California

Education Code

11,521 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 22210 — (a) Reversal by the board of any act of the committee or the chief executive officer shall be effective on the date fixed by the board.
• § 22212 — The board shall appoint such employees as are necessary to administer the plan and the system.
• § 22212.5 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d), this section shall apply to the following positions in the system: a chief executive officer, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer,
• § 22213 — The board shall regulate the duties of employers, employing agencies, and other public authorities, imposed upon them by this part, and shall require reports from employers, employing agencies, and ot
• § 22214 — The board may take any action it deems necessary to ensure the continued right of members or beneficiaries to receive monthly payments.
• § 22215 — The board shall determine the service performed by members to be credited toward qualification for retirement, and shall fix and modify allowances provided under this part.
• § 22216 — (a) The board shall annually adopt as a plan amendment with respect to the Defined Benefit Program the rate of credited interest to be credited to members’ accumulated retirement contributions for ser
• § 22217 — (a) The board shall employ a certified public accountant or public accountant, who is not in public employment, to audit the financial statements of the system.
• § 22218 — The board shall establish and maintain records and accounts following recognized accounting principles and controls.
• § 22219 — (a) The board may in its discretion hold a hearing for the purpose of determining any question presented to it involving any right, benefit, or obligation of a person under this part.
• § 22220 — In addition to the authority granted pursuant to Section 11181 of the Government Code, the board may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance to testify before it.
• § 22221 — The board shall adopt, upon the recommendation of the actuary of the system, any mortality and other tables and interest rates necessary to do the following: (a) Permit valuation of the assets and lia
• § 22222 — The board may adjust the amounts of the death payments based on changes in the All Urban California Consumer Price Index, and shall adopt as a plan amendment with respect to the Defined Benefit Progra
• § 22223 — The members of the board who are not active members of the Defined Benefit Program or active participants of the Cash Balance Benefit Program and who are appointed by the Governor pursuant to Section
• § 22224 — Members of the Defined Benefit Program and participants of the Cash Balance Benefit Program, who are either elected to the board or appointed to the board by the Governor pursuant to Section 22200, or
• § 22225 — (a) The compensation of the members of the Defined Benefit Program and participants of the Cash Balance Benefit Program who are either elected to the board or appointed to the board by the Governor pu
• § 22226 — (a) The board shall conduct a study on providing health insurance benefits, including vision and dental care benefits, for active, disabled, and retired members, beneficiaries, children, and dependent
• § 22227 — It is the intent of the Legislature that candidates for board seats described in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 22200, including incumbent board members running for reelection, shall file
• § 22228 — (a) Commencing March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the Legislature on the status of achieving appropriate objectives and initiatives, as defined by the board, re
• § 22250 — The board and its officers and employees of the system shall discharge their duties with respect to the system and the plan solely in the interest of the members and beneficiaries of the Defined Benef
• § 22251 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the assets of the plan shall never inure to the benefit of an employer and shall be held for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits to members and bene
• § 22252 — Except as otherwise provided by law, the board and its officers and employees of the system shall not cause the system to engage in a transaction if they know or should know that the transaction const
• § 22253 — The board and its officers and employees of the system shall not do any of the following: (a) Deal with the assets of the plan and the system in their own interest or for their own account.
• § 22254 — (a) Any board member or officer who breaches any of the responsibilities, obligations, or duties imposed upon them by Section 22251, 22252, or 22253 shall be personally liable to make restitution to t
• § 22255 — (a) No board member or officer shall be personally liable for the breach of a fiduciary duty except as set forth in Section 22254 or 22256.
• § 22256 — A board member or officer shall be liable for a breach of fiduciary responsibility of another board member or officer with respect to the system in the following circumstances: (a) If the board member
• § 22257 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 22203, the board may contract with or appoint one or more investment managers to manage the assets of the retirement fund.
