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CA Educ Code § 22361 (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 6 - Investments|Section 22361.

22361.  (a) The board may, subject to and consistent with its fiduciary duty, establish a program utilizing the retirement fund to assist currently employed members and retired members who are victims of a natural disaster to obtain loans from the retirement fund for the sole purpose of repairing or rebuilding their homes that have been damaged by a natural disaster. In order to qualify for such a loan, the home of the currently employed member or retired member shall have been damaged by a natural disaster and the home shall have been in an area that has been declared a disaster area in a proclamation of the Governor of a state of emergency affecting the area in which the currently employed member or retired member resides.(b) The board may loan any amount of money, up to and including 100 percent of the current appraised value of a home of a currently employed member or retired member. However, 5 percent of the loan may, at the discretion of the board, be secured by the contributions of the member who requests the loan.(c) The board may, under such conditions as it may deem prudent, require that a currently employed member or retired member pledge other assets as collateral for a loan.(d) The board shall establish terms for the termination of loans made pursuant to this section upon the separation of members from service, to ensure, in the case of any default, that the fund shall not suffer any loss and to provide, as a condition of retirement, for alternative security. The board may impose any other terms and conditions the board may determine appropriate.(e) The Legislature hereby reserves full power and authority to change, revise, limit, expand, or repeal the loan program authorized by this section.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 634, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Educ Code § 22363 (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 6 - Investments|Section 22363.

22363.  No matter involving any vendor or contractor, in their individual or any other capacity, shall be considered during a closed session on any transaction involving the system unless, prior to the closed session, a written disclosure has been submitted by the vendor or contractor of any campaign contributions aggregating two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more and any gifts aggregating fifty dollars ($50) or more in value that the vendor or contractor has made during the preceding calendar year to any member of the board or any officer or employee of the system. Failure to disclose the campaign contributions and gifts shall provide the basis for disqualification of the contractor or the vendor.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 923, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 22375 (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 7 - System Headquarters|Section 22375.

22375.  Notwithstanding Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the board may select, purchase, or acquire in the name of the plan, the fee or any lesser interest in real property, improved or unimproved, and may remodel and equip, or construct an office building in the greater metropolitan Sacramento area, including the City of Sacramento, the County of Sacramento, and the eastern part of Yolo County, for the purposes of establishing a permanent headquarters facility for the system.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 378, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Educ Code § 22376 (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 7 - System Headquarters|Section 22376.

22376.  All buildings acquired or improvements constructed by the board under the provisions of this chapter may contain space in excess of immediate requirements. The board may contract with the Department of General Services to handle the rentals of any excess space over and above that required by the board and to furnish general supervision and maintenance of buildings and improvements constructed under the provisions of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 22377 (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 7 - System Headquarters|Section 22377.

22377.  The board may contract with the Department of General Services or any other state agency for assistance in the acquisition of real property and any construction thereon of buildings or improvements authorized by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 22378 (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 7 - System Headquarters|Section 22378.

22378.  In the event that condemnation of the property selected is necessary, the board may elect to deposit with the treasurer funds it deems necessary, and that are appropriated, for purchase of the selected property subject to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 22379 (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 7 - System Headquarters|Section 22379.

22379.  Work on all projects shall be done under contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to bidding procedures set forth in the State Contract Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code).(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 22380 (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 7 - System Headquarters|Section 22380.

22380.  (a) The board shall establish a building account for the transfer of money appropriated for that purpose from the retirement fund for the construction or remodeling of buildings and improvements thereon, maintenance, repair, and improvement thereof.(b) The board may contract with the Department of General Services for the purchase of insurance against loss of, or damage to, the property or the loss of use or occupancy of the building, liability insurance, and other insurance that is customarily carried on state office buildings. Premiums for this insurance shall be paid from the building account.(c) The land, building, equipment, and improvements thereon, shall constitute an investment of the system and shall be carried on the books thereof in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 207, Sec. 6. (AB 2260) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Educ Code § 22400 (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 8 - Establishment and Control of Funds|Section 22400.

22400.  (a) There is in the State Treasury a special trust fund to be known as the Teachers’ Retirement Fund. There shall be deposited in that fund the assets of the plan and its predecessors, consisting of employee contributions, employer contributions, state contributions, appropriations made to it by the Legislature, income on investments, other interest income, income from fees and penalties, donations, legacies, bequests made to it and accepted by the board, and any other amounts provided by this part and Part 14. General Fund transfers pursuant to Section 22954 shall be placed in a segregated account known as the Supplemental Benefit Maintenance Account within the retirement fund, which is continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, for expenditure for the purposes of Section 24415.(b) Disbursement of money from the retirement fund of whatever nature shall be made upon claims duly audited in the manner prescribed for the disbursement of other public funds except that notwithstanding the foregoing disbursements may be made to return funds deposited in the fund in error.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 939, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Educ Code § 22401 (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 8 - Establishment and Control of Funds|Section 22401.

