The most up-to-date version of The Compass: Navigating Your Retirement Benefit Plan, more formally
known as the SBCERA Summary Plan Description, is always available
online. The Compass, an SBCERA handbook for members,
was last updated in 2014, per the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) effective
January 1, 2013.
To update your Compass, open The Compass
below, print all pages of the document
and replace them in your Compass binder. Or, you can download and
save this document as a PDF to your computer. SBCERA will notify
members any time updates are made to The Compass.
To determine whether your Compass has been updated, look at the
date on the cover page and be sure to replace the cover any time
you update The Compass. To reduce costs and ensure
timeliness and accuracy for our members, updates to this document
will only be mailed to members and beneficiaries upon request.
If you would like to have the latest version of The
Compass mailed to you, please click the link below and
fill out the form. Please allow approximately 2-4 weeks to
receive The Compass.
While SBCERA tries to keep this document up-to-date, you should
not rely solely on this information when making important
decisions about your retirement benefits. SBCERA encourages you
to contact a SBCERA representative for assistance at (909)
885-7980 or toll free at (877) 722-3721.
Click the link below to view, download, print and/or
save The Compass to your personal device:
The Compass: Navigating Your Retirement Benefit Plan (recommended for mobile devices)
The Compass is formatted as a PDF document. It is a
very large document. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader,
please download it.
