California Public Employees’ Retirement System
P.O. Box 942709 Sacramento, CA 94229-2709
888 CalPERS (or 888-225-7377)
TTY: (877) 249-7442
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Fax: (916) 795-4166
www.calpers.ca.gov
Employer Account Management Division
PERS-CASD-801 (6/16) Page 1 of 4
Dear Member,
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ou are being provided with the background, explanation, and instructions for the Reciprocal
Self-Certification Form (PERS-CASD 801).
W
ith the implementation of The Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) on
January 1, 2013, CalPERS requires that employers determine the applicable retirement benefit formula
for new employees. The Reciprocal Self-Certification form allows you to provide essential information
to your employer and will be used by your employer to enroll you into CalPERS membership. This
information will assist in identifying your retirement benefit level
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.
R
eciprocity among public retirement systems is to allow members to separate from one public employer
and enter into employment with another public employer within a specific time limit without losing
valuable retirement and related benefit rights.
W
ithin 10 business days of employment you must complete, sign, date, and submit to your employer
the Reciprocal Self-Certification form. When completing the form, reference the attached list of
qualifying Public Retirement Systems in California. If applicable, list your previous membership date(s) in
the qualifying Public Retirement System and your permanent separation date(s); OR indicate that you
are not a current or past member of a qualifying Public Retirement System.
The completion of the Reciprocal Self-Certification Form does not establish reciprocity and is not a
request to establish reciprocity. In order to request that reciprocity be established, visit the CalPERS
website, www.calpers.ca.gov and download the publication When You Change Retirement Systems. It
is the responsibility of the employee
to complete and send the form, Confirmation of Intent to Establish
Reciprocity When Changing Retirement Systems to CalPERS.
S
incerely,
Membership Management Section
Enclosures: List of Qualifying Public Retirement Systems in California, Reciprocal Self-Certification form
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A new member is defined in the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) under Government Code section 7522, the Public
Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), as any of the following:
•A new hire who is brought into CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, who has no prior
membership in any California Public Retirement System.
•A new hire who is brought into CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, who has a break in service
of greater than six months with another California Public Retirement System that is subject to Reciprocity.
•A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, who is rehired by a different CalPERS employer
after a break in service of greater than six months.