California

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21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 21502 — If any person entitled to a benefit from this system is a minor who has no guardian of the estate, the board, if within the limits as to amount of payment and value of the minor’s estate specified as
• § 21503 — The board may select an optional settlement under Article 6 (commencing with Section 21450) or Article 7 (commencing with Section 21470) of Chapter 13, as applicable, on behalf of the surviving spouse
• § 21504 — If a member dies on or after the effective date of retirement and prior to the mailing of a retirement allowance warrant and if the member has elected the optional settlement in Section 21456, 21457,
• § 21505 — If a member who has been retired for service because he or she has attained the mandatory age of retirement applicable to members of his or her category dies within 30 days after the date upon which h
• § 21506 — Any monthly allowance payable to a person, that had accrued and remained unpaid at the time of his or her death, or any uncashed warrant issued prior to the date of death of the person that has been r
• § 21507 — Any lump-sum benefit, or any uncashed lump-sum death benefit warrant, payable by this system to a beneficiary shall be paid to the estate of the beneficiary if he or she dies prior to payment of the b
• § 21508 — If any benefit is payable by this system to the estate of a deceased person, and the estate would not be probated if no amount were due from this system, but there is no surviving person in any of the
• § 21509 — The provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 220) of Division 2 of the Probate Code, when applicable, govern the distribution of money payable under this system, including but not limited to reti
• § 21510 — Any payment of benefits by warrant issued after the date of death of the benefit recipient shall be refunded to the retirement system.
• § 21530 — (a) This system is liable for either the basic or special death benefit upon the death of a member in any of the following circumstances: (1) Before the effective date of retirement, and (A) while in
• § 21531 — The basic death benefit and the limited death benefit shall be paid as provided in this article to the beneficiary designated by the member under Section 21490 or 21492.
• § 21532 — The basic death benefit is payable in all cases where the retirement system is liable under Section 21530 for either the basic or a special death benefit and the special death benefit is not payable.
• § 21533 — Notwithstanding Section 20636, if a member who is an academic employee of the California State University dies while on a leave with pay, or within 12 months following a leave with pay, during which t
• § 21533.5 — (a) To the extent required by Section 401(a) of Title 26 of the United States Code, if a member dies while performing qualified military services, the survivors of the member shall be entitled to any
• § 21534 — Liability imposed on this system with respect to the death of a member who is an academic employee of the California State University while on, or within 12 months following, a leave with pay during w
• § 21535 — Notwithstanding Section 20178, for member deaths occurring on or after January 1, 1994, if the actuarial interest rate exceeds 6 percent, the accumulated contributions of a member payable pursuant to
• § 21536 — In the determination of the portion of the basic death benefit provided in subdivision (b) of Section 21532, for local members who were members of a local retirement system at the time of that system’
• § 21537 — (a) The special death benefit is payable if the deceased was a patrol, state peace officer/firefighter, state safety, state industrial, or local safety member, if his or her death was industrial and i
• § 21537.5 — (a) The special death benefit is payable if the deceased was a state miscellaneous member in State Bargaining Unit 12 employed by the Department of Transportation, if his or her death occurred as a di
• § 21538 — The special death benefit is also payable if the deceased was a state member appointed by the Governor, the Director of Corrections, or the Board of Prison Terms, if his or her death occurred as a res
• § 21539 — The special death benefit payable with respect to a member who at death prior to March 7, 1973, was a warden, forestry, harbor police, or law enforcement member shall be continued in accordance with t
• § 21540 — The special death benefit is also payable if the deceased was the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Corrections Agency, or was a state member appointed by the Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctio
• § 21540.5 — (a) The special death benefit is also payable if the deceased was a state, school, or local miscellaneous member, a local safety member described in Section 20423.
