SUAA SIUE Presents: Important SURS Updates
Your SUAA/SIUE Chapter was pleased to welcome Kristen Houch, Head of Legislative Affairs for the State Universities Retirement System (SURS), to campus for a presentation on updates to Tiers I and II, the SMP Plan, as well as detailed information on the pension buyouts. This event was most relevant for current employees and will be held.
For those who attended, as well as those who may have been unable to attend, Kristen did not provide her PowerPoint slides, but followed up afterward encouraging individuals to check the Seminars-Webinars section of the SURS web site for handouts and videos containing even more detailed information than what was contained in her presentation. SMP Plan participants, in particular, are also encouraged to be aware that changes are coming to that plan this summer. SUAA/SIUE is already anticipating hosting a session about those changes when they are finalized.
While you do not need to be a SUAA member to attend any of our meetings, you are encouraged to learn more about and to be actively engaged with your advocacy group whose primary focus is the preservation and protection of pension benefits for current employees, retirees, and their beneficiaries.