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CA Educ Code § 27100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 12 - Beneficiary|Section 27100.

27100.  A participant may at any time designate or change the designation of one or more primary beneficiaries and one or more contingent beneficiaries to receive any lump-sum death benefit that may be payable under the plan. The beneficiary for the lump-sum death benefit under this part may be a person, trust, or the estate of the participant. The beneficiary shall be designated on a form prescribed by the system that is received in the system’s headquarters office before the participant’s death.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 123, Sec. 39. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Educ Code § 27101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 12 - Beneficiary|Section 27101.

27101.  In the event the participant dies without a valid beneficiary designation on file with the system, any lump-sum death benefit under this part shall be payable to the estate of the participant.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 296. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 12 - Beneficiary|Section 27102.

27102.  Part 5 (commencing with Section 220) of Division 2 of the Probate Code, when applicable, shall govern the distribution of any lump-sum death benefit payable under this part. In applying Part 5 (commencing with Section 220) of Division 2 of the Probate Code with respect to proceeds payable to a beneficiary, participation in the plan shall be considered as having the same status as an insurance policy issued after December 31, 1984.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 592, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Educ Code § 27200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 13 - Termination Benefit|Section 27200.

27200.  Upon termination of all creditable service subject to coverage by the plan under this part and Part 13 (commencing with Section 22000) for any reason other than death, disability, or retirement, a participant may apply for a lump-sum termination benefit under this part which shall be an amount that is equal to the sum of the participant’s employee account and the employer account as of the date the termination benefit is paid.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 297. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 13 - Termination Benefit|Section 27201.

27201.  (a) All creditable service subject to coverage by the Cash Balance Benefit Program and all service with the participant’s last employer or employers that is creditable service under the Defined Benefit Program shall terminate prior to application for a termination benefit under this part.(b) All employers with which the participant is employed to perform creditable service subject to coverage by the plan shall certify in a format prescribed by the system that the participant’s employment has been terminated unless the employment was terminated 12 months or more prior to the date the termination benefit application is received by the system’s headquarters office.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 96, Sec. 23. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Educ Code § 27202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 13 - Termination Benefit|Section 27202.

27202.  A participant shall apply for a termination benefit under this part on a form prescribed by the system.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 96, Sec. 24. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Educ Code § 27203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 13 - Termination Benefit|Section 27203.

27203.  A participant may not apply for a termination benefit under this part if less than five years have elapsed following the date the most recent termination benefit was distributed to the participant.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 300. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 13 - Termination Benefit|Section 27204.

27204.  (a) The termination benefit under this part shall not be payable before 180 calendar days have elapsed following the date of termination of employment.(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the application for the termination benefit shall be automatically canceled if the participant performs creditable service within 180 calendar days following the date of termination of employment.(c) Subdivision (b) does not apply if the participant has reached that age at which the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 requires a distribution of benefits. A participant who has reached this age shall receive a distribution commencing on the earlier of the date that the participant has met the conditions of subdivision (a) or the conditions of subdivision (c) of Section 26004.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 275, Sec. 23. (AB 2101) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 27205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 13 - Termination Benefit|Section 27205.

27205.  A participant may cancel the application for a termination benefit under this part at any time prior to distribution of the benefit.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 302. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 13 - Termination Benefit|Section 27206.

27206.  No partial distribution shall be made from an employee account or employer account.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 592, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Educ Code § 27207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 13 - Termination Benefit|Section 27207.

27207.  Upon distribution of the lump-sum payment to the participant under this part, no further benefits shall be payable from the plan under this part.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 303. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 14 - Distribution of Benefits|Section 27300.

27300.  (a) The plan’s obligations under this part to a participant or beneficiary who has applied for a benefit cease upon distribution of the lump-sum benefit.(b) Deposit in the United States mail of a warrant drawn as directed by the participant or beneficiary and addressed as directed by the participant or beneficiary constitutes distribution of the benefits under this part.(c) Deposit in the United States mail of a notice that the requested electronic funds transfer has been made as directed by the participant or beneficiary constitutes distribution of the benefits under this part.(d) If the participant or beneficiary has elected to transfer all or a specified portion of the lump-sum benefit that is eligible for direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to the trustee of an eligible retirement plan within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of Title 26 of the United States Code, deposit in the United States mail of a notice that the requested transfer has been made constitutes distribution of the benefits under this part.(e) Distribution under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) pursuant to the board’s determination in good faith of the existence, identity, or other facts relating to entitlement of persons constitutes a complete discharge and release of the plan from liability for that payment under this part.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 304. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 14 - Distribution of Benefits|Section 27301.

