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2023 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 6.8 - Safety Members Contributions › Section 31639.76.

31639.76. Notwithstanding Section 31639.7, a safety member described in subdivision (b) of Section 31470.2 may receive credit as a safety member for all or any part of the time during which he or she was not within the field of membership as a safety member to the extent and subject to the terms and conditions provided in a memorandum of understanding between the employer and the designated employee representative.
This section shall apply only to a county of the eighth class, as defined in Sections 28020 and 28029, both as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, if the board of supervisors in that county has elected to make subdivision (b) of Section 31470.2 applicable in the county.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 482, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 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 6.8 - Safety Members Contributions › Section 31639.8.

31639.8. The additional contributions of such members shall be paid by regular monthly salary deductions in the amount specified by the member, but in no case less than six dollars ($6) per month. The total amount due shall be paid prior to the effective date of his death or retirement, except that his spouse, or his minor children if no spouse survives him, may elect to pay any balance due within 90 days after the death of a member. If the total amount due is not paid the member, his spouse or his minor children shall receive credit for service as a safety member for only the time for which such additional contributions are made. Any member who has elected to make such additional payments in installments by salary deductions may complete payment thereof by a single lump-sum payment at any time prior to the effective date of his retirement.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1301.)
2023 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 6.8 - Safety Members Contributions › Section 31639.85.

31639.85. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter, in any county which has adopted Section 31676.1, 31676.11, 31676.12, 31676.13, 31676.14, or 31676.15 the board of supervisors may agree to pay any portion of the safety members’ normal contributions to the system. All contributions paid by the county shall remain county contributions, and no right therein shall accrue to any employee prior to the employee’s election to take a regular, deferred, or disability retirement.
(b) Any contributions paid by the board of supervisors on behalf of the safety members shall be as determined upon actuarial advice, and approved by the board of retirement.
(c) This section shall not apply to members who are subject to Section 7522.30.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 247, Sec. 22. (AB 1380) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 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 6.8 - Safety Members Contributions › Section 31639.9.

31639.9. In any county of the ninth class, as defined by Sections 28020, and 28030, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, the board of supervisors may meet and confer pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act with a recognized employee organization which represents county employees who are not safety members because the board of supervisors has not made Section 31469.4 applicable in the county, and endeavor to reach agreement on any conditions to be required of employees or an employee organization seeking to have Section 31469.4 made applicable, including, but not limited to, whether the employees shall be required to pay all or part of the employer’s normal and cost-of-living contributions, in excess of those it would have paid if the employees had remained general members, including any increased employer normal and cost-of-living contribution rates attributable to employees who have become safety members electing to purchase credit as a safety member, pursuant to Section 31639.7, for time served in an eligible position prior to becoming a safety member.
Any contributions paid by the employees on behalf of the employer to cover the increased cost of safety retirement shall be as determined upon actuarial advice and approved by the board of retirement.
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable in any county until the board of supervisors by resolution makes the provisions applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 372, Sec. 1.)
2023 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 6.8 - Safety Members Contributions › Section 31639.95.

31639.95. (a) This section shall only apply to the retirement system of Contra Costa County and only if the board of supervisors of that county adopts, by majority vote, a resolution making this section applicable in the county. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors may make this section applicable in the county on a date specified in the resolution, which date may be different than the date of the resolution.
(b) (1) When the board of supervisors meets and confers pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1) with any recognized employee organization that represents county employees who are safety members, the parties may agree, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding, to any of the following:
(A) Whether the employees shall be required to pay all or part of the employer’s contributions required to fund the benefits of Section 31664.1, the amount or percentage of that contribution, the method that the contribution is made, and the commencement date, which may predate the effective date of the memorandum of understanding.
(B) Subject to an agreement reached pursuant to Section 31484.9, whether the employees shall be required to pay all or part of the employer’s contributions required to fund the benefits of Section 31664.2, the amount or percentage of that contribution, the method that the contribution is made, and the commencement date, which may predate the effective date of the memorandum of understanding.
(C) Changing any of those conditions described in subparagraph (A) or (B), including, but not limited to, increasing or reducing, for any years, the portion and the amount of the employer’s contributions that employees are required to pay.
(2) The terms of any agreements reached with a recognized employee organization pursuant to this subdivision may be made applicable by the board of supervisors to unrepresented county employees who are safety members.
(c) (1) After the board of supervisors has adopted the resolution described in subdivision (a), the governing body of a district within the county may make this section applicable to its employees who are safety members pursuant to a memorandum of understanding under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act with any recognized employee organization that represents district employees who are safety members on any of the matters described in subdivision (b).
(2) The terms of any agreements reached with a recognized employee organization pursuant to this subdivision may be made applicable by the governing body of the district to unrepresented district employees who are safety members.
(d) Any contributions paid by a member pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be part of the member’s accumulated contributions.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 633, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31640.

