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CA Govt Code § 31776.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31776.2.

31776.2.  The participant’s monthly allowance shall be an amount equal to the monthly allowance the participant would have received if he or she had retired for service on the election date, subject to the following:(a) Any unused sick leave or vacation leave that accrued as of the election date and was not used by the participant during the program period may be included in the calculation of the participant’s allowance in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement, subject to other retirement rules for members not participating in the program.(b) The participant’s allowance may be adjusted in accordance with the implementing ordinance for some or all of the cost-of-living adjustments that the participant would have received during the program period as if the participant had retired on the election date.(c) The participant’s allowance shall be adjusted based on any election by the participant of any optional retirement allowance pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 31760). The adjustment shall be based on the ages of the participant and, if applicable, the participant’s spouse or beneficiary as of the retirement date.(d) The provisions of Article 15 (commencing with Section 31830) shall apply for purposes of calculating the participant’s allowance. The participant shall be deemed to have retired on the retirement date for purposes of determining whether the member retired concurrently under both systems as required under this article.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31776.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31776.4.

31776.4.  (a) A participant may designate a person or persons as beneficiaries of the balance in the participant’s program account at any time during the program period. Any beneficiary or beneficiaries shall be designated on a form prescribed by the board, signed by the participant, and filed with the board.(b) The participant’s beneficiary designation may not be given effect and shall be overridden to the extent that designation would impair the rights of any surviving spouse or surviving minors under applicable federal or state law.(c) Unless otherwise provided in the beneficiary designation form, each designated beneficiary shall be entitled to equal shares of the lump-sum distribution that shall be payable from the participant’s program account upon the death of the participant.(d) The nomination of a beneficiary or beneficiaries under this section may be revoked at the pleasure of the person who made the nomination and a different beneficiary or beneficiaries may be nominated by a written designation duly executed and filed with the board.(e) If the participant dies without a valid beneficiary designation on file, or if no designated beneficiary survives the participant, any balance remaining in the participant’s account shall be payable to the participant’s estate.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31776.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31776.5.

31776.5.  The final compensation calculated under Section 31776.2 shall be the member’s final compensation for purposes of calculating any reciprocal benefits due the member from another retirement system pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 31830).(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31777 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31777.

31777.  (a) The provisions of this section shall be referred to as the “actuarial equivalent DROP provisions.”(b) A member who retires for service on or after the operative date of the program may elect, on a form prescribed by the board, to receive a lump-sum payment and an actuarially reduced monthly allowance pursuant to this section in lieu of the monthly allowance that would otherwise be payable to the member pursuant to this chapter.(c) A member who has elected to participate in the forward DROP provisions of the program, pursuant to Sections 31771 to 31776.5, inclusive, or the backward DROP provisions of the program, pursuant to Sections 31778 to 31778.2, inclusive, is not eligible to make the election provided under this section.(d) (1) A member who makes the election described in this section shall receive a one-time lump-sum payment at the time of retirement in an amount chosen by the member that may not exceed the maximum amount specified in the implementing ordinance, as provided in subdivision (e).(2) The amount of the lump-sum payment shall be calculated in accordance with the implementing ordinance.(e) The implementing ordinance shall prescribe one of the following amounts as the maximum amount of the lump-sum payment under this section:(1) The aggregate amount of the member’s contributions to the system, plus interest if applicable.(2) The actuarial present value of 20 percent of the monthly allowance otherwise payable to the member under this chapter.(3) An amount that would cause the member’s monthly allowance under this chapter to be actuarially reduced to an amount equal to 50 percent of the member’s final compensation.(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a member who makes the election described in this section shall receive a monthly allowance pursuant to this chapter that shall be actuarially reduced to reflect the lump-sum amount paid under subdivision (d).(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31778 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31778.

31778.  The provisions of this section through those of Section 31778.2, inclusive, shall be referred to collectively as the “backward DROP provisions.” A member who retires on or after the effective date of the program may elect upon application for service or disability retirement, on a form prescribed by the board, to receive:(a) A backward DROP payment calculated under Section 3l778.1.(b) A monthly retirement allowance calculated as if the member had retired on the deferred retirement calculation date, except that the retirement formula applicable to the member’s service as of the election date shall be used to calculate the amount of the member’s monthly retirement allowance.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31778.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31778.1.