• § 22258 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, from the retirement fund to the board, the amount necessary to pay for
• § 22259 — (a) All board members and officers and employees of the system shall execute a fidelity bond, in an amount determined by the board to be prudent, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the dutie
• § 22260 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the system may provide credit enhancement for bonds, notes, certificates of participation, or other evidences of indebtedness of an employer, provided that
• § 22261 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may make investments related to the planning, development, or acquisition of surplus real property owned by an employer, if the investment satisfi
• § 223 — This chapter shall not apply to the membership practices of the Young Men’s Christian Association, Young Women’s Christian Association, girl scouts, boy scouts, Camp Fire, or voluntary youth service o
• § 22300 — The chief executive officer is the chief administrative officer of the system.
• § 22301 — The chief executive officer has the authority and responsibility for the administration of the system and the plan pursuant to the policies and rules adopted by the board.
• § 22302 — (a) The board shall establish an ombudsperson position to serve as an advocate for the members of the Defined Benefit Program and participants of the Cash Balance Benefit Program.
• § 22302.5 — The board may contract with a qualified third-party administrator for custodial, record keeping, or other administrative services necessary to carry into effect the provisions of Chapter 38 (commencin
• § 22303 — (a) Due to an increase in the demand for retirement counseling services, the system, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may contract with a county superintendent or other employer to provide
• § 22303.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall offer a midcareer retirement information program for the benefit of all members to enhance awareness of the features and benefits of the Def
• § 22304 — (a) The costs of administration of the plan shall be paid from the retirement fund and those costs may not exceed the amount made available by law during any fiscal period.
• § 22305 — Any rules and regulations adopted by the board for the purpose of the administration of this part and Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000), and not inconsistent with this part and Part 14 (commenci
• § 22306 — (a) Information filed with the system by a member, participant, or beneficiary of the plan is confidential and shall be used by the system for the sole purpose of carrying into effect the provisions o
• § 22307 — (a) The board may authorize the transfer and disbursement of funds from the retirement fund for the purpose of carrying into effect this part and Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000).
• § 22307.5 — (a) There is in the State Treasury a trust fund to be known as the Teachers’ Retirement Program Development Fund.
• § 22307.6 — The board may, by resolution, direct the Controller to transfer all or a portion of the assets in the Teachers’ Retirement Program Development Fund, established pursuant to Section 22307.
• § 22308 — (a) Subject to subdivision (d), the board may, in its discretion and upon any terms it deems just, correct the errors or omissions of any member or beneficiary of the Defined Benefit Program, and of a
• § 22309 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the system shall make available to each active and inactive member, at least annually after the close of the school year, a statement of the member’s individ
• § 22310 — (a) If a benefit or refund cannot be paid because, after a good faith effort, the member or beneficiary cannot be located, the amount payable shall be returned to the retirement fund until the time th
• § 22311 — The board shall maintain all data necessary to perform an actuarial investigation of the demographic and economic experience of the plan and for the actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities o
• § 22311.5 — The board shall acquire the services of an actuary to do all of the following: (a) Make recommendations to the board for the adoption of actuarial assumptions that, in the aggregate, are reasonably re
• § 22311.7 — Upon the basis of the actuarial investigation and actuarial valuation pursuant to Section 22311.
• § 22311.9 — (a) The board shall report to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2019, and every five years thereafter, on the fiscal health of the Defined Benefit Program and the unfunded actuarial obligation with
• § 22313 — (a) No adjustment shall be included in new rates of contribution adopted by the board on the basis of an investigation, valuation, and determination or because of amendment to the Teachers’ Retirement
• § 22314 — The system shall inform a member, upon retirement, that future tax liabilities may occur as the result of the pending retirement allowance.