• § 21541 — (a) The special death benefit consists of the following: (1) An amount equal to and derived from the same source as the basic death benefit exclusive of the contributions from which the annuity provid
• § 21541.5 — Any child whose benefits under Section 21541 were terminated upon his or her adoption, pursuant to that section as it read prior to January 1, 2001, shall have those benefits restored as follows: (a)
• § 21542 — The special death benefit shall begin to accrue on the day next following the date of the member’s death, and shall be paid in monthly installments to the surviving spouse and children as prescribed i
• § 21543 — If payment of the special death benefit is stopped because of death of the surviving spouse or death, marriage, or attainment of the age of 22 years by a child before the sum of the monthly payment ma
• § 21544 — Upon notice of a death as a result of which the special death benefit may be payable, and when there is a survivor who would qualify under subdivision (b) of Section 21541, the board, or in disputed c
• § 21546 — (a) Upon the death of a member who has attained the minimum age for voluntary service retirement applicable to the member in his or her last employment preceding death, and who is eligible to retire a
• § 21547 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to the member in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the d
• § 21547.5 — For any survivor receiving a monthly allowance pursuant to Section 21547 prior to January 1, 2000, that allowance shall be adjusted as of January 1, 2000, to equal the amount that the survivor would h
• § 21547.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement applicable to him or her in his or her last employment preceding death,
• § 21548 — (a) The surviving spouse of a member who has attained the minimum age for voluntary service retirement applicable to the member in his or her last employment preceding death, and who is eligible to re
• § 21551 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the benefits payable to a surviving spouse pursuant to Sections 21541, 21546, 21547, 21548, and Article 3 (commencing with Section 21570), do not ceas
• § 21552 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, on and after the effective date of this section, the remarriage of any surviving spouse of any deceased local safety member who was a firefighter, or
• § 21553 — (a) The monthly allowance pursuant to Section 21541 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 21570), paid to the surviving spouse of any deceased local safety member who was a firefighter, or peace offi
• § 21554 — (a) The monthly allowance pursuant to Section 21541 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 21570), paid to the surviving spouse of any deceased patrol, state safety, or state peace officer/firefighter
• § 21570 — No person shall receive more than one allowance under this article and that allowance shall be the largest of the monthly allowances to which he or she would otherwise be entitled.
• § 21571 — (a) If the death benefit provided by Section 21532 is payable on account of a member’s death that occurs under circumstances other than those described in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivis
• § 21572 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided in Section 21571, if the death benefit provided by Section 21532 is payable on account of a state member’s death that occurs under circumstances other than those descr
• § 21573 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided in Section 21571 or Section 21572, if the death benefit provided by Section 21532 is payable on account of a state member’s death that occurs under circumstances other
• § 21574 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided in Section 21571, 21572, or 21573, if the death benefit provided by Section 21532 is payable on account of a local member’s death that occurs under circumstances other
• § 21574.5 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided in Section 21571, 21572, 21573, or 21574, if the death benefit provided by Section 21532 is payable on account of a local member’s death that occurs under circumstance
• § 21574.7 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided in Section 21571, 21572, or 21573, if the death benefit provided by Section 21532 is payable on account of a state member’s death that occurs under circumstances other
• § 21575 — When the survivor is entitled to receive a monthly allowance as a special death benefit provided by Article 1 (commencing with Section 21490), Article 2 (commencing with Section 21530), or Article 5 (
• § 21576 — This article applies from and after January 1, 1960, or the date of a member’s subsequent election, to state members and local miscellaneous members who are employees of school districts that are cont
• § 21577 — This article shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the employees of any contracting agency until the agency elects to be subject to this article by amendment to its contract made in the man
• § 21578 — This article shall apply to employees of a contracting agency whose services are included in the federal system when employees of another contracting agency who are subject to this article are made by
• § 21579 — Notwithstanding Sections 21576 and 21577, this article shall apply to a state member or a local member whose employer is subject to this article and whose services were included in the federal system
• § 21580 — Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 21571, 21572, 21573, and 21574, this article shall apply to a surviving spouse of a local member who has attained or attains the age of 60 years an
• § 21581 — (a) The rate of contribution of a member subject to this article shall include, in addition to his or her normal rate, two dollars ($2) per month or fraction thereof, or ninety-three cents ($0.
