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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
May 19, 2026 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
August 26, 2026 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
November 16, 2026 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 *CalPERS SEAC session will begin at 9:30 a.m. and CalSTRS session will begin at 1 p.m. 

**REGISTER for May 19 EAC meeting.

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.

2026

May 2026 

CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the May 19, 2026 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • Latest developments
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • New File Format update
  • Employer training guide
  • Pending work items and secure messaging
  • Open forum

Materials

May 19 EAC agendaLegislative and regulatory updateNew file formatEmployer training updatesPending work items and secure messaging

Video

February 2026 

CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the February 4, 2026 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • Employer Services director’s update
  • ACH reminders
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • Secure Employer Website update
  • 2026 Training opportunities
  • Open forum

Materials

February 4 EAC agendaACH remindersLegislative and regulatory updateLegislative matrixSecure Employer Website update2026 Training opportunities

Video

 

2025

November 2025 

CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the November 5, 2025 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Audit plan results
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • BenefitConnect / SEW implementation
  • New SEW training tips
  • Open forum

Materials

November 5 EAC agendaFiscal Year 2024-2025 audit plan resultsLegislative and regulatory updateBenefitConnect / SEW implementationNew SEW training tips

Video

August 2025 

CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the August 7, 2025 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • Employer Accounts Receivables management - upcoming changes
  • Pension Solution updates – Employer Readiness
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • CalSTRS’ summer 2025 ACH updates
  • Open forum

Materials

August 7 EAC agendaEmployer Accounts Receivables management - upcoming changesPension Solution updates – Employer ReadinessLegislative and regulatory updateLegislative matrixCalSTRS’ summer 2025 ACH updates

Video

May 2025 

CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the May 14, 2025 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • Introduction
  • CalSTRS’ 2025 ACH updates
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • Lifecycle of employer audits
  • Pension Solution employer training materials
  • Pension Solution (Employer Readiness)
  • Employer updates for Pension Solution Go-Live
  • Pension Solution project update
  • Open forum

Materials

May 14 EAC agendaCalSTRS’ 2025 ACH updatesLegislative and regulatory updateLegislative matrixLifecycle of employer auditsPension Solution employer training materialsPension Solution (Employer Readiness)Employer updates for Pension Solution go-livePension Solution project update

Video

February 2025 

CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the February 12, 2025 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • Pension Solution project update
  • Penalty and interest regulation updates
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • Open forum

Materials

February 12 EAC agendaPension Solution project updatePenalty and interest regulation updatesLegislative and regulatory updateLegislative matrix

Video

 

2024

November 2024 

CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the November 13, 2024 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • Employer help
  • Crowe audit overview
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • Employer training updates
  • Open forum

Materials

November 13 EAC agendaLegislative and regulatory updateLegislative matrixEmployer training updates

Video

August 2024 

CalSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the August 7, 2024 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • Employer Learning Center updates
  • Pension Solution Project update
  • Senate Bill 765
  • Assembly Bill 1997
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • Retirement Readiness – Member education
  • Open forum

Materials

August 7 EAC agendaPension Solution Project updateSenate Bill 765Assembly Bill 1997Legislative and regulatory updateLegislative matrixRetirement Readiness – Member education

Video

May 2024 

C​alSTRS Employer Advisory Committee agenda and materials for the May 8, 2024 meeting.

Meeting agenda

  • Welcome
  • 2024-25 Audit plan
  • System Error Recovery - Employer Share (SERES) invoicing information
  • Summer updates to ACH/PAYCAL payment portal
  • Legislative and regulatory update
  • Training updates
  • Open forum

Materials

May 8 EAC agenda2024-25 Audit planSystem Error Recovery - Employer Share (SERES) invoicing informationSummer updates to ACH/PAYCAL payment portalLegislative and regulatory updateLegislative matrixTraining updates

Video