• § 22317.5 — (a) The amount of compensation that is taken into account in computing benefits payable under this part shall not exceed the following limitations: (1) For any person who first becomes a member of the
• § 22318 — (a) The initial payment to a disabled member or member retired for disability shall be paid within 45 days following the date the disability is approved, the effective date of the disability retiremen
• § 22319 — (a) The initial payment to a member retired for service shall be issued within 45 days of either the effective date of retirement or receipt by the system of a completed application for retirement, wh
• § 22320 — The death benefits provided pursuant to Chapter 22 (commencing with Section 23800), Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 23850), and Chapter 24 (commencing with Section 23880) shall be paid to the bene
• § 22321 — The system shall pay interest for delays in excess of the allowable days specified in Sections 22318 to 22320, inclusive.
• § 22322 — The system shall report monthly to the board on all late payments.
• § 22323 — The system shall report monthly to the board concerning outstanding death benefits payable that have not been paid within six months of the notification of the death of the member.
• § 22324 — The board shall file an annual report with the Governor and the Legislature by March 1 of each year on all phases of its work that could affect the need for public contributions for costs of administr
• § 22324.5 — (a) The amendments to this part by the act adding this section during the second year of the 2023–24 Regular Session are consistent with subdivision (e) of Section 22115.
• § 22325 — (a) The system, at least annually, shall identify and provide resources on its website that interpret and clarify the applicability of creditable compensation and creditable service laws in this part
• § 22326 — (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Advisory letter” means a written determination issued to an employer or an exclusive representative in response to the employer’s or exclusive representative
• § 22327 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Employment Development Department shall disclose to the system information in its possession relating to the earnings of any person who is a member of t
• § 22328 — (a) Upon termination of a retirement allowance or disability allowance that began to accrue on or after July 1, 1972, the person’s individual account shall be credited with the amount of his or her ac
• § 22329 — In order to provide equitable telephone assistance to all members and beneficiaries, regardless of their location in California, the system shall install a toll-free, “800” prefix, line.
• § 22330 — (a) The board shall provide the Legislature with an analysis of the asset and liability implications of each bill that would affect the investment strategy of the system, the funding of the plan, or t
• § 22337 — (a) The requirements and procedures described in this section shall apply, to the extent that they are applicable, to the following sections: (1) Section 22309.
• § 22338 — (a) (1) This section applies to current employees of the system as a condition of their employment as well as applicants who apply to become employees of the system while a tentative offer is still pe
• § 22350 — The Legislature finds and declares that changing economic conditions and increasing complexity in the investment market make it necessary and desirable that the system obtain the best possible investm
• § 22351 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the board secure investment advisors with the composite expertise necessary for the investment of the retirement fund portfolio.
• § 22352 — Upon a finding by the board that necessary investment expertise is not available within existing civil service classifications, and with the approval of the State Personnel Board, the board may, pursu
• § 22353 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall by contract retain not less than two separate individual investment advisers.
• § 22354 — (a) The board shall, pursuant to the state civil service statutes, either contract with, or establish and fill full-time positions for, investment managers who are experienced and knowledgeable in cor
• § 22355 — In no event shall the board employ through interagency agreement any investment personnel who would also serve during the term of the agreement as investment staff to the Board of Administration of th
• § 22356 — The board may apply to reduce the book value of securities purchased, all or part of the excess of the proceeds of the sale or redemption prior to maturity of securities over the book value of the sec
• § 22359 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may retain a bank or trust company to serve as custodian for safekeeping, delivery, securities valuation, investment performance reporting, and ot
• § 22360 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may pursuant to Section 22203 and in conformance with its fiduciary duty set forth in Section 22250, enter into correspondent agreements with
• § 22360.5 — (a) The board may include in any investment program established pursuant to Section 22360 a procedure whereby a member may obtain 100 percent financing for the purchase for a single-family dwelling un
• § 22361 — (a) The board may, subject to and consistent with its fiduciary duty, establish a program utilizing the retirement fund to assist currently employed members and retired members who are victims of a na
• § 22362 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall give first priority to investing not less than 25 percent of all funds of the plan that become available in a fiscal year for new invest
• § 22363 — No matter involving any vendor or contractor, in their individual or any other capacity, shall be considered during a closed session on any transaction involving the system unless, prior to the closed
• § 22364 — (a) During the process leading to an award of any contract by the system, no member of the board or its staff shall knowingly communicate concerning any matter relating to the contract or selection pr
• § 22375 — Notwithstanding Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the board may select, purchase, or acquire in the name of the plan, the fee or any lesser inter
• § 22376 — All buildings acquired or improvements constructed by the board under the provisions of this chapter may contain space in excess of immediate requirements.
