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CA Govt Code § 31478 (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 1 - General|Section 31478.

31478.  “Public agency” means the United States of America, this state, or any department or agency of either, or any county, or any city, which city or county is within this state, or any public corporation, municipal corporation, or public district, which public corporation, municipal corporation, or public district is situated in whole or in part within the county, and any local agency formation commission.Section 31468 does not apply to this section.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1261.)
CA Govt Code § 31479 (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 1 - General|Section 31479.

31479.  “Public service” means service rendered as an officer or employee of a public agency for which service the officer or employee received compensation from the public agency and with respect to which he is not entitled to receive credit in any retirement system supported wholly or in part by public funds after he becomes a member of this system.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 363.)
CA Govt Code § 31479.1 (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 1 - General|Section 31479.1.

31479.1.  (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 31479, an elective or appointive county official may receive credit for service rendered as a city council member even though that service was not compensated.(2) This section shall not be operative in any county until it is adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors.(b) This section shall not apply to service performed as an elective or appointive officer that is subject to the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 247, Sec. 11. (AB 1380) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 31479.2 (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 1 - General|Section 31479.2.

31479.2.  “Public service” also means service rendered as an officer or employee of a department or agency of the District of Columbia for which the officer or employee received compensation and with respect to which he is not entitled to receive credit in any retirement system supported wholly or in part by public funds after he becomes a member of this system.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1476.)
CA Govt Code § 31479.3 (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 1 - General|Section 31479.3.

31479.3.  “Public service” also means service in the merchant marine of the United States during the period of December 7, 1941, through August 15, 1945, whether or not the employee received compensation from the United States Government and with respect to which he or she is not entitled to receive credit in any retirement system supported wholly or in part by public funds after he or she became a member of this system. This section shall apply to both members and retired members of a county retirement association subject to this chapter. Both members and retired members may purchase public service credit pursuant to Sections 31641.1 and 31641.2. For a retired member the additional pension amount accruing because of any public service credit purchased shall be computed as though the service had been credited on the effective date of retirement and increased by any cost-of-living increases which may have been granted since the effective date of retirement and shall begin as of the first of the month following either the date of receipt of the retired member’s election to purchase the credit pursuant to Section 31641.1 or the date of receipt of the full cost of the purchase computed pursuant to Section 31641.2 whichever is later.This section shall not be operative in any county until the board of supervisors shall, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, make this section applicable in the county.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 433, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 31480 (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 1 - General|Section 31480.

31480.  The provisions of this chapter, as they apply to retirement for service or disability, deferred retirement, and the death benefit, shall not be applicable to any member claiming public service pursuant to Section 31478 or to any member claiming service credit for uncompensated illness leave of absence in excess of 12 consecutive months pursuant to Section 31646.1, unless such member has rendered service, other than the public service or the uncompensated illness leave of absence for which the member has elected to receive credit, sufficient to meet the minimum requirements of this chapter covering each of the benefits enumerated in this section.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 81, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 31481 (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 1 - General|Section 31481.

31481.  An amendment either heretofore or hereafter made to this chapter, unless expressly stated otherwise, does not grant, take away, or otherwise affect the right to, or the amount of, any retirement allowance, or other benefit, of:(a) Any member who has retired or shall retire prior to the effective date of such amendment.(b) The spouse, children, beneficiary or coannuitant of any member if such member has retired or shall retire prior to the effective date of such amendment. (c) The spouse, children, beneficiary or coannuitant of any member, if such member has died or shall die, prior to retirement and prior to the effective date of such amendment.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1184.)
CA Govt Code § 31482 (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 1 - General|Section 31482.

31482.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a participant in a deferred compensation plan established pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18310) of Part 1 of Division 5 of Title 2 or pursuant to Article 1.1 (commencing with Section 53212) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, may also participate in a retirement system of a public agency established pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1370.)
CA Govt Code § 31482.5 (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 1 - General|Section 31482.5.

