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CA Educ Code § 23202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 19 - Redeposit of Contributions|Section 23202.

23202.  (a) An election pursuant to Section 23200 to redeposit accumulated retirement contributions may be made by a member anytime prior to the effective date of the member’s retirement under this part.(b) An election to redeposit accumulated retirement contributions returned to the member shall be considered as an election to repay accumulated retirement contributions previously returned, up to but not exceeding the amount required to restore the total service credit returned, under the provisions of this chapter.(c) If any payment due because of this election is not received at the system’s headquarters office within 120 days of its due date, the election shall be canceled. Upon the cancellation of election, the member shall receive credit for the payments made under the election or, at the request of the member, those payments shall be returned.(d) If the election is canceled, the member may at any time prior to the effective date of retirement under this part, again elect to redeposit accumulated retirement contributions previously withdrawn or returned, in accordance with Section 23200 and all the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining thereto.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 558, Sec. 17. (AB 1379) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Educ Code § 23203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 19 - Redeposit of Contributions|Section 23203.

23203.  (a) A member who elects to redeposit refunded accumulated retirement contributions shall pay, prior to retirement, all contributions and interest as determined under Section 23200.(b) If the system is unable to inform the member or beneficiary of the amount required to redeposit the refunded accumulated retirement contributions prior to the effective date of the applicable allowance, the member or beneficiary may make the required payment within 30 working days after the date of mailing of the statement of contributions and interest required or the effective date of the appropriate allowance, whichever is later, except as provided in subdivision (d). The payment shall be paid in full before a member or beneficiary receives any adjustment in the appropriate allowance due because of that payment.(c) Redeposit of refunded accumulated retirement contributions shall be made in one sum, or in not more than 120 monthly installments, not to exceed ten years, provided that no installment, except the final installment, is less than twenty-five dollars ($25).(d) The measurement of time within which a redeposit described in subdivision (b) shall be made is subject to Section 22337.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 459, Sec. 8. (AB 989) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Educ Code § 23300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 20 - Beneficiary Designation|Section 23300.

23300.  (a) A member of the Defined Benefit Program may designate a beneficiary to receive benefits payable under this part upon the member’s death. A beneficiary designation may not be made in derogation of a community property interest of a nonmember spouse, as defined by Section 25000.9, with respect to service or contributions credited under this part, unless the nonmember spouse has previously obtained an alternative order pursuant to Section 2610 of the Family Code.(b) A member’s beneficiary designation for benefits payable under the Defined Benefit Program, including a designation made pursuant to Section 24300 or 24300.1, shall also apply to benefits payable under the Defined Benefit Supplement Program. A beneficiary designation shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the system and executed by the member.(c) A beneficiary designation shall not be valid unless it is received in the system’s headquarters office prior to the member’s death.(d) A member may change or revoke a beneficiary designation at any time by making a new designation pursuant to this section.(e) This section is not applicable to the designation of an option beneficiary or an annuity beneficiary under this part.(f) An option beneficiary may designate a death beneficiary who would, upon the death of the option beneficiary, be entitled to receive the option beneficiary’s accrued monthly allowance.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 558, Sec. 18. (AB 1379) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Educ Code § 23301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 20 - Beneficiary Designation|Section 23301.

23301.  A corporation, trust, charitable organization, parochial institution, or public entity may be designated as a beneficiary under this part, but they shall not be designated as option beneficiaries, except a trust as defined in Section 22149.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 96, Sec. 16. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Educ Code § 23302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 20 - Beneficiary Designation|Section 23302.

23302.  Payment under this part to a beneficiary designated in the form on file in the system at the date of death by a warrant drawn prior to any claim under community property rights shall constitute full discharge of any and all liability of the board, system, and plan by reason of the member’s death.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 135. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 23303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 20 - Beneficiary Designation|Section 23303.

23303.  (a) If the whereabouts of the designated beneficiary cannot be determined, or if the beneficiary is the estate of the deceased person, the board may pay to the undertaker who conducted the funeral, or to any person who, or any organization that, has paid the undertaker from funds owned by the person or organization, in its discretion all or a portion of any amount payable under this part, but not to exceed the funeral expenses of the deceased person, or the portion of the expenses paid by the person or organization, as evidenced by the sworn itemized statement of the undertaker, person, or organization and by any other documents the board may require.(b) The payment shall be in full and complete discharge and acquittance of the board, system, and plan up to the amount paid.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 136. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 23304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 20 - Beneficiary Designation|Section 23304.

23304.  If no beneficiary designation is in effect on the date of death, any benefit payable under this part shall be paid to the estate of the member. Payment pursuant to the board’s determination in good faith upon evidence satisfactory to it of the existence, identity or other facts relating to entitlement of persons under this section shall constitute a complete discharge and release of the system and plan from liability for the benefit.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 137. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 23400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21 - Pre-1972 Benefits|Section 23400.