22401.  Return on investments shall be collected by the Treasurer, and together with any other moneys received for the retirement fund shall be immediately deposited to the credit of that fund and reported immediately to the system. Money in whatever form received directly by the system shall be deposited immediately in the State Treasury to the credit of that fund.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 893, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Educ Code § 22402 (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 8 - Establishment and Control of Funds|Section 22402.

22402.  Earned interest on plan assets with respect to the Defined Benefit Program that is not credited to member accounts under the Defined Benefit Program and the plan’s other income with respect to the Defined Benefit Program shall be allocated to provide benefits payable under the Defined Benefit Program.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1025, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Educ Code § 22403 (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 8 - Establishment and Control of Funds|Section 22403.

22403.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that pursuant to the authorizing legislation creating and establishing the Cash Balance Plan, the board transferred one million dollars ($1,000,000) in the form of a loan from the retirement fund holding assets at that time exclusively for the State Teachers’ Retirement System Defined Benefit Plan to the newly created Cash Balance Plan. That loan represented an asset receivable to the State Teachers’ Retirement System Defined Benefit Plan and a liability obligation to the State Teachers’ Retirement System Cash Balance Plan. As a result of the merger of these two plans authorized under this part, the assets held in the retirement fund shall hereby reflect the combined assets of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan. That loan shall be discharged by the creation and establishment of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan pursuant to the merger.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1048, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Educ Code § 22404 (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 8 - Establishment and Control of Funds|Section 22404.

22404.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000) to the contrary, the board may establish by plan amendment a specified amount or amounts, not to exceed ten dollars ($10), below which the system may dispense with: (1) The processing of a benefit payment, an annuity payment, or any other payment, including adjustments to those payments, payable to a member, participant, or beneficiary.(2) The collection of a benefit overpayment, annuity overpayment, or any other overpayments paid to a member, participant, or beneficiary.(b) When the cumulative dollar amount associated with one or more benefit payments or overpayments, annuity payments or overpayments, or other payments or overpayments equals or exceeds the amount described in subdivision (a), that amount shall be paid to, or collected from, the member, participant, or beneficiary. That cumulative amount paid or collected shall not be credited with interest.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 123, Sec. 7. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Educ Code § 22450 (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 9 - Member and Employer Duties|Section 22450.

22450.  (a) Each member and beneficiary shall furnish to the board any information affecting his or her status as a member or beneficiary of the Defined Benefit Program as the board requires, which may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:(1) Financial statements, certified copies of state and federal income tax records, or evidence of financial status.(2) Employment, legal, or medical documentation.(b) A member who has not had any creditable service reported during the prior school year shall provide the system with his or her current mailing address and beneficiary information.(c) For a trust that is designated as an option beneficiary, as defined in Section 22149, the following documentation is required: (1) The member shall provide an acknowledged certification that includes each declaration prescribed by clause A-6 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-4 of Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations and a declaration that the trust meets the requirements and conditions as defined in Section 22149. The certification shall be submitted to the system at the time of election of the beneficiary and is required for the election to be valid. The certification shall be in the form of an acknowledged declaration signed by the member and by all then-acting trustees of the trust.(2) After the member’s death, the then-acting trustee or trustees of the trust shall provide an acknowledged certification that includes each of the declarations prescribed by clause A-6 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-4 of Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations and a declaration that the trust meets the requirements and conditions provided in Section 22149. The certification by the trustee or trustees of the trust shall be submitted to the system upon the member’s death and shall additionally certify that the trust has not been revoked, modified, or amended in any manner which would cause the representations contained in the certification to be incorrect. The certification shall contain a statement that it is being signed by all of the then-acting trustees of the trust and shall be in the form of an acknowledged declaration signed by all the then-acting trustees.(3) At any time, upon demand by the system, the member or trustee of the trust shall provide a copy of the trust instrument. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 559, Sec. 3. (AB 1875) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Educ Code § 22451 (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 9 - Member and Employer Duties|Section 22451.