• § 21582 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if so agreed to in a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1, as it pert
• § 21583 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local member may elect, within 90 days after the effective date of the amended contract, to have the 1959 survivor allowance coverage under this article.
• § 21600 — (a) The purpose of this article is to provide group term life insurance benefits for members of this system who are employees of the state or the university.
• § 21601 — A separate account shall be established in the retirement fund to be known as the Insurance Benefits Account.
• § 21602 — (a) The board shall transfer annually on July 1 during any period of insurance from accumulated state contributions on account of current service to the Insurance Benefits Account the amount estimated
• § 21603 — An insured member, for purposes of this part, is a member of this system who is a state or university employee and whose death occurs under conditions specified in Section 21604.
• § 21604 — The insurance benefit shall be paid upon death of an insured member of this system to the beneficiary entitled to receive the basic or special death benefit if all of the following conditions occur: (
• § 21605 — The insurance benefit shall be the sum of the following amounts: (a) Five thousand dollars ($5,000).
• § 21620 — (a) Upon the death of any person, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to the person’s beneficiary as nominated by written designation duly
• § 21621 — If the beneficiary of a member retired under this system is entitled to receive a comparable lump-sum death benefit from any other retirement system supported, in whole or in part, by public funds in
• § 21622 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided by Section 21620, upon the death of any person, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to the beneficiary wh
• § 21623 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided by Section 21620 or 21622, upon the death of any retired state or school member, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there sh
• § 21623.5 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided by Sections 21620 and 21622 upon the death of any local member, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to th
• § 21623.6 — (a) In lieu of benefits provided by Sections 21620, 21622, and 21623, upon the death of any school member, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be
• § 21624 — Upon the death of a patrol, state peace officer/firefighter, or state safety member whose retirement for service or disability is effective on or after April 1, 1973, a monthly allowance derived from
• § 21625 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, upon the member’s election to be subject to Section 21460 or 21478, the benefits provided by Section 21624, 21626, 21627, 21628, 21629, or 21630, as a
• § 21626 — “Member” for purposes of Section 21624 also includes those local miscellaneous members and local safety members who on March 31, 1973 were subject to former Sections 21264, as amended by Chapter 249 o
• § 21626.5 — (a) For purposes of Section 21624, 21626, 21627, 21629, or 21630, a surviving domestic partner shall be treated in the same manner as a surviving spouse if either: (1) The domestic partnership was reg
• § 21627 — (a) An eligible survivor of a state safety member who retired prior to April 1, 1973, and died prior to September 28, 1987, shall receive a monthly survivor’s allowance, derived solely from employer c
• § 21628 — The allowance provided by Section 21624 shall be paid with respect to a local miscellaneous or local safety member whose retirement was effective prior to his or her employer’s election to be subject
• § 21629 — Upon the death, after the effective date of retirement, of a state miscellaneous member none of whose service rendered in state employment has been included in the federal system and whose retirement
• § 21630 — Upon death after the effective date of retirement of a state miscellaneous member some of whose service rendered in state employment has been included in the federal system and whose retirement is eff
• § 21631 — (a) The monthly allowance provided by Sections 21629 and 21630 shall be paid on account of retired school members who did not at retirement elect the optional settlement in Section 21456, 21457, 21459
• § 21632 — (a) The monthly allowances provided by Sections 21629 and 21630 shall be paid on account of retired state miscellaneous members who did not at retirement elect the optional settlement in Section 21456
• § 21633 — The monthly allowance provided by Section 21624 shall be paid on account of patrol and state safety members retired for nonindustrial disability with effective dates of retirement prior to April 1, 19
• § 21634 — Any provision of this article or Article 4 (commencing with Section 21350) of Chapter 13 imposing as a condition for payment of an allowance to a surviving spouse that he or she have been married to t
• § 21635 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, survivor continuance allowances payable to surviving spouses upon death after retirement of a member do not cease upon remarriage if the remarriage o
• § 21635.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, on and after the effective date of this section, the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased local safety member who was a firefighter, o
• § 21660 — This chapter may be cited as the Public Employees’ Long-Term Care Act.
