The SSP Employer Participation Agreement is required by Section 457(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and must be formally adopted, signed and returned to the System in order for an employer’s TRS-covered members to be eligible to participate in the SSP. You or your staff can upload the completed SSP Employer Participation Agreement using the secure Document Upload area within the online Employer Access Account. This agreement must be completed and returned by every employer in order to meet the requirements of ILCS 5/16-204.

The Authorized Contact form is an internal TRS form that memorializes the contact information between a school district/employer and the System for matters related to the SSP. The form indicates that employers will send all SSP communications to the TRS executive director and chief benefits officer. In return, the form allows an employer to designate a key contact person for all SSP communications with TRS. The form also allows employers to name all persons who are authorized to represent the employer in matters related to the SSP. This form must be returned to TRS.

The SSP Employer Participation Agreement and Authorized Contact forms can be found here. Wet/ink and digital signatures are accepted on these forms. If you cannot see the digital signature fields online and want to digitally sign, save the form to your pc. Next open the form in Acrobat and select View, then Show/Hide, Navigation Panes, Signatures. The digital signature is a new option. 

If you have any questions regarding the completion of the form, contact the Deferred Compensation Department at SSP@trsil.org.