Earnings Limitation(Wildman)
AB 1733
Would repeal the STRS earnings limitation for all retired teachers who return to work in public schools and community colleges. (Amended 8/31)
Status : Passed Legislature; signed into law by Governor
Longetivity Bonus (Strom-Martin/Shelley)
AB 1933
Would create a new longevity bonus for all STRS members who attain 30 or more years of service prior to 1/1/2011 and retire any time after 1/1/2001, when the bill takes effect. [The current career bonus remains unchanged. The Rule of 85 language was deleted.] (Amended 8/31)
Status : Passed Legislature; signed into law by Governor
Retroactive Benefits (Ortiz)
SB 1692
Would allow retired STRS members to be reinstated (i.e., return to teaching and forgo pension) for a minimum of one year in order to qualify for higher benefits enacted since their retirement date. (Amended 8/25)
Status : Passed Legislature; vetoed by Governor
Total Compensation (Lempert)
AB 2700
Would include summer school and other extra assignments in the computation for STRS pensions. (Amended 8/31)
Status : Passed Legislature; signed into law by Governor
Teachers' Pension Equity Act (Honda)
AB 2201
Would provide for an elected STRS Board and higher benefits including highest year compensation and 80 percent purchasing power.
Status : Failed Passage
Reduced Workload (Correa)
AB 816
Would clarify the Willie Brown Reduced Workload Program so that it can be bargined for fewer than 10 years (Amended 8/21)
Status : Passed Legislature; signed into law by Governor
STRS Service Credit Buy-Back (Correa)
AB 820
Would authorize STRS members to redeposit a portion, rather than 100 percent, of their refunded accumulated retirement contributions when buying back service credit for prior teaching. (Amended 8/21)
Status : Passed Legislature; signed into law by Governor
Highest Year Compensation (Correa)
AB 821
Would use the highest year compensation to compute STRS retirement rather than the three-year average for those who have 25+ years of service. (Amended 8/31)
Status : Passed Legislature; signed into law by Governor
To quickly contact lawmakers via the Internet, go to the CTA home page [http://www.cta.org/], click on "Useful links," and then on "Legislative Action Center."
If you click on the "Retirement Alert," you will go to a prompted menu with instructions for identifying and e-mailing or faxing your lawmakers. You can also use the "Write Your California Reps" link from the "Legislative Action Center."