23400.  (a) If, prior to attaining the age of 55 years, a person who is entitled to receive a retirement allowance because of his or her retirement for disability prior to July 1, 1972, engages in a gainful occupation, the board shall reduce the portion of his or her monthly retirement allowance that is not provided by his or her accumulated contributions, to an amount, which when added to the compensation earned monthly by him or her, does not exceed the amount of the compensation that would be earnable by a person holding the same or an equal position as or to that which he or she held at the time of his or her retirement, and in the same salary step or rating, or if no such position then exists, the compensation earnable immediately prior to its abolition.(b) If his or her earnings are further altered, the board shall further alter that portion of his or her retirement allowance to the lower of the following amounts:(1) The amount of that portion of his or her retirement allowance as it would be if not reduced under this section.(2) An amount that, when added to the compensation earned by him or her, equals the amount of the compensation that would be earnable by a person holding the same or an equal position as or to that which he or she held at the time of his or her retirement, and in the same salary step or rating, or if no such position then exists, the compensation earnable immediately prior to its abolition.(c) For purposes of this section, the retirement allowance subject to adjustment is the unmodified allowance irrespective of the option elected.(d) When he or she attains the age of 55 years, his or her retirement allowance shall be made equal to the amount it would be if not reduced under this section, and may not again be modified under this section. Section 24015 does not apply to those persons affected by this section.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21 - Pre-1972 Benefits|Section 23401.

23401.  The board may require any member who retired for disability, prior to July 1, 1972, and who has not attained 58 years of age, to undergo a medical examination. If the examination, together with other available information, shows to the satisfaction of the board that the member is no longer disabled, the retirement allowance shall be terminated. Should any member retired for disability refuse to submit to medical examination, as provided in this section, the disability retirement allowance shall be terminated and all rights of the member in the disability retirement allowance shall be revoked.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 634, Sec. 185. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Educ Code § 23402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21 - Pre-1972 Benefits|Section 23402.

23402.  Benefits payable on account of deaths that occurred prior to July 1, 1972, and provided under former Section 14193, as it read prior to July 1, 1972, shall be continued. Former Sections 14195 and 14196 as they read prior to that date shall continue to apply to these payments.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21 - Pre-1972 Benefits|Section 23403.

23403.  Survivor benefits payable on account of deaths that occurred prior to July 1, 1972, shall be continued in the amounts and under the conditions stated in former Sections 14186 and 14189, as they read prior to July 1, 1972.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 52. Effective September 28, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21 - Pre-1972 Benefits|Section 23404.

23404.  Upon termination of the retirement allowance that began to accrue prior to July 1, 1972, the member’s individual account shall be credited with amounts that are the actuarial equivalents at that time, as based on the disabled life, where retirement had been for disability, or on the active life where the retirement had been for service of the allowance and annuities being paid from accumulated retirement contributions, accumulated annuity deposit contributions, or accumulated tax-sheltered annuity contributions. These credited amounts shall not exceed the amount of his or her accumulated contributions as they were in those accounts at the date of retirement.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21.5 - Election of Disability and Death Benefit Coverage|Section 23700.

23700.  (a) New survivor benefit and disability retirement programs that are provided under the Defined Benefit Program pursuant to Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 23850) and Chapter 26 (commencing with Section 24100), are effective as of October 16, 1992. All members of the Defined Benefit Program with an effective date of membership in the program on or after October 16, 1992, shall be covered by these survivor benefit and disability retirement programs under this part.(b) The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the criteria for granting certain members of the Defined Benefit Program, as defined in Section 23702, the opportunity to elect to either retain coverage under the current family allowance and disability allowance programs pursuant to Chapter 22 (commencing with Section 23800), and Chapter 25 (commencing with Section 24001) or to be covered under the survivor benefit and disability retirement programs.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 138. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 23701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21.5 - Election of Disability and Death Benefit Coverage|Section 23701.

23701.  (a) The election of disability and death benefit programs shall be made during the 180-day period commencing on October 16, 1992, and ending on April 13, 1993. All elections made during this period shall be effective as of October 16, 1992.(b) If a member has made an election and subsequently becomes disabled or dies, the benefits shall be paid under the elected program provisions as though the election had been executed on October 16, 1992.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21.5 - Election of Disability and Death Benefit Coverage|Section 23702.

