Seattle College District Policy
NUMBER: 411
TITLE: EMPLOYEES IN STATE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS
The Seattle Colleges District will provide a retirement program for all eligible employees.
Classified Staff
Eligible Employees - All classified staff employed at 50 percent or more time on a continuous basis for a minimum of six months.
Program - Department of Retirement Systems (DRS)
Membership - All eligible classified employees automatically become members of the designated program, i.e. DRS.
Faculty and Administrative Staff
Eligible Employees - Permanent faculty and administrative staff employed at 50 percent or more time of the normal work period for their class of employee (regardless of funding source).
Part- time Faculty employed 50 percent or more for two consecutive quarters (regardless of funding source).
Program - Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) - Unless the employee is an existing or previous member of DRS, in which case they may have an option of electing to stay with the previous program.
Membership - Eligible employees are required to participate in a retirement program.
Procedures implementing this Policy are maintained in the Payroll Office.
For information concerning definitions of the various retirement programs, see procedures 671.70.9.(a.b.c.)
Board of Trustees – Revision & Adoption History
Adopted: 7/24/1978
Revised: 7/11/2005
Revised: 6/11/2009
Revised: 6/30/2025
Adoption Date : 1978/07/24
Revision Date : 2025/06/30