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Member Guide

A Summary Plan Description for members of the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA). The SBCERA Member Guide is intended to provide you with basic information about the benefits offered by SBCERA. This publication is also formally known as the Summary Plan Description (SPD).

Quick Tip Video Library

Quip Tip videos driven by frequently asked questions, the topics shared in this series are the most popular and historically challenging to explain.

• Factors Used to Calculate Retirement
• Your Contributions
• Working After Retirement
• When Can You Retire?
• Understanding Your Defined Benefit Plan
• Selecting a Retirement Option
• Divorce & Your Retirement Benefit
• Designating a Beneficiary
• Purchasing Service Credit
• Reciprocity
• Special Durable Power of Attorney

Planning Your Service Retirement

A one-stop shop for the planning stage of retirement. Members can find retirement planning tables, information on how to calculate their future retirement benefit, retirement eligibility requirements, how to apply, and more.

Retirement Consultation Guide

This guide is segmented the retirement planning stages into: Before Retirement, At Retirement, and After Retirement. It’s designed to help members clearly understand the retirement process and highlight important information to consider while working towards retirement.

Disability Retirement

A dedicated page designed to help guide members through the disability retirement process. Members can find clear language on what disability retirement is, see an infographic of step-by-step instructions on how to apply for disability retirement, and get a copy of the full procedures on this page.

Additional top searched SBCERA pages:

• Reciprocity
• Purchasing Service Credit
• Selecting a Retirement Option