• § 21661 — (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Adult children” means children who are at least 18 years of age.
• § 21662 — The board shall consult with employer and employee representatives of the state and local government entities for whom the board administers retirement benefits.
• § 21663 — (a) The board may enter into contracts with long-term care insurance carriers, pursuant to Section 21661, and with entities offering services relating to the administration of long-term care plans, wi
• § 21664 — (a) The Public Employees’ Long-term Care Fund is established for the purpose of administering any self-funded long-term care plan developed by the board and for recovering the administrative costs of
• § 21670 — The board may establish one or more tax-preferred retirement savings programs for California public employees.
• § 21671 — A tax-preferred retirement savings program established pursuant to Section 21670 may grant the maximum tax-preferred retirement savings opportunities available under current federal law, and may provi
• § 21671.5 — The design and administration of a tax-preferred retirement savings program established pursuant to Section 21670 shall conform with the applicable provisions of Title 26 of the United States Code.
• § 21672 — A tax-preferred retirement savings program may include one or more of the following components: (a) Investment fund options for participants, as part of the deferred compensation program administered
• § 21673 — (a) The investment fund options under subdivision (b) of Section 21672 may include, but not be limited to, any or all of the following: (1) Mortgage-backed securities funds, including securities backe
• § 21674 — (a) Investment fund options under subdivision (a) of Section 21672 shall be provided through a written interagency agreement between the board and the Department of Human Resources.
• § 21675 — All development and administration costs of tax-preferred retirement savings programs shall be paid by employers and plan participants.
• § 21676 — The Public Employees’ Deferred Compensation Fund is hereby established.
• § 21677 — The Public Employees’ Deferred Compensation Fund shall consist of the following sources and receipts, for which disbursements shall be accounted for as set forth below: (a) Fees determined by the boar
• § 21678 — The board, if authorized by another statute, may make expenditures from the asset management and services account in the Public Employees’ Deferred Compensation Fund to conduct studies of other retire
• § 21679 — The officers and employees of this system shall discharge their duties with respect to the tax-preferred retirement savings program solely in the interest of the participants in the following manner:
• § 21680 — Except as otherwise provided by law, the officers and employees of this system shall not engage in a transaction with regard to a tax-preferred retirement savings program if they know or should know t
• § 21681 — The officers and employees of this system shall not do any of the following: (a) Deal with the assets of the program in their own interest or for their own account.
• § 21682 — This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit officers and employees of this system from participating in a tax-preferred retirement savings program, on the same terms as other state employees or pa
• § 21683 — This system may require an investment manager or recordkeeper under contract with, or appointed by, this system be subject to the duties set forth in Section 21679.
• § 21684 — Nothing in this article is intended to lessen the scope of personal liability of the officers and employees of this system as it pertains to acts or conduct of a criminal nature or acts or conduct con
• § 21685 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Participating employer” means any California public agency, including, but not
• § 21690 — As used in this part, “complementary health premium” means the additional premium paid by retired members whose health insurance premiums are paid under Section 21264 and whose allowances fall below t
• § 21691 — (a) Any retired member whose health insurance premium is paid under Section 21264 and whose allowance is not sufficient to pay his or her contributions for the health benefit plan coverage provided by
• § 21692 — (a) The board may charge each participating retired member who elects to pay the complementary health premium a one-time setup charge and a monthly maintenance charge, in amounts sufficient to ensure
• § 21700 — The board may establish a plan for classified school employees who are excluded from membership in this system pursuant to Section 20305.