• § 22377 — The board may contract with the Department of General Services or any other state agency for assistance in the acquisition of real property and any construction thereon of buildings or improvements au
• § 22378 — In the event that condemnation of the property selected is necessary, the board may elect to deposit with the treasurer funds it deems necessary, and that are appropriated, for purchase of the selecte
• § 22379 — Work on all projects shall be done under contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to bidding procedures set forth in the State Contract Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100)
• § 22380 — (a) The board shall establish a building account for the transfer of money appropriated for that purpose from the retirement fund for the construction or remodeling of buildings and improvements there
• § 224 — (a) The sex discrimination provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prevent the American Legion or the American Legion Auxiliary from operating programs and activities undertaken in connec
• § 224.5 — (a) There is hereby established the gender equity train-the-trainer grant program.
• § 22400 — (a) There is in the State Treasury a special trust fund to be known as the Teachers’ Retirement Fund.
• § 22401 — Return on investments shall be collected by the Treasurer, and together with any other moneys received for the retirement fund shall be immediately deposited to the credit of that fund and reported im
• § 22402 — Earned interest on plan assets with respect to the Defined Benefit Program that is not credited to member accounts under the Defined Benefit Program and the plan’s other income with respect to the Def
• § 22403 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that pursuant to the authorizing legislation creating and establishing the Cash Balance Plan, the board transferred one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the fo
• § 22404 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000) to the contrary, the board may establish by plan amendment a specified amount or amounts, not to exceed
• § 22450 — (a) Each member and beneficiary shall furnish to the board any information affecting his or her status as a member or beneficiary of the Defined Benefit Program as the board requires, which may includ
• § 22451 — (a) Each member shall file a statement with the board, at the option of, and upon the form furnished by, the system, giving the following information: (1) Date of birth.
• § 22451.5 — (a) Upon request by the system, a member shall provide proof of his or her date of birth to resolve any discrepancy between the member’s date of birth as originally documented on the records of the sy
• § 22451.7 — The system may withhold benefit payments until proof of the date of birth of a member, beneficiary under an option selected pursuant to Chapter 28 (commencing with Section 24300), surviving spouse, de
• § 22453 — (a) Except as provided in Section 22454, the signature of the spouse of a member shall be required under the Defined Benefit Program on any application for, or cancellation of, an unmodified allowance
• § 22454 — If a spouse refuses to sign an application, as set forth in Section 22453, the member may bring an action in court to enforce the spousal signature requirement or to waive the spousal signature requir
• § 22455 — (a) The county superintendent and other employing agencies shall furnish any further information concerning any member or beneficiary the board may require.
• § 22455.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (P.
• § 22456 — At any time upon the request of the system, the employer shall furnish a statement of the amount of contributions deducted from the compensation of any member, the service performed and the compensati
• § 22457 — (a) Each county superintendent shall give immediate notice in writing to the board of the employment, death, resignation, or discharge of any person employed by the county or by a school district or c
• § 22458 — Each employer shall provide the system with information regarding the compensation to be paid to employees subject to the Defined Benefit Program in that school year.
• § 22458.5 — Upon request from the system, each employer shall provide the system with information regarding the certification qualifications, minimum standards, or provisions of an approved charter for the operat
• § 22459 — (a) The county superintendent or other employing agency shall withhold the salary of any member who fails to file information required by the board in the administration of the Defined Benefit Program
• § 22460 — (a) If a member terminates employment with less than five years of credited service, the employer shall notify the member of the following: (1) That unless the member is eligible, or becomes eligible
• § 22461 — (a) Upon retaining the services of a retired member under Section 24114, 24116, 24214, 24214.
