Could my benefit be drastically reduced with changes like 3-year final compensation due to current political trends?

No legislative proposal has been introduced that would change the core benefits (retirement, disability and survivor benefits) structure for CalSTRS members.

Additionally, these benefits and how they are calculated for existing members are a legal contract with the state. As such, they are protected by the state’s constitution and significant legal precedent. Any legislation that affects the core benefits of existing members would be subject to potential legal challenge and resulting rigorous judicial review.

Governor Brown has released a 12-point plan for pension changes that has not been developed enough to be written into proposed legislation. A lot depends on the form of the proposed changes before CalSTRS can assess the potential impacts to the benefits of both current and retired CalSTRS members.