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Part-Time Retirement Program

Employees who are excluded from membership in CalPERS because of time base or length of appointment must participate in the CSU Part-Time Employee Retirement Program. Typically, this includes:

• Part-time employees who work less than half-time;


• Half-time employees who work less than one-year;


• Seasonal employees; and


• Temporary employees who work less than six months (or 125 days if employed on a per diem basis, or 1,000 hours if employed on an hourly basis) in a fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).

The following employees are exempt by law from participating in the CSU Part-Time Employee Retirement Program:

• Full-time students who regularly attend classes at the school where they work;


• Temporary employees hired to handle emergencies such as earthquakes, fires, floods, and storms;


• People hired through programs to relieve unemployment, such as summer youth programs;


• People who have retired from the State of California or from other public employment which was covered by CalPERS;


• Authorized nonresident aliens with F-1 or J-1 teaching visas;


• People who are covered under CalPERS or STRS through other employment with the state.