• § 225 — This article shall not preclude father-son or mother-daughter activities at an educational institution, provided that if such activities are offered for students of one sex, opportunities for reasonab
• § 22500 — All persons who were members of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System on June 30, 1996, are members of the Defined Benefit Program under the plan, in accordance with Section 401(a) of the I
• § 22501 — (a) Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a full-time basis shal
• § 22502 — (a) (1) Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a part-time basis
• § 22503 — (a) Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a substitute basis sha
• § 22504 — (a) Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a part-time hourly bas
• § 22508 — (a) A member who becomes employed by the same or a different school district or community college district, or a county superintendent, or who becomes employed by the state in a position described in
• § 22508.5 — (a) Any person who is a member of the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan employed by a community college district who subsequently is employed by the Board of Governors of
• § 22508.6 — (a) Any person who is a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who subsequently became employed and continues to be employed by the state to perform service that requires membership in the Public E
• § 22508.7 — (a) This section shall apply to service deemed creditable service pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 22119.
• § 22509 — (a) Within 10 working days of the date of hire of an employee who has the right to make an election pursuant to Section 22508 or 22508.
• § 22515 — (a) Persons excluded from membership pursuant to Sections 22601.
• § 22516 — (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed or applied to exclude from membership in the Defined Benefit Program any person employed to perform creditable service at a level that requires mandatory
• § 22601 — Persons serving as exchange teachers or sojourn teachers from outside of this state are excluded from membership in the plan.
• § 22601.5 — (a) Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a part-time basis for
• § 22602 — (a) Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a substitute basis and
• § 22604 — (a) Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a part-time hourly bas
• § 22650 — (a) This chapter establishes the power of a court in a dissolution of marriage or legal separation action with respect to community property rights in accounts with the plan under this part and establ
• § 22651 — (a) For purposes of this chapter and Section 23300, “nonmember spouse” means a member’s spouse or former spouse, and also includes a member’s registered domestic partner or former registered domestic
• § 22652 — (a) Upon the legal separation or dissolution of marriage of a member, other than a retired member, the court shall include in the judgment or a court order the date on which the parties separated.
• § 22653 — (a) The nonmember spouse who is awarded a separate account under this part pursuant to Section 22652 is not a member of the Defined Benefit Program based on that award.
• § 22655 — (a) Upon the legal separation or dissolution of marriage of a retired member, the court may include in the judgment or court order a determination of the community property rights of the parties in th
• § 22656 — No judgment or court order issued pursuant to this chapter is binding on the system with respect to the Defined Benefit Program or the Defined Benefit Supplement Program until the system has been join
• § 22657 — (a) The following provisions shall apply to a nonmember spouse as if he or she were a member under this part: Sections 22107, 22306, 22906, and 23802, subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 24600, and Se
• § 22658 — (a) A separate account awarded to a nonmember spouse pursuant to Section 22652 shall be administered independently of the member’s account.
• § 22659 — Upon being awarded a separate account or an interest in the retirement allowance or retirement benefit of a retired member under this part, a nonmember spouse shall provide the system with proof of hi
• § 22660 — (a) The nonmember spouse who is awarded a separate account under this part shall have the right to designate, pursuant to Sections 23300 to 23304, inclusive, a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive
• § 22661 — (a) The nonmember spouse who is awarded a separate account under this part shall have the right to a refund of the accumulated retirement contributions in the account under the Defined Benefit Program
• § 22662 — The nonmember spouse who is awarded a separate account under the Defined Benefit Program may redeposit accumulated retirement contributions previously refunded to the member in accordance with the det
• § 22663 — The nonmember spouse who is awarded a separate account under this part has the right to purchase additional service credit in accordance with the determination of the court pursuant to Section 22652.
