Welcome TFFR Business Partners
Teachers' Fund for Retirement (TFFR) covered employers play a vital role in the successful operation of the state's retirement program for North Dakota educators. This site contains materials to assist TFFR's business partners in the timely and accurate reporting of member salaries, contributions and service credit.
Employer Reporting
Public schools and state institutions are required by law to identify employees eligible for TFFR's pension program, report their salaries, and collect and pay the member and employer contributions.
- To be eligible, employees must be licensed by the ESPB and under contract or a written agreement.
- Refer to TFFR's Employer Guide for information on reportable salaries and the program's current member and employer contribution rates.
Employing a TFFR Retiree
Retired TFFR members may return to TFFR covered employment under certain employment limitations. The limits apply to TFFR covered employment which includes teaching, supervisory and administrative duties in a ND public school or state institution covered by TFFR. Please see the Working After Retirement brochure for details about hiring a retired TFFR member.
Once a school district employs a retiree, both the retiree and the employer must notify TFFR by completing a TFFR Retired Member Employment Notification form within 30 days of employment. This form, along with a copy of the retiree's contract or employment agreement, must be submitted to the administrative office each year the retiree is employed.
GASB 68 Information
GASB 68 Information for Measurement Date July 1, 2024
- 2024 - GASB 68 Reports
- GASB 68 Disclosure Template - 2025
- 2024 TFFR Actuarial Valuation Report
- 2024 RIO/TFFR Audited Financial Statements
GASB 68 Information for Measurement Date July 1, 2023
- 2023 - GASB 68 Reports
- GASB 68 Disclosure Template - 2024
- 2023 TFFR Actuarial Valuation Report
- 2023 RIO/TFFR Audited Financial Statements
GASB 68 Information for Measurement Date July 1, 2022
MyTFFR Business Partner Resources
MyTFFR Business Partner is a secure Employer Self-Service Portal where organizations participating in the Teachers' Fund for Retirement pension program report and manage employer and employee contributions.
MyTFFR Business Partner Resources - everything you need to get started
Employer Self-Service Handbook
RIO successfully goes live with modernized Pension Administration System
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Categories: TFFR Member News, TFFR Employer NewsThe Retirement and Investment Office in partnership with Sagitec, a leader in pension administration software solutions, successfully launched a modernized Pension Administration System for the Teachers' Fund for Retirement. This marks a significant milestone in a pension modernization project, which sought to enhance platform efficiency, security, and service for the fund's more than 25,000 active, inactive, and retired members.
North Dakota Teachers’ Fund for Retirement earns pension standards award
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Categories: TFFR Member News, TFFR Employer NewsThe North Dakota Teachers’ Fund for Retirement has been honored with the 2024 Public Pension Standards Award for Funding and Administration by the Public Pension Coordinating Council. The award is the benchmark for excellence in public defined benefit plans, evaluating standards of management, administration, and funding.
Rasset appointed to TFFR board
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 01:00 am
Categories: TFFR Member News, TFFR Employer NewsGov. Doug Burgum has appointed Alexis Rasset of Mandan, ND, to the Teachers’ Fund for Retirement board of trustees. The seven-member board is responsible for administering the pension program.
RIO earns 26th consecutive Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 01:00 am
Categories: TFFR Member News, TFFR Employer News, SIB NewsRIO has been honored with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
TFFR earns two pension awards
Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 09:00 am
Categories: TFFR Member News, TFFR Employer NewsThe TFFR pension program has earned the 2023 Public Pension Standards Awards for Plan Funding and for Plan Administration from the Public Pension Coordinating Council.