WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – July 20, 2017 – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System announced today that the fund posted a 13.4 percent net of fees return for the 2016-17 fiscal year, with growth being driven by strong performance across all markets, led by non-U.S. equity. As of June 30, 2017, the total fund value was $208.7 billion.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – July 17, 2017 – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System has, for the fifth consecutive year, contributed one of its talented young—under age 40—investment officers, Orintheo Swanigan, to Chief Investment Officer magazine’s Class of 2017 Top Forty Under Forty.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – July 13, 2017 – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System today announced the appointment of Diane Stanton as External Affairs Director. In her new role, Ms. Stanton will provide leadership, management and strategic direction for the CalSTRS External Affairs program, with an emphasis on stakeholder relations, outreach and engagement. Her position reports directly to Public Affairs Executive Officer, Grant Boyken.
The legislative efforts supported by the Teachers’ Retirement Board during each session of the California Legislature are consistent with CalSTRS’ goals to:
Expand upon and raise the quality of the benefits, products and services offered by CalSTRS;
Improve the delivery of CalSTRS benefits, services and products;
Preserve the assets and minimize the liabilities of the funds administered by CalSTRS;
Advance policies and practices that ensure a financially sound retirement system, while exploring opportunities for innovation.
Each year the Legislature introduces legislation that affects CalSTRS. Listings of CalSTRS legislation include the bill number, authors, CalSTRS’ bill analyses, bill summary, the board’s official position and the bill’s status in the Legislature. Also included is the text of the current and any prior versions of the bill and analyses of bills by the various legislative committees.
Updates regarding CalSTRS regulatory activities can also be accessed through this site.
We encourage you to participate in the legislative process by communicating with your Senator or Assembly Member on legislative proposals that concern you.
CalSTRS is required to adopt regulations following the procedures established in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). A regulation is defined in Government Code section 11342.600:
“Regulation means every rule, regulation, order, or standard of general application or the amendment, supplement, or revision of any rule, regulation, order, or standard adopted by any state agency to implement, interpret, or make specific the law enforced or administered by it, or to govern its procedure.”
Materials related to proposed actions to adopt, amend and repeal regulations can be found on this page.
The CalSTRS 2014 funding plan enacted in Assembly Bill 1469 sets the Defined Benefit Program on a sustainable course to eliminate the unfunded liability within three decades.
This historic legislation calls for gradual, shared contribution increases from members, employers and the State of California over the next several years beginning July 1, 2014. The plan meets solid actuarial and accounting practices and offers a complete approach to fully funding the Defined Benefit Program.