31482.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Section 20894, this section shall apply to all participants in retirement systems governed by this chapter.(b) A person shall not receive credit for the same service in two retirement systems supported wholly or in part by public funds under any circumstance.(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude concurrent participation and credit for service in a public retirement system and in a deferred compensation plan that meets the requirements of Section 457 of Title 26 of the United States Code, a tax-deferred retirement plan that meets the requirements of Section 40l(k) of Title 26 of the United States Code, or a defined contribution plan and trust that meets the requirements of Section 401(a), 403(b), or 415(m) of Title 26 of the United States Code.(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude concurrent participation and credit for service in the defined benefit plan provided under this chapter and in a supplemental defined benefit plan maintained by the employer that meets the requirements of Section 401(a) of Title 26 of the United States Code, provided all of the following conditions exist:(1) The defined benefit plan provided under this chapter has been designated as the employer’s primary plan for the person and the supplemental defined benefit plan is adopted by the governing body of the employer.(2) The supplemental defined benefit plan has received a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the plan qualifies under Section 401(a) of Title 26 of the United States Code, and has furnished proof thereof to the employer.(3) The person’s participation in the supplemental defined benefit plan does not, in any way, interfere with the person’s rights to membership in the defined benefit plan, or any benefit provided, under this chapter.(e) If any provision of this section conflicts with the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013, that provision shall not apply to a member who is subject to the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 for all or any portion of his or her membership in the county retirement system.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 247, Sec. 12. (AB 1380) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 31483 (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 1 - General|Section 31483.

31483.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the governing body of a county or district has made a particular provision or provisions of this chapter applicable in such county or district through the adoption of an ordinance or resolution, such governing body may at any time thereafter adopt a further ordinance or resolution terminating the applicability of such provision or provisions as to employees of the county or district whose services commence after a given future date specified in the latter ordinance or resolution.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 597.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.5 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.5.

31485.5.  It is the intent of the Legislature that counties that are considering the adoption of defined contribution plans, also consider having those plans administered by their county retirement systems.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1108, Sec. 3.5. Effective October 14, 1991.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.6 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.6.

31485.6.  “Treasurer” as used in Sections 31595.9, 31625, 31625.1, 31629, and 31706 means the county treasurer or any other entity authorized by the board.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 584, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.7 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.7.

31485.7.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a member who elects to purchase retirement service credit under Section 31486.3, 31486.35, 31499.3, 31499.13, 31641.1, 31641.5, 31641.55, 31646, 31652, or 31658, or under the regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 31643 or 31644 shall complete that purchase within 120 days after the effective date of his or her retirement.(b) This section is not operative in any county until the board of supervisors, by resolution, makes this section applicable in the county.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 127. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.8 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.8.

31485.8.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a member who elects to purchase retirement service credit under Section 31490.5, 31490.6, 31494.3, 31494.5, 31641.1, 31641.5, 31646, 31652, or 31658, or under the regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 31643 or 31644 shall complete that purchase within 120 days after the effective date of his or her retirement.(b) This section applies only to a county of the first class, as defined by Section 28020, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, and Section 28022, as amended by Chapter 43 of the Statutes of 1961.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 128. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.9 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.9.

31485.9.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1, no resolution, ordinance, contract, or contract amendment under this chapter adopted on or after January 1, 2004, may provide any retirement benefits for some, but not all, general members of a county or district.(b) No resolution, ordinance, contract, or contract amendment under this chapter adopted on or after January 1, 2004, may provide different retirement benefits for any subgroup of general members within a membership classification, including, but not limited to, bargaining units or unrepresented groups, unless benefits provided by statute for members hired on or after the date specified in the resolution are adopted by the county or district governing board, by resolution adopted by majority vote, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding made under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 2). All nonrepresented employees within similar job classifications as employees in a bargaining unit subject to a memorandum of understanding, or supervisors and managers thereof, shall be subject to the same formula for the calculation of retirement benefits applicable to the employees in the bargaining unit. No retirement contract amendment may be imposed by the employer in absence of a memorandum of understanding under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.(c) This section does not preclude changing membership classification from one membership classification to another membership classification.(d) This section shall not apply to retirement benefits for a member described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 31676.15.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 86, Sec. 1. Effective July 17, 2007.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.10 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.10.