31640. “County service” means the employment of a person by a county, district, municipal court, or superior court.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31640.5.

31640.5. Where service for which a member receives credit, either prior to or during membership, is on a tenure which is temporary, seasonal, intermittent, or part time only, the member shall receive credit as continuous service for that proportion of the time he or she held the position as the time he or she actually was engaged in the performance of the duties of the position bears to the time required to perform the same duties in a full-time position.
A “year of service” in the position shall be construed to mean the time during which the member has earned one full year of credit, calculated as provided in this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 830, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31640.7.

31640.7. (a) A member of a retirement system shall not receive credit for service or contributions for credit for service in violation of the prohibitions provided in Section 23007.5 or 50033.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an elective officer from purchasing service credit pursuant to Section 31658.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 355, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.

31641. “Service” means uninterrupted employment of any person appointed or elected for that period of time:
(a) For which deductions are made from his earnable compensation from the county or district for such service while he is a member of the retirement association.
(b) In military service for which the county or district or member is authorized by other provisions of this chapter to make, and does make, contributions.
(c) For which he receives credit for county service or for public service or for both pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(d) Allowed for prior service.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 363.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.01.

31641.01. In any county of the eighth or ninth class as established in Sections 28020, 28029 and 28030 as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, the board of supervisors may provide by ordinance that each member shall be credited, at the rate of one day for each one day earned, with sick leave accumulated as of the date of his retirement and that sick leave credit shall be in addition to service credit. The additional cost to the retirement system shall be borne by the county or district.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 309.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.02.

31641.02. In any county of the third class as established in Section 28024, the board of supervisors may provide by ordinance that members specified in the ordinance shall be credited, for up to the full amount of sick leave accumulated as of the date of their retirement, and that sick leave credit shall be in addition to service credit. The additional cost to the retirement system shall be borne by the county or district.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1390.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.03.

31641.03. In any county the board of supervisors may provide by ordinance that members specified in the ordinance shall be credited, for up to 100 percent of sick leave accumulated as of the date of their retirement, and that sick leave credit shall be in addition to service credit. The additional cost to the retirement system shall be borne by the county or district.
This section shall not apply to members who are employed by a district unless the governing board of the district provides by resolution for its application to such members.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 574.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.1.

31641.1. A member who was in public service before becoming a member may elect by written notice filed with the board to make contributions pursuant to Section 31641.2 and to receive credit in the retirement system for all allowed public service time. Credit for part-time service shall be calculated as provided in Section 31641.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 508.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.2.

31641.2. Any member of the retirement system who elects pursuant to Section 31641.1 to make contributions and receive credit as service for time for which he or she claims credit because of public service shall contribute to the retirement fund, prior to the effective date of his or her retirement, by lump sum payment or by installment payments over a period not to exceed five years, an amount equal to the sum of:
(a) Twice the contributions he or she would have made to the retirement fund if he or she had been a member during the same length of time as that for which he or she has elected to receive credit as service, computed by applying the rate of contribution first applicable to him or her upon commencement of his or her membership in this system to the monthly compensation first earnable by him or her at the time as provided in Section 31641.3, multiplied by the number of months for which he or she has elected to receive credit for county service, including time, if any, prior to the establishment of the system, and which will constitute current service under this system.
(b) The “regular interest” that would have accrued to the member contributions if they had been made on the date used to determine on what earnable compensation contributions pursuant to this section shall be based, from that date until the completion of payment of those contributions, computed at the current interest rate.
(c) Except as prohibited by Section 31640.7, the governing body by a four-fifths vote may provide that it shall make on behalf of officers and employees eligible to receive credit for prior service under this chapter, and who so elect prior to filing an application for retirement, part of the contributions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. The contributions made by a governmental agency pursuant to this section shall be available only for purposes of retirement for service or for disability and a member resigning from county service shall be entitled to withdraw only that portion of his or her accumulated contributions made by him or her.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 355, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.20.

