UC RETIREMENT PLAN DOCUMENT - UPTE-CWA

University of California Retirement Plan Article 2
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(b) a surviving spouse or surviving Domestic Partner (who receives
benefits in accordance with Section 5.16(b)) of a Member who dies
before the attainment of age 65 while eligible to retire; or
(c) a spouse or Domestic Partner (who receives benefits in accordance
with Section 5.17(a) or (b)) of a Member with Coordinated Benefits
who dies after retirement but before the attainment of age 65.
STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (STRS)
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TOTAL NORMAL COST
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UNIVERSITY
State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) means the Defined Benefit
Program of the State Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of
California.
The Total Normal Cost means the sum of the University Normal Cost
and Member Normal Cost, where:
(a) University Normal Cost equals the product of the University normal
cost rate for the applicable Member classification for the Plan Year in
which the election to establish Service Credit is made, as determined
by the Plan actuaries, expressed as a level percentage of payroll,
times the applicable Covered Compensation the Active Member
would have earned during the period of service to be established,
and
(b) Member Normal Cost equals the Member contribution formula for the
applicable Member classification in effect for the Plan Year in which
the election to establish Service Credit is made applied to the
applicable Covered Compensation the Active Member would have
earned during the period of service to be established. The Member
Normal Cost shall be exclusive of any amounts that would otherwise
have been redirected to the University of California Defined
Contribution Plan.
University means the University of California, a public trust and a public
corporation of the State of California.
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