31778.1.  A member who makes the election described in Section 31778 shall receive a one-time lump-sum payment upon retirement in an amount as calculated below.(a) A participant’s program account shall be credited with an amount equal to the retirement allowance the member would have received if the member had retired on the deferred retirement calculation date and had selected an unmodified allowance.(b) The cost-of-living adjustments that would have been applicable during that period shall be included, applying the deferred retirement calculation date as the base year for the adjustment.(c) All of the normal contributions that the member made under this chapter, plus interest applicable during the period from the deferred retirement calculation date to the election date.(d) Some or all of the employer contributions made on account of the participant under this chapter, as agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement, plus interest applicable for the period from the deferred retirement calculation date to the election date.(e) The member’s program payment shall be the amount calculated under subdivision (a) multiplied by the number of months in the deferred retirement period, plus the cost-of-living adjustment calculated under subdivision (b), the member contributions calculated under subdivision (c), and the employer contributions calculated under subdivision (d). The amount shall also include interest at a rate agreed upon in the collective bargaining agreement and adopted by the board of retirement, applicable to the amounts derived from subdivisions (a) and (b), for the period from the deferred retirement calculation date to the election date. The program payment shall also be credited with interest at a rate established by the board for the period from the election date until the payment is made.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31778.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31778.2.

31778.2.  (a) If a participant dies during the period from the deferred calculation date to the election date, he or she shall be deemed to have died while eligible for the deferred retirement option and the participant’s eligible spouse or other beneficiary shall be qualified to elect the deferred retirement option under Section 31778 as if the participant were still living, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).(b) Benefits under Article 12 (commencing with Section 31780) or, if applicable, Section 31765, 31765.1 or 31765.11 shall be calculated as if the participant had died on the deferred retirement calculation date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, eligibility of a spouse for any benefits shall be based on the participant’s marital status and the duration of the marriage as of the actual date of death.(c) The balance in the participant’s program account shall be distributed pursuant to Section 31778.3.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31778.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31778.3.

31778.3.  (a) A participant may designate a person or persons as beneficiaries of the participant’s program account at any time during the period from the deferred retirement calculation date to the election date. The beneficiary or beneficiaries shall be designated on a form prescribed by the board, signed by the participant, and filed with the board.(b) The participant’s beneficiary designation may not be given effect, and shall be overridden, to the extent that designation would impair the rights of any surviving spouse or surviving minors under applicable federal or state law.(c) Unless otherwise provided in the beneficiary designation form, each designated beneficiary shall be entitled to equal shares of the lump-sum distribution that shall be payable from the participant’s program account upon the death of the participant.(d) The nomination of a beneficiary or beneficiaries under this section may be revoked at the pleasure of the person who made the nomination, and a different beneficiary or beneficiaries may be nominated by a written designation duly executed and filed with the board.(e) If the participant dies without a valid beneficiary designation on file, or if no designated beneficiary survives the participant, the participant’s account shall be payable to the participant’s estate.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31778.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31778.4.

31778.4.  Upon termination of employment and retirement from the system, a member who has elected to participate in the program shall receive the member’s program payment, as calculated pursuant to Section 31778.1 and in accordance with the distribution provisions of Sections 31776.3, 31776.4, and 31776.5.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31779 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31779.

31779.  (a) After the program has been in effect for a period of at least four years and not more than 10 years, as specified in the implementing ordinance, or up to one year prior to the end of that specified period, the board shall cause an actuarial analysis of the cost impact of the program to be prepared and presented to the board of supervisors or governing body of the district for its review and consideration.(b) If the actuarial analysis discloses that the program has not been cost neutral, the board of supervisors or governing board shall, by ordinance or resolution pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining unit, either:(1) Discontinue the program, subject to Section 31779.1.(2) Modify the program in a manner consistent with the actuarial analysis and the provisions of this article so that the program will be cost neutral.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31779.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31779.1.

31779.1.  The rights of a participant who has retired under the program, whose deferred retirement calculation date, or whose program period is in effect at the time the program is discontinued may not be affected by the discontinuance of the program and that participant shall remain subject to the provisions of the program as it existed on the participant’s election date.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31779.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31779.2.

31779.2.  If the program is modified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 31779, participants who entered, or who were eligible for, the program prior to the effective date of the modification shall be entitled to elect whether to become subject to the modified provisions of the program or to remain subject to the program as it existed on the participant’s deferred retirement calculation date or election date, whichever occurred first.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31779.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 11.5 - Deferred Retirement Option Program|Section 31779.3.

31779.3.  As long as the program remains in effect, either as originally adopted or as modified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 31779, the board of retirement shall cause an actuarial analysis of the cost impact of the program to be prepared as provided in Section 31779 at the end of each successive period specified in the implementing ordinance or subsequently adopted by ordinance or resolution, and the board of supervisors or governing body may take the actions described in Section 31779 as appropriate based on the outcome of that analysis.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 31780 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 12 - Death Benefit|Section 31780.