31485.10.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a county of the 10th class, as defined in Sections 28020 and 28031, the board of supervisors may, by resolution, ordinance, contract, or contract amendment under this chapter, provide any retirement benefits for some, but not all, general members or safety members of a county.(b) The resolution, ordinance, contract, or contract amendment described in subdivision (a) may provide a different formula for calculation of retirement benefits, by making any section of this chapter applicable to any subgroup of members within a membership classification, including, but not limited to, bargaining units, or unrepresented groups, applicable to service credit earned on and after the date specified in the resolution, which date may be earlier than the date the resolution is adopted.(c) A resolution adopted pursuant to this section may require members to pay all or part of the contributions by a member or employer, or both, that would have been required if the section or sections specified in subdivision (b), as adopted by the board or governing body, had been in effect during the period of time designated in the resolution. The payment by a member shall become part of the accumulated contributions of the member. For those members who are represented by a bargaining unit, the payment requirement shall be approved in a memorandum of understanding executed by the board of supervisors and the employee representatives.(d) A resolution adopted pursuant to this section may require safety members hired on and after the effective date of the act adding this subdivision to pay all or part of the contributions by a member or employer, or both. The payment by a safety member shall become part of the accumulated contributions of the safety member. For those safety members who are represented by a bargaining unit, the payment requirement and any changes to the payment requirement shall not be effective until approved in a memorandum of understanding executed by the board of supervisors and the employee representatives.(e) This section shall only apply to members who retire on or after the effective date of the resolution described in subdivision (a) or (b).(f) This section shall not become operative unless and until the county board of supervisors, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, makes this section operative in the county.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 390, Sec. 1. (AB 89) Effective October 2, 2011. Section conditionally operative by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.13 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.13.

31485.13.  In accordance with Section 401(a)(8) of Title 26 of the United States Code, a forfeiture of benefits under this chapter shall not be applied to increase benefits that a member would otherwise receive under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 212, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.14 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.14.

31485.14.  All distributions of benefits provided under this chapter shall comply with the requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of Title 26 of the United States Code that are applicable to public employee plans, including, but not limited to, requirements relating to the following:(a) The time that benefit payments begin, including benefit payments paid after the death of a member.(b) The form of distribution of benefits.(c) Incidental death benefits.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 87. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.15 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.15.

31485.15.  In accordance with Section 401(a)(31) of Title 26 of the United States Code, a person who is entitled to a distribution under this chapter that is an eligible rollover distribution may elect to have all or a part of that distribution paid directly to an eligible, specified plan, subject to terms and conditions established by the board. If a person elects to have the eligible rollover distribution paid to an eligible, specified plan, the payment, when it is distributable, shall be made in the form of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to the eligible retirement plan.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 212, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.17 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.17.

31485.17.  (a) In accordance with Section 401(a)(37) of Title 26 of the United States Code, if a member dies while performing qualified military service, as defined in Section 414(u) of Title 26 of the United States Code, the survivors of the member shall be entitled to any additional benefits that would have been provided under the retirement system had the member resumed his or her prior employment with an employer that participates in the system and then terminated employment on account of death.(b) For purposes of this section, “additional benefits” shall not include benefit accruals relating to the period of qualified military service.(c) The death of a member or former member while performing qualified military service shall not be treated as a service-connected death or disability.(d) Service for vesting purposes shall be credited to a member who dies while performing qualified military service for the period of his or her qualified military service.(e) This section shall apply to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2007.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. (AB 1354) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.18 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.18.

31485.18.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in a county of the eighth class, as defined in Sections 28020 and 28029, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, the board of supervisors may, by resolution adopted by majority vote, if authorized by a mutually agreed upon and negotiated memorandum of understanding with a bargaining unit that represents safety employees, require a safety employee of that bargaining unit first hired after approval of the resolution, and may also require an unrepresented safety employee first hired after approval of the resolution, to receive a pension calculation provided in Section 31664.2, with a highest compensation period determined pursuant to Section 31462, and with a cost-of-living adjustment provided in Section 31870.(b) The resolution described in subdivision (a) may provide a different formula or calculation of retirement benefits for new safety members in one bargaining unit or new unrepresented safety members than that provided for new safety members of other bargaining units or new unrepresented safety members.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 26, Sec. 1. (AB 329) Effective June 13, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 31485.19 (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 1 - General|Section 31485.19.

31485.19.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the rights of each member to his or her accrued retirement benefits under the retirement system shall be nonforfeitable, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 401(a) of Title 26 of the United States Code that are applicable to public employee plans, to the extent then funded, on the date of the termination of the system, the partial termination of the system, or the complete discontinuance of contributions under the system, as provided in Title 26 of the United States Code.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 740, Sec. 1. (AB 2473) Effective January 1, 2015.)