agenda
- Legislative update
- Executive Order N-3-22
- CalSTRS.com modernization update
- Defined benefit membership
- Open forum
Materials
Download - Welcome and review agendaDownload - Executive Order N-3-22Download - Defined benefit membershipDirectives
Circulars
Video
2021
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the November 10, 2021 meeting.
Below are archived video and materials used during this meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome and review agenda
- Legislative update
- Governor's Executive Order
- Creditable compensation training
- Open forum
Materials
Download - Welcome and review agendaDownload - Legislative updateDownload - Creditable compensation trainingDownload - Legislative matrix 10-27-21Download - Housekeeping language 2022Directives
Circulars
- EIC21-6 Volume 37 Issue 6: One-time off-salary schedule payments
Video
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the August 4, 2021 meeting.
Below are archived video and materials used during this meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome and review agenda
- Legislative and regulatory update
- Medicare premium payment program financial reporting update
- Employer training resources
- Open forum
Materials
Download - Welcome and review agendaDownload - Legislative and regulatory updateDownload - Medicare premium payment program financial reporting updateDownload - Employer training resourcesDownload - Legislative matrix 7-26-21Directives
Circulars
- EIC21-3 Volume 37 Issue 3: Common COVID-19-related employer questions
- EIC21-4 Volume 37 Issue 4: CalSTRS creditable service: Impact of AB 1505 on teacher service at charter schools
- EIC21-5 Volume 37 Issue 5: When to report employee training to CalSTRS
Video
CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the May 12, 2021 meeting.
Below are archived video and materials used during this meeting.
Meeting agenda
- Welcome and review agenda
- Member Account Services name change
- Legislative and regulatory update
- State and employer contribution rates for FY 21-22
- Retirement Readiness update
- Working after retirement
- Open forum
Materials
Download - Welcome and review agendaDownload - Legislative and regulatory updateDownload - State and employer contribution rates for FY 21-22Download - Working after retirementDownload - Legislative matrix 5-3-21Directives
- ED2021-01: Changes in the Teachers’ Retirement Law made by Chapter 275, Statutes of 2020, (Assembly Bill 2101)
- ED2021-02: Enrollment in CalSTRS benefit programs
- ED2021-03: Postretirement earnings limit and disability allowance earnings limit for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 fiscal years, and disability retirement earnings limit for the 2021 calendar year
- ED2021-04: Unused sick leave
Circulars
- EIC21-1 Volume 37 Issue 1: Pension plan limits for tax year 2021
- EIC21-2 Volume 37 Issue 2: Fiscal year 2021-22 creditable compensation limit for Defined Benefit CalSTRS 2% at 62 members and Cash Balance participants subject to PEPRA
Video