Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2021 - This post provides an update on the progress of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) funding plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4475

Update on the Progress of the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Nov 18, 2021 - State ’s Required Contribution Rate Also Projected to Decrease Significantly. Once the state ’s share of UAO is eliminated, the funding plan dictates that the state ’s supplemental contribution rate would be repealed, at which point the state would contribute only the base rate of 2.017 percent for its share of DB program normal costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4475

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2019 - Using one ‑time funding to pay down districts ’ pension liabilities more quickly would be particularly beneficial, as these payments would improve the funding status of the pension systems and likely reduce district costs on a sustained basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4113

The 2020-21 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 20, 2019 - This report examines how the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee might change over the coming years. The report has five parts. First, we explain the formulas that determine the minimum guarantee. We then explain how our estimates of Proposition 98 funding in 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 differ from the estimates included in the June 2019 budget plan. Next, we estimate the 2020‑21 guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4113

CalSTRS Funding Update

Jul 19, 2018 - In addition, CalSTRS receives an annual appropriation from the state General Fund. CalSTRS is unique in that it is the only pension system in California for which the state makes a direct appropriation on behalf of local agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3873

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 29, 2020 - At the time, the state estimated that the supplemental payment could reduce district pension costs by roughly 0.3  percent of annual pay over the next few decades. The 2020 ‑21 budget plan repurposes this payment to reduce pension costs by a larger amount over the next two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4291

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Background

Feb 2, 2016 - Funding Plan a Major State Accomplishment. Prior to state action, CalSTRS faced a huge unfunded liability with no plan in place for funding teacher pensions. CalSTRS was expected to exhaust its assets in the mid-2040s, an alarming prospect for a pension system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3332

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: CalSTRS Funding Plan Relies on Abstract Calculation

Feb 2, 2016 - The calculation estimates what CalSTRS ’ funding situation would be today had the state made different decisions about teacher pensions in the past. Specifically, the calculation estimates what CalSTRS ’ unfunded liabilities would be if (1) the state never granted teachers more generous pensions in the late 1990s and (2)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3333

The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends

Jan 21, 2020 - School Employees Are Part of One of Two Pension Systems. The California State Teachers ’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) administers pension benefits for school teachers, administrators, and other certificated employees (such as nurses, librarians, and counselors), whereas the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) administers pension benefits for noncertificated employees (such as clerical staff).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4136

CalSTRS Funding: An Update

May 5, 2017 - Generally, the calculation estimates what CalSTRS ’ unfunded liabilities would be if (1) the state had not granted teachers more generous pensions in the late 1990s and (2) state and teacher contributions to CalSTRS ’ main pension fund had not been decreased when CalSTRS was fully funded around 2000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3662