Eligibility
Cost & interest
The contract
Payment, Rollover & Processing
Benefits
100

This type of employee works intermittently or on an as-needed basis.

What is Temporary Employee
100

This is the service level (timeframe) for a member to receive a Temporary Time contract.

What is 90 days?

100

This is the minimum semi-monthly payment amount for contracts.

What is $25

100

This is the maximum number of months a member can take to pay off a contract via payroll deductions. 

What is the actual number of months being purchased.

100

Temporary time purchase increases

What is service credit

200

These plans are eligible to purchase temporary time. 

What are contributory plans (A,B,C,D / Safety A/B) 

200
This is how Temporary time is calculated

The contributions + interest has it been 

200

This is pro & con of before-tax election.

Before-tax lowers taxable income but the contract terms cannot be changed. 

200

This is the service level (timeframe) for LACERA to process signed contract

what is 60 days? 

200

Minimum service years required before healthcare subsidy begins at 40%.

What is 10 years of service credit?

300

These are two criteria for an employee to be eligible for LACERA membership. 

What is "a permanent employee of Los Angeles County and must work at least three-quarter time or more."

300

A member must pay for Temporary Time service credit rather than receiving it at no cost because of this.

What is no contributions were made to LACERA during temporary employment.

300
After-tax election allows member to do this. 

What is to change the contract terms (e.g., pay off early).

300

Name of the form needed if member wants to use funds from a traditional IRA to pay for contract. 

What is Rollover/Transfer Certification form.

300

Will a Temporary Time purchase qualify for conversion of General time to Safety time?

What is No.

400

This type of federal-funded employment may still qualify as TT under certain conditions.

What are CETA employees?

400

This is the function on Workspace where you find the contract shell for TT 

What is Purchases tab

400

This rule determines the order member must purchase their TT. 

What is most recent service first rule? 

400

These are the three payment options generally available on a previous service purchase contract. 

What is Option 1 — Lump sum; Option 2 — Payroll deductions; Option 3 — Partial lump sum plus payroll deductions.

400

This is an example of when purchasing Temporary Time may NOT be advantageous.

When a member terminates with fewer than 5 years of service (non-vested); when a member receives an SCD retirement and the added time doesn't exceed 50% of FAC; when the added time doesn't reach 13 years for the healthcare subsidy increase.

500

These are four things that purchasing Temporary Time will NOT change.

What is the permanent hire date, the membership date, the member's entry age, or the member's retirement plan.

500

These are three ways a member can request a cost for a Temporary Time purchase.

What is Submitting a Service Request via workspace during a phone call; logging into the My LACERA portal; completing and submitting an Application to Purchase Service Credit.

500

These are the three ways a member can initiate a Temporary Time purchase.

(1) During phone call, specialist can Submit a Service Request via workspace, 

(2) logging into the My LACERA portal 

(3) completing and submitting an application to Purchase Service Credit.

500

What happens if a member terminates employment with an active Temporary Time contract still in progress?

The member can either pay the remaining balance in a lump sum to receive full credit, or elect not to pay and the service credit will be prorated for what was already paid.

500

The purchased service credit is reflected in member's account at this time.

What is after LACERA receives all required payments in full. For payroll deductions, it's credited after the final payment is received.