27301.  (a) The plan’s obligations under this part to a participant or beneficiary who elected to receive a benefit in the form of an annuity, cease upon distribution of the final monthly payment of the annuity.(b) Deposit in the United States mail of a warrant drawn as directed by the participant or beneficiary and addressed as directed by the participant or beneficiary constitutes distribution of the benefit under this part.(c) Deposit in the United States mail of a notice that the requested electronic funds transfer has been made as directed by the participant or beneficiary constitutes distribution of the benefit under this part.(d) Distribution under subdivision (b) or (c) pursuant to the board’s determination in good faith of the existence, identity, or other facts relating to entitlement of persons constitutes a complete discharge and release of the board, system, and plan from liability for payments under this part.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1048, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 14 - Distribution of Benefits|Section 27302.

27302.  If a benefit payable under this part cannot be distributed because, after a good faith effort, the participant or beneficiary cannot be located, the balances in the participant’s employee account and employer account shall be forfeited by the participant or beneficiary, but if the participant or beneficiary thereafter submits a valid claim to the system the employee and employer accounts shall be reinstated and shall be credited with all applicable interest at the minimum interest rate and additional earnings credit amounts attributable to the period during which the forfeiture was in effect.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 305. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 14 - Distribution of Benefits|Section 27303.

27303.  Any overpayment to a participant or beneficiary under this part shall be deducted from any subsequent benefit payment that may be payable under the plan, except as provided in Section 27303.5.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 207, Sec. 27. (AB 2260) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Educ Code § 27303.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 14 - Distribution of Benefits|Section 27303.5.

27303.5.  If an employer reports erroneous information, the system shall calculate the actuarial present value of the expected payments from the participant or beneficiary pursuant to Sections 22008 and 24617. The employer shall pay the difference between the total amount of the overpayment and the calculation of the actuarial present value of expected payments.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 207, Sec. 28. (AB 2260) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Educ Code § 27400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27400.

27400.  (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 benefits under this part and defines the rights of nonparticipant spouses in the Cash Balance Benefit Program.(b) For purposes of this chapter, the termination, dissolution, or nullity of a registered domestic partnership, or the legal separation of partners in a registered domestic partnership, as provided in Section 299 of the Family Code, shall be treated in the same manner as a dissolution of marriage or legal separation of a member and his or her spouse.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 418, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Educ Code § 27401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27401.

27401.  (a) For purposes of this chapter, “nonparticipant spouse” means a participant’s spouse or former spouse who is being or has been awarded a community property interest in the benefits determined by reference to the amounts credited to a participant’s employee and employer accounts or the participant’s annuity. A nonparticipant spouse who is awarded separate nominal accounts is not a participant in the Cash Balance Benefit Program. A nonparticipant spouse who receives or is awarded an interest in a participant’s annuity is not a participant in the Cash Balance Benefit Program.(b) For purposes of this chapter, a participant’s registered domestic partner or former registered domestic partner who is being or has been awarded a community property interest in the benefits determined by reference to the amounts credited to a participant’s employee and employer accounts or the participant’s annuity shall be treated in the same manner as a nonparticipant spouse.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 418, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Educ Code § 27402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27402.

27402.  (a) Upon the legal separation or dissolution of marriage of a participant, the court shall include in the judgment or a court order the date on which the parties separated.(b) The court may order in the judgment or court order that the participant’s employee and employer credits in accounts which are attributable to periods of participation in the plan during the marriage be divided into separate nominal accounts in the name of the participant and the nonparticipant spouse, respectively. Any employee or employer account credits that are not explicitly awarded by the judgment or court order shall be deemed the exclusive property of the participant.(c) The determination of the court of the community property rights pursuant to this section shall be consistent with this chapter and shall address the rights of the nonparticipant spouse, including, but not limited to, retirement benefits, disability benefits, death benefits, or termination of the benefits of the participant.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 592, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Educ Code § 27403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27403.