31780.  Upon the death before retirement of a member while in service or while physically or mentally incapacitated for the performance of his duty, if such incapacity has been continuous from discontinuance of service, or within one month after discontinuance of service unless the member’s accumulated contributions have been paid to the member pursuant to Section 31628, the retirement system is liable for a death benefit which shall be paid:(a) As provided in Section 31765 or 31765.1 or 31765.11 or 31781.1 or 31787, if the surviving spouse or guardian of one or more of the surviving children of the member so elects, or(b) If no election is made pursuant to Section 31765, or 31765.1, or 31765.11, or 31781.1, or 31787 and no person is entitled to a survivor’s allowance pursuant to Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 31841) or Article 16 (commencing with Section 31861) to such person as he nominates by written designation duly executed and filed with the board, before the death of the member, or(c) If no such election is made, and a parent as defined in Article 15.5 but no other person is entitled to a survivor’s allowance pursuant to Article 15.5 or 16 and a surviving spouse or child is designated as beneficiary, to such surviving spouse or child, or(d) If no such election is made, no person is entitled to a survivor’s allowance pursuant to Article 15.5 or 16, and a member has not nominated a beneficiary, to his estate.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 58.)
CA Govt Code § 31780.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 12 - Death Benefit|Section 31780.1.

31780.1.  A child eligible to receive a survivor benefit under Section 31760.1, 31781.1, 31786, or 31787 shall be considered unmarried if the child is not married as of the date the member dies, whether or not the child was previously married. If the child thereafter marries, eligibility for the survivor benefit shall terminate, and the benefit shall not be reinstated if the child subsequently returns to unmarried status.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 493, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Govt Code § 31780.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 12 - Death Benefit|Section 31780.2.

31780.2.  (a) Any benefits accorded to a spouse pursuant to this article and Article 11 (commencing with Section 31760), Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 31841), Article 15.6 (commencing with Section 31855), and Article 16 (commencing with Section 31861), or any of them, may be accorded to a domestic partner, as defined in Section 297 of the Family Code, who is registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 297) of the Family Code. The county may also require the member and the member’s domestic partner to have a current Affidavit of Domestic Partnership, in the form adopted by the county board of supervisors, on file with the county for at least one year prior to the member’s retirement or death prior to retirement.(b) If a member described in subdivision (a) has a surviving dependent child, the surviving dependent child shall receive the death and survivor’s allowance until 18 years of age or until married, whichever occurs earlier, or until 22 years of age if enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited educational institution. When the member’s surviving dependent child reaches 18 years of age or is no longer a dependent, whichever occurs earlier, or reaches 22 years of age if enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited educational institution, then the benefits accorded to a spouse, as specified in subdivision (a), may be accorded to a domestic partner pursuant to this section. However, if a surviving dependent child elects to receive a lump-sum payment, the lump-sum payment shall be shared among any surviving dependent children and the domestic partner, pursuant to this section, in a proportional manner.(c) This section is not operative unless and until the county board of supervisors, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, makes this section operative in the county. In a county of the 10th class, as defined in Sections 28020 and 28031, the county board of supervisors may implement the benefits described in this section as determined through the collective bargaining process and based on actuarial cost estimates.(d) This section shall not apply to any member whose death occurs on or after January 1, 2009.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 197, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 31781 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 12 - Death Benefit|Section 31781.

31781.  The death benefit shall consist of:(a) The member’s accumulated contributions.(b) An amount, provided from contributions by the county or district, equal to one-twelfth of the annual compensation earnable or pensionable compensation as defined in Section 7522.34, whichever is applicable, by the deceased during the 12 months immediately preceding his death, multiplied by the number of completed years of service under the system, but not to exceed 50 percent of such annual compensation.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 741, Sec. 8. (AB 2474) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 31781.01 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 12 - Death Benefit|Section 31781.01.

31781.01.  Notwithstanding Section 31781, the death benefit of a member covered under Section 31751 shall consist of:(a) The member’s accumulated contributions.(b) A lump sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) offset by any lump-sum death payment made under the federal Social Security Act.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 58.)
CA Govt Code § 31781.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES|DIVISION 4 - EMPLOYEES|PART 3 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - County Employees Retirement Law of 197|ARTICLE 12 - Death Benefit|Section 31781.11.

31781.11.  The board of supervisors of a county of the first class as described by Sections 28020 and 28022 may, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, increase the amounts of the death benefits payable pursuant to Sections 31760.1, 31765.1, 31781.1, and 31785, with respect to a death occurring on or after the date this section becomes operative in a county, up to the amount of the monthly allowance to which the deceased member was or would have been entitled as of the date of his or her death.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 890, Sec. 1.)