• § 21701 — The plan shall be designed and implemented to comply with pertinent provisions of the federal Internal Revenue Code and federal Internal Revenue Service regulations and guidelines.
• § 21702 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may establish a plan fund, and retain a bank or trust company to serve as repository of the fund.
• § 21703 — All development and administration costs of the alternative retirement plan authorized by this chapter shall be paid by school employers and members, as determined by the board.
• § 21710 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Participating employer” means an employer that is authorized and has elected to participate in the prefunding plan.
• § 21711 — (a) The California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund is hereby established as a special trust fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of allowing state and local public agency employers that
• § 21712 — Each participating employer shall pay an amount, not to exceed the reasonable administrative costs, as determined by the board, for administrative and asset management of the prefunding plan establish
• § 21713 — An employer authorized by the board may elect to participate in the prefunding plan established by this chapter.
• § 21714 — The board may, in its discretion and upon terms and conditions set by the board, authorize an employer to participate in the prefunding plan established by this chapter.
• § 21714.5 — Pursuant to terms and conditions established by the board, an employer may request a disbursement of funds from its account in the California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund, as set forth in
• § 21715 — (a) The board may terminate the participation of an employer in the prefunding plan if any of the following apply: (1) An employer elects to cease to participate in the prefunding plan.
• § 21716 — The board may adopt regulations, including emergency regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 21750 — The purpose of this part is to ensure the federal tax-exempt status of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, and any other retirement system administered by the board, to preserve the deferred trea
• § 21751 — The definitions in Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) shall apply to this part.
• § 21752 — (a) (1) In accordance with Section 21756, a member’s annual retirement benefits, adjusted to the actuarial equivalent of a straight-life annuity if payable in a form other than a straight-life annuity
• § 21752.5 — The amount of compensation that is taken into account in computing benefits payable to any person who first becomes a member of this system on or after July 1, 1996, shall not exceed the limitations i
• § 21753 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in Section 21310.
• § 21754 — In addition to the benefit limitations specified in this part, if a member participates in other defined benefit plans maintained by the employer, to the extent the aggregation of benefits payable und
• § 21755 — Internal Revenue Service Procedure 92-42 shall apply to all changes in benefit structure adopted by any employer regardless of whether the change was adopted before August 3, 1992, or on or after Augu
• § 21756 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the retirement rights conferred by this part upon any person who for the first time becomes a member on or after January 1, 1990, shall be subject to, a
• § 21757 — (a) If the retirement benefits of any member or his or her survivors or beneficiaries payable pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) would be limited by Section 415 of Title 26 of the Unit
• § 21758 — (a) There is in the State Treasury a Replacement Benefit Custodial Fund, that shall be administered exclusively by the board, that is separate and apart from the retirement fund or any other retiremen
• § 21759 — This part shall be administered by the board in conformity with its powers and duties set forth in Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000).
• § 21760 — The board, in addition to its general rulemaking authority under Section 20121, may adopt regulations that implement this part.
• § 21761 — The state, school employers, as defined in Section 20063, and all contracting agencies under this system shall be deemed to have elected to contract with the board for administration of the replacemen
• § 21762 — If the Internal Revenue Service determines that any provision of Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) or this part cannot be given effect without placing a retirement system administered under this
• § 21763 — (a) If Section 415 of Title 26 of the United States Code is amended to exclude public retirement systems, or if the application of Section 415 to public retirement systems is invalidated by the final
• § 21764 — It is the sole intent of the Legislature, in enacting this part, to fully comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that apply to public retirement systems in order to maintain and ensur
• § 21765 — The Legislature reserves the power and right to amend this part, as needed to effect its purposes.
• § 22 — “Process” includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature.
• § 22000 — It is the policy of the Legislature that the protection afforded employees in positions covered by a retirement system on the date an agreement under this part is made applicable to service performed
• § 22001 — All liabilities and obligations created by Chapter 46 of the Statutes of 1950, Third Extraordinary Session, and amendments thereto or by Chapter 10 of the Statutes of 1955, or by any agreement or modi
• § 22002 — Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the constructions of this part.
