Retirement Plan booklet - sdcera

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Entering SDCERA membership
You are eligible for SDCERA membership if you are working in a permanent
position at least 20 hours each week. You become a member of SDCERA in the month
following your hire date (or your appointment to a permanent position). SDCERA
keeps track of this date—your SDCERA membership entry date.
General members hired on
or after March 8, 2002 are
Tier A. If you were hired
before March 8, 2002 (and
were active at the time), you
became a Tier A member on
March 8, 2002 (unless you
opted out during a one-time
opt-out period that ended
March 7, 2002).
If you terminated prior to
March 8, 2002, and are a
General, Tier I or Safety
member, your retirement
benefits may be different
than the benefits outlined
in this booklet. Contact
SDCERA for information.
When you are eligible for membership, your participation is mandatory.
SDCERA has two membership groups—General and Safety. You are either
a General member, or a Safety member (in a recognized law enforcement
position) based on your job classification. Safety member job classifications
include Deputy Sheriffs, Deputy Probation Officers and District Attorney
Investigators. All other job classifications are General members. General
members are either Tier A or Tier I. Safety members do not have tiers.
You are NOT eligible for membership if you are working in a part
time position less than 20 hours per week; a temporary, provisional or
emergency position; a student or seasonal position.