23702.  (a) All members in the Defined Benefit Program on October 15, 1992, who are not receiving a disability allowance or a retirement allowance with an effective date prior to October 16, 1992, shall be eligible to make an irrevocable election, pursuant to this chapter, to retain coverage under either the disability allowance and family allowance programs or to have coverage under the disability retirement and survivor benefits programs.(b) The member’s eligibility to participate in the election shall be based on the member’s status in the Defined Benefit Program on October 15, 1992, only, and not on prior or subsequent events.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 939, Sec. 60. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Educ Code § 23703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21.5 - Election of Disability and Death Benefit Coverage|Section 23703.

23703.  A member’s election of disability or death benefit coverage shall meet all of the following requirements:(a) The member is eligible to participate in the election pursuant to Section 23702.(b) The election is filed on a form provided by the system.(c) Except as provided in Section 23704, the election document contains the signature of the spouse of the member, unless the member declares, in writing, under penalty of perjury, that one of the following conditions exists:(1) The member does not know, and has taken all reasonable steps to determine, the whereabouts of the spouse.(2) The spouse is incapable of executing the acknowledgment because of an incapacitating mental or physical condition.(3) The member and spouse have executed a marriage settlement agreement pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 4 of the Family Code that makes the community property law inapplicable to the marriage.(4) The member is not married.(5) The current spouse has no identifiable community property interest in future benefits.(d) The election document is signed and dated during the 180-day election period specified in Section 23701.(e) The signatures of the member and the member’s spouse on the election document are witnessed by a third party who is at least 18 years of age.(f) The election document is received in the system’s office in Sacramento within 30 days after the date of signature, but no later than May 1, 1993.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 55. Effective September 28, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23704 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21.5 - Election of Disability and Death Benefit Coverage|Section 23704.

23704.  If a spouse refuses to sign the election document, the member may bring an action in court to enforce the spousal signature requirement or to waive the spousal signature requirement. Either party may bring an action pursuant to Section 1101 of the Family Code to determine the rights of the party.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21.5 - Election of Disability and Death Benefit Coverage|Section 23705.

23705.  After receipt of a member’s election document, the system shall mail an acknowledgement notice to the member that indicates the member’s choice of disability and death benefit programs. If the member does not agree with the system’s recording of his or her election choice, the member has 30 days from the date of the acknowledgement notice to notify the system in writing.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 21.5 - Election of Disability and Death Benefit Coverage|Section 23706.

23706.  (a) Failure to file an election pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be an election to retain coverage under the disability allowance and family allowance programs.(b) Failure to meet all of the requirements for submitting an election pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be a failure to file an election.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 23800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 22 - Active Death Benefits: Family Allowance|Section 23800.

23800.  (a) This chapter governs the eligibility provisions, benefit provisions, allowance computations, and related provisions for the benefits payable under this part with respect to the Defined Benefit Program upon the death of eligible members. “Members,” as used in this chapter, means all members who were receiving a disability allowance on October 15, 1992, and all persons who were members of the plan under this part on October 15, 1992, who were not receiving an allowance and who did not elect, pursuant to Chapter 21.5 (commencing with Section 23700), to be covered under Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 23850).(b) This chapter also contains three sections related to survivor benefits payable on account of deaths that occurred prior to July 1, 1972.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1025, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Educ Code § 23801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 13 - STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM|CHAPTER 22 - Active Death Benefits: Family Allowance|Section 23801.

23801.  (a) A death payment of no less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be paid to the beneficiary upon receipt of proof of death of a member who had one or more years of credited service, including service deemed to the member under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 22851, at least one of which had been earned subsequent to the most recent refund of accumulated retirement contributions, if the member died during any one of the following periods:(1) While in employment for which creditable compensation is paid.(2) While disabled, if the disability had been continuous from the last day for which creditable compensation had been paid.(3) Within four months after termination of creditable service or termination of employment, whichever occurs first.(4) Within four months after termination of a disability allowance if no service was performed after the termination.(5) Within 12 months of the last day for which creditable compensation was paid, if the member was on an approved leave of absence without compensation for reasons other than disability.(6) While on a leave of absence to perform qualified military service, if the death occurred on or after January 1, 2007.(b) A death payment pursuant to this section shall not be payable for the death of a member that occurs within one year commencing with the effective date of reinstatement from service retirement pursuant to Section 24208.(c) The board may adjust the death payment amount following each actuarial valuation based on changes in the All Urban California Consumer Price Index and adopt any adjusted amount as a plan amendment.(d) A beneficiary may waive his or her right to the death payment in accordance with the requirements established by the system. The waiver shall be submitted on a properly executed form prescribed by the system. The filing of a waiver by a beneficiary constitutes a complete and immediate discharge of all obligations of the board, the system, or the plan to or on behalf of the beneficiary.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 298, Sec. 5. (AB 1325) Effective January 1, 2018.)