Eligible TRS members can Bring More with the Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP).
In 2022 the TRS SSP was launched, in accordance with Illinois law – 40 ILCS 5/16-204 – requiring Teachers’ Retirement System to offer an optional defined contribution benefit to eligible active members of the System. To comply with this law, TRS has contracted with Voya Financial to develop and offer the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP). The SSP is a 457(b) retirement plan.
This page is intended to keep TRS employers up-to-date with the latest information regarding the SSP.
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
The law states all employers are required to implement the benefit and must comply with the reporting and administrative functions established by TRS. Employers must adopt the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan for their eligible employees to participate in the SSP. View the list of Participating Employers who have adopted the SSP. If you are an eligible employer that has not yet adopted the SSP, click here to learn next steps.
SSP Employer Support
If you have any questions, please contact the SSP Deferred Compensation Team at SSP@trsil.org or 888-678-3675, option 3.
Resources
- SSP Overview and Updates
- SSP Reporting Training
- Supplemental Savings Plan Member Education Kit (Email with links)
- SSP Member Kit Poster
- TRS Benefits - New Hire Flyer
- Summer Payroll Training, May 2025 (see slides 20-27 for SSP Summer Payroll Reporting)
- SSP Automatic Enrollment Employer Training
Employer Bulletins for Reference
- FY25-04: SSP Upcoming Trainings, 2025 IRS Contribution Limits, Reminders & Updates
- FY24-05: SSP Update: Removal of the 1st of the Month Rule for New Enrollments & Changes
- FY24-04: SSP Trainings, Resources & Plan Updates
- FY23-20: SSP Deferred Payment Update and Delinquent Contributions Emails
- FY23-17: Automatic Enrollment is Live
- FY23-15: TRS Supplemental Savings Plan Update
- FY23-14: Supplemental Savings Plan Resources
- FY23-06: TRS Supplemental Savings Plan Resources