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Employers Manual
Membership
Exemption From Membership
Membership in STRS Ohio may be denied only to the following categories
of teachers employed on a temporary basis:
- Visiting faculty members appointed to an academic chair in Ohio,
provided:
a) The appointment will not exceed two years;
b) The faculty member will terminate employment upon completion of the appointment; and
c) The faculty member will remain the employee of a school, college or university other than an Ohio public institution. - Nonimmigrant aliens employed as teachers, if the service rendered is performed for the purpose specified in section 101(a)(15)(F), (J) or (M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Requests for exemptions from membership and contributions must be made jointly by the employer and the teacher and must meet one of the criteria above or the requirements outlined in the exemption from contributions section.
Alternative Retirement Plans
Certain academic and administrative employees employed full time by
a public college or university are able to choose a retirement plan
other than STRS Ohio. The Department of Insurance has identified alternative
retirement plans that Ohio public colleges and universities are required
to offer.
Eligible employees include all full-time academic and administrative employees hired after the employer adopts an alternative retirement plan.
Employers are required to report employees electing an alternative retirement plan and contribute a percentage of the electing employee’s compensation to STRS Ohio for each employee electing an alternative retirement plan. These payments go toward meeting the employer’s proportionate share of STRS Ohio’s unfunded accrued liability.
Effective Aug. 1, 2005, reemployed retirees employed full time by a college or university may choose to participate in an alternative retirement plan. See the Employment of Retired Ohio Teachers section for additional information on the employment of retired Ohio teachers.