27403.  The nonparticipant spouse who is awarded separate nominal accounts pursuant to Section 27402 is not a participant of the Cash Balance Benefit Program. The nonparticipant spouse is entitled only to rights and benefits explicitly established by this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 61. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Educ Code § 27404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27404.

27404.  The nonparticipant spouse is entitled to no benefits or rights from the separate nominal accounts except as otherwise provided in this chapter. However, this section shall not be construed to limit any right arising from the accounts of a nonparticipant with respect to the Cash Balance Benefit Program which exists because the nonparticipant spouse is employed to perform creditable service subject to coverage by the program.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 309. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27405.

27405.  Upon the legal separation or dissolution of marriage of a participant, the court may include in the judgment or court order a determination of the community property rights of the parties in the participant’s annuity consistent with this section. Upon election under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2610 of the Family Code, the court order awarding the nonparticipant spouse a community property share in the benefits of a participant receiving an annuity shall be consistent with this section.(a) If the court does not award the entire annuity to the participant and the participant is receiving an annuity under paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 26807 or paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 26807.5, the court shall require only that the system pay from the plan the nonparticipant spouse, by separate warrant, his or her community property share of the participant’s annuity, or the option beneficiary’s annuity or both.(b) The nonparticipant spouse may designate a beneficiary to receive his or her community property share of the participant’s annuity.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 655, Sec. 80. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Educ Code § 27406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27406.

27406.  The nonparticipant spouse who is awarded separate nominal accounts with respect to the Cash Balance Benefit Program shall have the right to a lump-sum distribution of amounts credited to the account.(a) The nonparticipant spouse shall file an application on a form provided by the system to obtain the distribution.(b) The distribution is effective when the system deposits in the United States mail a warrant drawn in favor of the nonparticipant spouse and addressed to the latest address for the nonparticipant spouse on file with the system.(c) If the nonparticipant spouse has elected on a form provided by the system to transfer all or a specified portion of the accounts that are eligible for direct trustee-to-trustee transfer under Section 401(a)(31) of Title 26 of the United States Code to the trustee of a qualified plan under Section 402 of Title 26 of the United States Code, deposit in the United States mail of a notice that the requested transfer has been made constitutes a distribution of the nonparticipant spouse’s credit balance from the separate nominal accounts. This subdivision shall not apply to a nonparticipant partner consistent with Section 402 of the Internal Revenue Code.(d) The nonparticipant spouse is deemed to have permanently waived all rights to an annuity when the distribution becomes effective.(e) The nonparticipant spouse may not cancel a distribution after the distribution is effective.(f) The nonparticipant spouse shall have no right to elect to redeposit the distribution after the distribution is effective.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 207, Sec. 29. (AB 2260) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Educ Code § 27407 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27407.

27407.  No judgment or court order issued pursuant to this chapter is binding on the plan with respect to the Cash Balance Benefit Program until the plan has been joined as a party to the action and has been served with a certified copy of the judgment or court order.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 311. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27408 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27408.

27408.  (a) Sections 26107, 26700, 26802, 26806, 27000, 27002, paragraphs (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 26807, and paragraphs (1) and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 26807.5 shall apply to a nonparticipant spouse as if she or he were a participant.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), this section shall not be construed to establish any right for the nonparticipant spouse that is not explicitly established in Sections 27400 to 27405, inclusive, and Sections 27409 to 27412, inclusive.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 655, Sec. 81. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Educ Code § 27409 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27409.

27409.  Upon being awarded separate nominal accounts or an interest in the annuity of a participant, a nonparticipant spouse shall provide the system with proof of his or her date of birth, social security number, and any other information requested by the system, in the form and manner requested by the system.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1048, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 27410 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 14 - STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM|CHAPTER 15 - Community Property|Section 27410.

27410.  (a) The nonparticipant spouse who is awarded separate nominal accounts shall have the right to designate, pursuant to Sections 27100 to 27102, inclusive, a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive the amounts credited to the separate nominal accounts of the nonparticipant spouse on his or her date of death, and any annuity attributable to the separate nominal accounts which is unpaid on the date of the death of the nonparticipant spouse.(b) This section shall not be construed to provide the nonparticipant spouse with any right to elect a joint and survivor annuity pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 26807 or subdivision (a) of Section 26807.5.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 655, Sec. 82. Effective January 1, 2007.)