August 15, 2008
Volume 2, No. 66

Change in List of Acceptable
Proof-of-Age Documents
(Effective August 28, 2008)

According to House Bill 1549, employees must provide acceptable “proof-of-age and legal presence” to apply for MOSERS retirement, survivor, or long-term disability benefits on or after August 28, 2008. One of the following proof documents must accompany the MOSERS Application for Retirement: US Birth Certificate (with embossed or raised seal issued by state or local government) US Passport (valid or expired) Certificate of Citizenship Certificate of Naturalization Certificate of Birth Abroad Valid Missouri Driver’s License *Please note: A military DD214 is no longer an acceptable proof-of-age document.

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PreRetirement Seminars If you have any employees interested in attending a MOSERS PreRetirement seminar this year, please note that they are winding down for 2008. These are a few of the remaining locations and dates: St. Louis - Sept. 16 and Nov. 5 Springfield - Sept. 3 and Nov. 13 Jefferson City - Nov. 4 and 18 Kansas City - Sept. 23 and Nov. 20 These locations usually fill up fast this time of year, so please encourage your employees to register online.

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2008 HR Conference Registration has ended, and we would like to thank everyone who registered for this year’s conference. We will be sending out confirmation letters by email 2 weeks before the conference date listing your individual session schedules. See you at the Country Club Hotel on September 9th.

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Invalid Address Report -Preparing for MOSERS Annual Term Life Insurance Review MOSERS is making final preparations for our annual life insurance review that will occur during the month of October. MOSERS does not send mail to members that have an invalid address on file in our system. It is important that we have correct mailing addresses on file for all benefit eligible employees. Please sign in to MOSERS secure portion of the employer web site and select the “MOSERS Invalid Address” report. Submit any necessary changes as soon as possible so that eligible employees will receive their election forms.

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Important Change to the Leave of Absence Form Effective September 1, 2008, MOSERS will once again ask you to submit proof documents, such as a DD214 for active employees returning from military leave. We will be updating our forms to reflect this change in our procedures. Please contact Sally Hager at 573-632-6171 for any questions.

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Aged Accounts, Terminated, and Transfer Reports Your reports are available online in the secure portion of MOSERS’ website. Please go to MOSERS' website and click on the Employer Login section of the site. Use your social security number and employer password to sign on. Once you are signed on, click on the applicable report. Names of individuals responsible for working the reports will appear on the right. You may view any or all portions of the report by clicking on the appropriate name or department. The reports are printer friendly and available online until MOSERS begins processing the next month’s report.

Error Summary for the Aged Accounts, Terminated, and Transfer Reports This chart reflects the total number of members on your report.
Department	August Aged Accounts Report	July Terminated Report	August Transfer Report	Total Agency Errors
House and Senate	0	2	0	2
Judiciary	1	6	0	7
Governor's Office	0	1	0	1
Lt. Governor's Office	0	0	0	0
Secretary of State	0	0	0	0
State Auditor	0	0	0	0
State Treasurer	0	0	0	0
Attorney General	0	1	0	1
Office of Administration	2	0	3	5
Agriculture	1	0	0	1
Conservation	1	3	0	4
Economic Development	2	3	3	8
Dept of Elem. & Secondary Edu.	0	1	4	5
Higher Education	0	0	0	0
Highway & Transportation	1	0	3	4
Labor & Industrial Relations	1	2	1	4
Mental Health	69	116	740	925
Natural Resources	3	8	13	24
Public Safety	10	23	3	36
Revenue	1	0	0	1
Social Services	13	5	3	21
Public Defenders	0	0	1	1
Corrections	60	91	115	266
Health	0	1	3	4
Insurance	2	1	3	6
Linn State Technical College	4	3	0	7
MCHCP	6	1	0	7
MOSERS	0	0	0	0
Missouri Rehab	0	0	0	0
Missouri State University	92	73	0	165
University of Central MO	5	5	1	11
Southeast MO State University	33	63	0	96
Truman State University	53	65	0	118
Northwest MO State University	94	4	0	98
MO Southern State University	2	1	0	3
MO Western State University	14	11	0	25
Lincoln University	17	1	0	18
Harris Stowe State University	7	6	0	13
Total Number of Member Errors	494	497	896	1,887

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