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With your signature on page 10 ofthis application, you certify that you have read the application instructions andthe booklet, Your Retirement Guide, and areapplying for service retirement. NOTE: You must initial and date all corrections on your application. If you are married or in aregistered domestic partnership, your spouse or partner must also initial and date all corrections.  \nIf you are applying for a disability benefit, complete the Disability Benefits Application—you may be eligible to receive aservice retirement benefit while your application for disability benefits is being evaluated. If you are a Cash Balance BenefitProgram participant, complete the appropriate Cash Balance Benefit application, available at CalSTRS.com/forms .  \nYou may be able to complete and submit your application online using myCalSTRS for faster processing. Step-by-stepguidance is provided to ensure you complete your application correctly. Get hands-on assistance with your applicationby registering for a demonstration webinar at CalSTRS.com/service-retirement-application-demonstration-webinar .  \nThe following information supplements the instructions  \non the Service Retirement Application.  \n## SECTION 1: MEMBER INFORMATION\n\nInclude your mailing and email addresses, andtelephone number so we can contact you if we have anyquestions. Be sure your name on your applicationmatches your name as it appears on your SocialSecurity card. If you know it, include your Client ID  \ninstead of your Social Security number. You can find  \nyour Client ID on your Retirement Progress Report.  \n## SECTION 2: RETIREMENT INFORMATION\n\nRetirement Date: You will be officially retired as of theretirement date you put on your application, subject tothe following conditions:  \n1. The earliest date you can submit yourapplication is six months before your retirementdate.  \n2. Effective January 1, 2026, your retirementdate can be no earlier than 270 calendardays from when CalSTRS receives yourapplication.  \n3. The earliest date you can retire is the day afteryour last day of work, vacation or compensatedapproved leave, whichever is later.  \n4. Your retirement date must be at least one dayafter your most recent reinstatement if youpreviously received a service retirement benefit.  \n5. If you are purchasing service credit, yourretirement date cannot be earlier than the dateyou complete payment of your service creditpurchase.  \nNOTE: If your retirement date is not the first day of the  \nmonth, your first benefit payment will be prorated for that  \nmonth.  \nLast Date of Work, Vacation or CompensatedApproved Leave: Enter the last day of work, vacation orcompensated approved leave for which you were paid.This date must be before your retirement date.We will work with your last employer(s) to verify your lastdate of employment and any unused sick leave. Thisprocess will not delay your initial benefit. If we receive  \nupdated employer reporting that affects your monthlybenefit, your payments will be adjusted accordingly, andwe will send you a letter notifying you of theadjustments.  \nMid-Year Retirement: The process of averaging formid-year retirees often results in a final compensationthat is lower than expected. See the Your RetirementGuide booklet at CalSTRS.com/publications to learnmore.  \nReduced Benefit Election: If electing the ReducedBenefit Election, check the appropriate box.  \nYou must be at least age 55, but under age 60, andhave at least five years of service credit to apply forretirement under this program. See the Your RetirementGuide booklet for more information.  \nYou are not eligible for this program if you previouslyreceived a service retirement or a Coverage A orCoverage B disability benefit from CalSTRS, areapplying for service retirement while your disabilityapplication is being evaluated, or are a CalSTRS 2% at  \n62 member. 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