22451.  (a) Each member shall file a statement with the board, at the option of, and upon the form furnished by, the system, giving the following information:(1) Date of birth.(2) All service previously performed subject to coverage by the plan or its predecessors.(b) Each person becoming a member on or after January 1, 1983, shall include in the health résumé required by the teacher preparation and licensing agency all information that shall verify any and all handicaps and disabling conditions at the time of application. Upon request by the system this information shall be made available when an application for disability benefits is received.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 634, Sec. 96. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Educ Code § 22451.5 (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 9 - Member and Employer Duties|Section 22451.5.

22451.5.  (a) Upon request by the system, a member shall provide proof of his or her date of birth to resolve any discrepancy between the member’s date of birth as originally documented on the records of the system and the member’s date of birth as subsequently submitted.(b) A member shall provide proof of the date of birth of a person who is, or the beneficiary of a trust that is, designated by the member as beneficiary under an option selected pursuant to Chapter 28 (commencing with Section 24300) if the beneficiary is not also a member of the plan.(c) Documentation substantiating the date of birth of a member’s dependent child shall be provided if an allowance payable under this part will include an amount for that dependent child.(d) At the time application is made for payment of a family allowance or survivor benefit allowance to a surviving spouse or dependent parent, a member’s surviving spouse or dependent parent shall provide proof of his or her date of birth.(e) At the discretion of the board, an original document, a certified copy of the original, or a photocopy shall be acceptable to establish proof of the date of birth.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 559, Sec. 4. (AB 1875) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Educ Code § 22451.7 (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 9 - Member and Employer Duties|Section 22451.7.

22451.7.  The system may withhold benefit payments until proof of the date of birth of a member, beneficiary under an option selected pursuant to Chapter 28 (commencing with Section 24300), surviving spouse, dependent child or dependent parent has been received and accepted by the system.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1165, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Educ Code § 22453 (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 9 - Member and Employer Duties|Section 22453.

22453.  (a) Except as provided in Section 22454, the signature of the spouse of a member shall be required under the Defined Benefit Program on any application for, or cancellation of, an unmodified allowance; the election, change, or cancellation of an option; or any request for a refund of the member’s accumulated retirement contributions or accumulated annuity deposit contributions ; and under the Defined Benefit Supplement Program on any application for, or cancellation of, a retirement benefit, disability benefit, or termination benefit; and under either the Defined Benefit Program or the Defined Benefit Supplement Program on any other requests related to the selection of benefits by a member in which a spousal interest may be present, unless the member declares, in writing, under penalty of perjury, that one of the following conditions exists:(1) The member is not married.(2) The current spouse has no identifiable community property interest in the benefit.(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 spouse is incapable of executing the acknowledgment because of an incapacitating mental or physical condition.(5) The member does not know, and has taken all reasonable steps to determine, the whereabouts of the spouse.(b) This section shall not be applicable to an application for a disability allowance under the Defined Benefit Program.(c) The sole purpose of this section is to provide for spousal protection in the selection of specified benefits made by a member.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1021, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Educ Code § 22454 (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 9 - Member and Employer Duties|Section 22454.

22454.  If a spouse refuses to sign an application, as set forth in Section 22453, 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.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 634, Sec. 97. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Educ Code § 22455 (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 9 - Member and Employer Duties|Section 22455.

22455.  (a) The county superintendent and other employing agencies shall furnish any further information concerning any member or beneficiary the board may require.(b) Any information or reports required to be submitted to the system by an employer pursuant to this part or Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000) shall be submitted in a form, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission, as directed by the system.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 864, Sec. 6. (AB 2663) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Educ Code § 22455.5 (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 9 - Member and Employer Duties|Section 22455.5.

22455.5.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-508) requires all public employers to provide their employees with either social security coverage or membership in a qualified retirement plan.(b) Employers shall make available criteria for membership, including optional membership, in a timely manner to all persons employed to perform creditable service subject to coverage by the Defined Benefit Program, and shall inform part-time and substitute employees, within 30 days of the date of hire, or by March 1, 1995, whichever is later, that they may elect membership in the plan’s Defined Benefit Program at any time while employed. Written acknowledgment by the employee shall be maintained in employer files on a form provided by this system.(c) Employers shall be liable to the plan for employee and employer contributions and interest with respect to the Defined Benefit Program from the date of hire, or March 1, 1995, whichever is later, in addition to system administrative and audit costs, if an audit or a member’s complaint reveals noncompliance. However, no employer shall be liable for employee contributions for service performed prior to January 1, 1995.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 939, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2000.)