• § 22664 — The nonmember spouse who is awarded a separate account shall have the right to a service retirement allowance and, if applicable, a retirement benefit under this part.
• § 22665 — The system shall include the service credit awarded to a nonmember spouse in the judgment or court order to determine the eligibility of a member for a retirement or disability allowance under this pa
• § 22666 — It is the intent of the Legislature to abolish any remaining application of the terminable interest doctrine in California relating to the division of public retirement benefits of a member in the eve
• § 22700 — This chapter governs the computation of service to be credited under this part to a member of the Defined Benefit Program for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits under the program, the
• § 22701 — (a) Service performed prior to July 1, 1972, shall be credited according to the provisions of law in effect at the time service was performed.
• § 22703 — (a) Service shall be credited to the Defined Benefit Program, except as provided in subdivision (b).
• § 22704 — In any school district that is conducting a year-round school operation or a continuous school program, service shall be credited to the school year in which the service began.
• § 22705 — No service shall be included under this part for which a member of the Defined Benefit Program is entitled to receive a retirement benefit in a lump sum or installment payments, for other than militar
• § 22705.5 — Service subject to coverage by the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to Section 24701 is excluded from coverage in the Defined Benefit Program.
• § 22706 — A member shall not receive credit for service performed while receiving a retirement or disability allowance under the Defined Benefit Program or while receiving a retirement or disability benefit und
• § 22708 — (a) The calculations of retirement allowances under this part for state employees in the personal leave program shall include credit for service that would have been credited had the employee not been
• § 22709 — A member shall receive credit under this part for time during which the member is prevented from performing creditable service subject to coverage under the Defined Benefit Program, by act of God, or
• § 22710 — (a) Service shall be credited under this part, upon payment of the contributions required under Sections 22901 and 22950, for that time during which a member is excused from performance of creditable
• § 22711 — An elected officer of an employee organization that is on a compensated leave of absence pursuant to Section 44987 or 87768.
• § 22712 — A member under this part shall receive credit for time served as an exchange teacher in any location.
• § 22712.5 — All members under this part who are employed by a school district, community college district, or superintendent of schools and who received credit during the school year ending June 30, 1996, for ser
• § 22713 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the governing board of a school district or a community college district, or a county superintendent of schools establishes regulations purs
• § 22714 — (a) Whenever the governing board of a school district or a community college district or a county office of education, by formal action, determines pursuant to Section 44929 or 87488 that, because of
• § 22715 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, whenever the Governor, by executive order, determines that because of an impending curtailment of, or change in the manner of performing service,
• § 22716 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the Defined Benefit Program upon any subsequent service under unpaid contract or any other unpaid basis with the trustees, shall not be required
• § 22717 — (a) Upon certification by the employer or employers, a member shall be granted credit at service retirement for each day of accumulated and unused sick leave days for which full salary is allowed and
• § 22717.5 — (a) A member shall be credited at service retirement for each day of accumulated and unused leave of absence for education for which full salary is allowed on the member’s final day of employment with
• § 22718 — (a) The Teachers’ Retirement Board shall bill school employers for service credit granted for unused excess sick leave under this part, subject to the following provisions: (1) (A) In addition to the
• § 22719 — If the allowance of a retired member is terminated, the employer shall not restore sick leave days for which service credit was granted at retirement.
• § 22720 — The service credited pursuant to Section 22717 may not be used in the determination of final compensation, except as provided in Section 22134.
• § 22721 — Except as provided in Section 22717, no service credit shall be granted under this part for any payment made for accumulated sick leave upon transfer from one employer to another, upon termination of
• § 22724 — (a) To determine the number of excess sick leave days to which a member is entitled when he or she retires, the employer shall deduct the days of sick leave used by the member from the member’s accumu
• § 22800 — (a) Claims for permissive and additional service credit under this part shall be corroborated by a statement from the superintendent of schools or custodian of records of the employer for which the se
• § 22801 — (a) A member who requests to purchase additional service credit as provided in this chapter and Chapter 14.
