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’s share of UAO is eliminated, the funding plan dictates that the state ’s supplemental contribution rate would be repealed, at which point the state would contribute only the base rate of 2.017 percent for its share of DB program normal costs.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

Districts' Pension Contribution Rates and Amounts [EdBudget]

Sep 15, 2026 - CalSTRS = California State Teachers' Retirement System. PEPRA = Public Employees' Pension Reform Act. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1128

California State University Core Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Sep 15, 2026 - California State University Core Funding by Source [EdBudget] a Includes funding for pensions and retiree health benefits. b Reflects CSU data. Includes funds used for student financial aid. c Reflects enrollment on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1157

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Pension Contribution Rates Have Remained Relatively Flat in Recent Years. CalPERS additionally administers pension benefits for CSU and most other state employees. The CalPERS Board sets employer contribution rates for pensions as a percentage of payroll.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Aug 26, 2026 - Beyond these base increases, UC receives $61  million to complete implementation of the nonresident enrollment replacement plan and CSU receives $91  million for health care and certain pension cost increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5197

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Accordingly, the state annually makes supplemental pension payments from the General Fund towards the state ’s pension unfunded liabilities. Proposition 2 Proposition   2 Contains Annual Debt Payment Requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

California State University Core Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Aug 6, 2026 - California State University Core Funding by Source [EdBudget] a Includes funding for pensions and retiree health benefits. b Reflects CSU data. Includes funds used for student financial aid. c Reflects enrollment on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1113

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under the Public Employees ’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), the state has a standard that state employees pay one-half of the normal cost of their pension benefit and the state pays one-half of the normal cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Appendix Glossary of Key Terms Related to Pension Funds Throughout this report, we refer to terms commonly used when describing pension funds. We define those key terms here, in reference to the California State Teachers ’ Retirement System (CalSTRS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - By both of these measures, the Highway Patrol pension plan is the most volatile of the state ’s pension plans. State Makes Regular SPPs to All State Employee Pension Plans Except Highway Patrol. As mentioned earlier, an SPP is when an employer contributes more than is actuarially required towards a pension plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920