Legislation and Action Plan
CalRTA has advocated and won passage of a number of bills that have improved the financial well-being of Califonia's retired educators. CalRTA has also gone to court to enforce statutory obligations of the State of California to pay required retirement funds to the California State Teachers' Retirement System.
legislative accomplishments
Calrta Legislative Action Plan and Activity 2019
The CalRTA Board of Directors approved a list of State and Federal Legislative Goals on January 12, 2021. Click HERE to view or download a pdf version of the Action Plan and Activity.
- January 13, 2020 Legislative Update: Governor’s Budget, Health Care Affordability, Pensions - California Public Employees’ Retirement system, Pensions - California State Teachers’ Retirement system READ UPDATE.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Dale and Linda Koistinen, co-chairs, lead members in advocating for education and teachers’ pensions.
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I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that, then I realized I am somebody.
—Anonymous
legislation information
social security fairness
CalRTA East Bay Division 2 is dedicated to informing the public about the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions of social security that adversely impact the income of thousands of retired educators and public workers in 14 states including California. CalRTA and other major associations are in a coalition working hard to get Congress to pass a bill to eliminate these unfair penalties. For more information visit the following link: ssfairness.org
NEWS UPDATES
CalSTRS News: Ongoing news releases and member information
Social Security, CalSTRS and You: Get the facts on Social Security by CalSTRS - revised in 2022
Education Votes by nea.org
Medicare Watch Blog Weekly updates on Medicare by Medicare Rights Center
Fact Check by PolitiFact.com
blogs
Plan Perspective: CalSTRS Pension Sense Blog
Diane Ravitch's Blog: A site to discuss better education for all...Diane Ravitch is a historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and a research professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.