• § 22801.5 — (a) A member who elects pursuant to Section 22508.
• § 22802 — (a) A member, other than a retired member, who was previously excluded from membership in the Defined Benefit Program may request to purchase service credit for: (1) Service as a substitute excluded u
• § 22803 — (a) A member, other than a retired member, may request to purchase service credit for any of the following: (1) Service performed in a teaching position in the University of California or California S
• § 22804 — For the purposes of this chapter, war with a foreign power exists under any of the following conditions: (a) Whenever Congress has declared war and peace has not been formally restored.
• § 22805 — (a) A member may request to receive credit under this part for time served in the active military service of the United States or of this state, including active service in any uniformed auxiliary to
• § 22806 — (a) A member who retired on or after December 31, 1981, may elect to receive credit under this part, of not to exceed four years, for time served of not less than one year, prior to membership in the
• § 22807 — (a) A member of the Defined Benefit Program who voluntarily requests or agrees to an extension of his or her original term of enlistment, service, or tour of duty shall not receive credit under this p
• § 22808 — A member of the Defined Benefit Program shall not be required to pay contributions under this part to receive credit for service under Section 22805 under any of the following conditions: (a) The serv
• § 22809 — A member of the Defined Benefit Program may elect to receive credit under this part for teaching service performed within and outside of this state in a war relocation center administered by the Warti
• § 22810 — (a) Any member of the Defined Benefit Program, who was a member of the program on June 30, 1944, may elect to receive credit under this part for the following service performed prior to July 1, 1944,
• § 22811 — Pursuant to terms and conditions established by the board, members may transfer funds from eligible retirement plans into the Teachers’ Retirement Fund to purchase service credit or redeposit previous
• § 22820 — (a) A member, other than a retired member, may request to purchase out-of-state service credit for any of the following: (1) Service performed in a position while employed by a public educational inst
• § 22821 — A member’s request to purchase out-of-state service credit pursuant to this chapter shall be submitted in writing and shall include information as required by the board.
• § 22822 — A request pursuant to Section 22820 to purchase out-of-state service credit may be made by a member any time prior to the effective date of a family, survivor, disability, or retirement allowance.
• § 22823 — A member who requests to purchase out-of-state service credit pursuant to Section 22820 shall pay, prior to retirement, all contributions with respect to that service at the contribution rate for addi
• § 22824 — No provision of this chapter shall apply to the extent it would require any action to be taken that would create a conflict with Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 (Title 26 of the Unite
• § 22825 — This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 1999.
• § 22826 — (a) A member, other than a retired member, may request to purchase up to five years of nonqualified service credit provided the member is vested in the Defined Benefit Program as provided in Section 2
• § 22827 — (a) A member who retired for service between June 1, 2007, and December 31, 2007, inclusive, may elect to purchase credit for out-of-state service for either of the following: (1) Service performed as
• § 22828 — A request to purchase out-of-state service credit pursuant to Section 22827 must be received no later than June 30, 2009.
• § 22829 — (a) This section applies only to a member who elects to receive out-of-state service credit pursuant to Section 22827.
• § 22850 — (a) The Legislature hereby declares its intent to provide benefits under this part to reemployed members who have been absent from a position of employment subject to coverage under the Defined Benefi
• § 22851 — The right to pension benefits under this part of a member who dies or who returns to employment with the same employer which had employed the member immediately prior to the eligible period of service
• § 22852 — (a) An employer reemploying a member of the Defined Benefit Program with service subject to the requirements of Chapter 43 (commencing with Section 4301) of Title 38 of the United States Code shall be
• § 22853 — For purposes of this chapter, creditable compensation during the period of service in the uniformed services shall be computed as follows: (a) The creditable compensation the member would have receive
• § 22853.5 — For purposes of this chapter, compensation earnable during the period of service in the uniformed services shall be computed as follows: (a) The compensation earnable that would have been applicable f