• § 22003 — Whenever reference is made in this part to any federal law or regulation or part thereof, the reference applies to all amendments thereto now or hereafter made.
• § 22004 — “Board” shall have the following meanings: Until July 1, 1955, “board” means the Director of Finance.
• § 22005 — “Federal agency” means the Department of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the predecessor or successor in function to that department or officer.
• § 22006 — “Agreement” means the agreement or any modification thereof now, heretofore or hereafter executed by the board with the federal agency pursuant to this part or Chapter 46 of the Statutes of 1950 (Thir
• § 22007 — “Eligible employee” means an employee whose services may under the provisions of Section 218 of Title II of the Social Security Act and this part be brought under the terms of the agreement, but not i
• § 22008 — “Eligible retirement system employee” for the purposes of any referendum with respect to any retirement system has the meaning given the term “eligible employee” in Section 218(d)(3) of the Social Sec
• § 22009 — “Public agency” means the state, any city, county, city and county, district, municipal or public corporation or any instrumentality thereof, or boards and committees established under Chapter 1 (comm
• § 22009.01 — “Public agency” also includes any nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose of operating a coliseum or sports arena for the general recreational purposes of a city or county.
• § 22009.02 — “Public agency” also includes a county superintendent of schools whose office the board has determined to be fiscally independent.
• § 22009.03 — “Public agency” also includes a school district, a county superintendent of schools, and a regional occupational center or program established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of C
• § 22009.1 — “Retirement system” includes: (a) A pension, annuity, retirement or similar fund or system established by a public agency and covering only positions of that agency.
• § 22010 — “Coverage group” has the meaning given that term by Section 218(b)(5) of Title II of the Social Security Act and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
• § 22011 — “Retirement system coverage group,” with respect to any retirement system, means all employees designated as a coverage group in Section 218(d)(4) of the Social Security Act for the purposes of Sectio
• § 22012 — “Federal system” means the insurance system established under Title II of the Social Security Act.
• § 22013 — “Policeman” as used in this part includes members of the California Highway Patrol, state safety members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System employed by the Department of Justice, sheriffs, und
• § 22013.1 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed in the Department of Fish and Game in connection with its warden service, whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement servi
• § 22013.10 — “Policeman” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Section 20415 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 22013.11 — “Policeman” or “fireman,” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Sections 20409 and 20410 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (4
• § 22013.2 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes members of the Department of the California Highway Patrol who are designated as peace officers under subdivision (a) of Section 2250.
• § 22013.3 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Section 20403 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act.
• § 22013.4 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons designated by Section 31470.
• § 22013.5 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed as members of a state university or state college police department who are peace officers and whose principal duties consist of law enf
• § 22013.6 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Sections 20438 and 31469.
• § 22013.7 — “Policeman” or “fireman,” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Sections 20414, 20423.
• § 22013.75 — “Policeman,” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions identified in Section 20407 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 22013.76 — “Policeman,” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions identified in Section 20408 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 22013.77 — “Policeman,” as used in this part, also includes persons designated as peace officers by subdivision (e) of Section 20391 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code
• § 22013.78 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons currently employed in classifications listed in Sections 20401.
• § 22013.8 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed in classifications listed in Sections 20405 and 20405.
• § 22013.85 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed in the classification listing in Section 20411 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act.
• § 22013.9 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Section 20406 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act.
• § 22013.95 — “Policeman” or “fireman,” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Section 20393 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5) (A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 22013.955 — “Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed in the classifications set forth in Section 20397 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act.
• § 22013.96 — “Policeman” or “fireman,” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Section 20395, as amended in 1984 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Securi
• § 22013.97 — “Policeman” or “fireman,” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Section 20398 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 22013.98 — For purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.
• § 22014 — “Fireman” as used in this part means any employee of the Division of Forestry, Department of Conservation, employed to perform duties now performed under the following titles: State Forester; all clas
• § 22014.1 — “Fireman” as used in this part also means any officer or employee of a county having a population in excess of 5,000,000 who is employed by the forestry division of the county fire department and whos
• § 22014.5 — “Fireman” as used in this part includes persons employed as “campus firefighter” and other persons employed in positions described in Section 20412 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Soci
• § 22015 — “Member,” with respect to any retirement system, for the purposes provided in Section 218 (d)(6)(E) of the Social Security Act, shall include in addition to a member of the system any nonmember in a p
• § 22016 — For the purposes of this part, persons employed by a county superintendent of schools and whose salaries are paid from the county school service fund are county employees, except that in any county wh
• § 22017 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state and any public agency may establish a separate object of appropriation or a subobject of appropriation within salaries and employee benefits for t
• § 22018 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent possible, members of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan earn credit towards Medicare coverage.
• § 22100 — (a) For all purposes under this part, the following group of employees shall constitute a separate coverage group: civilian employees of National Guard units of the state who are employed pursuant to
• § 22125 — For all purposes of this part relating to Section 218(c) of the Social Security Act, employees in any class or classes of positions covered by a retirement system excluded from the agreement pursuant
• § 22126 — Notwithstanding Section 22009.
• § 22150 — Unless otherwise provided in this article, the board shall authorize a division of a retirement system upon the request of any public agency having employees in positions covered by the system or upon
• § 22151 — The division shall be conducted in accordance with Section 218(d)(7) of the Social Security Act and applicable federal and board rules and regulations by the person or body designated under Article 2,
• § 22151.1 — A county superintendent of schools whose employees are deemed county employees may request a division and give notice of a division in anticipation of a finding that his office is a separate public ag
• § 22152 — Upon receiving evidence satisfactory to him with respect to any division of a retirement system that the conditions specified in Section 218(d)(7) of the Social Security Act have been met, the Governo
• § 22152.7 — Notwithstanding the provisions contained in a charter of any chartered city, the legislative body of such a city may by ordinance provide that employees may either add or combine old age, survivors, a
• § 22155 — Whenever, on the request of the governing body of a public agency, a retirement system has been divided pursuant to this article, the board, on the request of the governing body, shall execute in conf
• § 22156 — (a) A division of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan is hereby authorized by the Legislature to provide Medicare coverage for employees of a public agency, as defined in Section 22009.
• § 22200 — The board is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to administer and to maintain in full force and effect the agreement entered into between the state and the Federal Security Administrator on Marc
• § 22201 — The board shall, upon application by any public agency except the state, in accordance with the provisions of this part execute on behalf of the state an agreement with the federal agency for the cove
• § 22201.7 — The board shall upon the request of the legislative or governing body of any public agency, other than a school district, made after affirmative, secret vote of a majority of the eligible employees of
• § 22202 — With respect to employees in the coverage group defined in subdivision (a) of Section 22100, the application shall be deemed to be made by a public agency if made by the Adjutant General.
• § 22203 — Notwithstanding Section 22201, before the board shall execute on behalf of the state an agreement with the federal agency as provided in this chapter, the public agency and the board shall enter into
• § 22204 — The agreement between the state and the federal agency shall include each coverage group or retirement system coverage group as to which formal request for the inclusion is made by the legislative or
• § 22205 — The legislative or governing body of every public agency having employees who are in positions not covered by any retirement system may, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the eligible employe
• § 22206 — The legislative or governing body of every public agency having employees in positions covered by a retirement system who are ineligible to become members of such retirement system may upon the affirm
• § 22207 — The legislative or governing body of every public agency having employees in positions covered by a retirement system who are ineligible to become members of such retirement system may in the case of
• § 22207.5 — Whenever an affirmative vote of a majority of the eligible employees in any coverage group is required as a condition of an application under this article, such requirement shall be deemed satisfied b