31641.20. Any member of the retirement system who elects pursuant to Section 31641.1 to make contributions and receive credit as service for time for which he or she claims credit because of public service shall contribute to the retirement fund, prior to the effective date of his or her retirement, by lump-sum payment or by installment payments over a period not to exceed five years, an amount equal to the sum of:
(a) Twice the contributions he or she would have made to the retirement fund if he or she had been a member during the same length of time as that for which he or she has elected to receive credit as service, computed by applying the rate of contribution at the time of the election to the monthly compensation earnable by him or her at the time of the election pursuant to Section 31641.1, multiplied by the number of months for which he or she has elected to receive credit for county service, including time, if any, prior to the establishment of the system, and which will constitute current service under this system.
(b) The “regular interest” which would have accrued to the member contributions if they had been made on the date used to determine on what earnable compensation contributions pursuant to this section shall be based, from that date until the completion of payment of those contributions, computed at the current interest rate.
(c) The governing body by a four-fifths vote may provide that it shall make on behalf of officers and employees eligible to receive credit for prior service under this chapter, and who so elect prior to filing an application for retirement, part of the contributions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. The contributions made by a governmental agency pursuant to this section shall be available only for purposes of retirement for service or for disability and a member resigning from county service shall be entitled to withdraw only that portion of his or her accumulated contributions made by him or her.
(d) This section shall only apply in counties of the third class, as established by Sections 28020 and 28024, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971, but it shall not apply in those counties unless and until it is adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 205, Sec. 1.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.21.

31641.21. Regular interest computed at the current interest rate as used in subdivision (b) of Section 31641.2 shall mean that amount of interest which would have been credited to the account of the member on the amount to be deposited at the interest rates established for the system if the contribution required by that section had been on deposit from the date used to determine the earnable compensation on which such contributions are based until the amount required to be deposited has been paid.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 369.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.3.

31641.3. In Section 31641.2 compensation first earnable shall be that earnable by the member at the time of the commencement of his membership in the retirement system, except that if a member who, prior to January 1, 1952, was a member of any retirement system in the same county which was superseded by a system established under this act, if such member so requests, the compensation first earnable by him at the later of the following times shall be used:
(a) The commencement of his membership in such superseded retirement system.
(b) The date on which this retirement system first became operative.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 363.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.4.

31641.4. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member shall receive credit for employment in public service only for such service as the member is not entitled to receive a pension or retirement allowance from such public agency. The service for which the member elects to contribute and the fact that no pension or retirement allowance will accrue to such member by virtue of the member’s employment in the public agency shall be certified to by an officer of the public agency where the member rendered such public service or shall be established to the satisfaction of the board.
(2) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits a member from receiving credit for a period of federal public service if federal law expressly permits the credit even though the member is already entitled to receive a pension or retirement allowance from that service. It is intended that this section be consistent with the holdings in Cantwell v. San Mateo County (1980) 631 F.2d 631.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a safety member who receives credit for prior employment in public service, the principal duties of which consisted of active law enforcement or active fire suppression, or active service in the armed services of the United States during time of war or national emergency, shall have the member’s pension or retirement allowance for this service calculated on the same basis as the calculation of the retirement allowance the member would receive as a safety member under Section 31664.
(c) A safety member who entered the service as a peace officer prior to the establishment of the safety membership provisions in the member’s county shall be considered a safety member from the member’s initial hiring date, for the purposes of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 231, Sec. 9. (AB 1824) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.45.

31641.45. Whenever a member is entitled to redeposit funds previously withdrawn from a retirement system and thereby becomes eligible to receive a pension or retirement allowance for the service for which the member was granted public service credit as authorized in Section 31641.1, regardless of whether or not the member elects to exercise such entitlement, the member shall be refunded the amount deposited by the member in accordance with Section 31641.2 plus interest which has been credited to such amount and shall receive no credit in the system for such service.
This section applies only to a member who would be eligible to receive the benefit of Section 31835 or 20638 on making the redeposit.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 275, Sec. 34. (AB 2101) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.5.

31641.5. A member who prior to his entrance into the retirement system held a position in the county service the tenure of which was such as to exclude him from membership, or a coroner, public administrator or coroner-public administrator who was excluded because of the means by which he was compensated, shall have the right to receive credit in the retirement association for all or any part of the county service he rendered, whether interrupted or not, during the time he was in county service before becoming a member if he elects to pay, and thereafter pays, in accordance with such election, and prior to retirement, into the retirement fund an amount equal to the contributions he would have made to the retirement fund if he had been a member during the time for which he has elected to receive credit, computed by applying the contribution rate first applicable to him upon becoming a member to the aggregate compensation he actually received during the time he was in county service and for which he has elected to receive credit, together with interest at the current rate on that amount from the time he became a member until completion of payment. Such payment may be made by lump sum or by installment payments over a period not to exceed the length of time for which the member has elected to receive credit, in such manner and at such times as the board may by rule prescribe. No member shall receive credit under this section for any service for which he has not completed payment pursuant to this section before the effective date of his retirement. A member who has elected to make such payment in installments may complete payment thereof by lump sum at any time prior to the effective date of his retirement. Any sums paid by a member pursuant to this section shall be considered to be and administered as normal contributions by the member.
Where county service prior to membership was rendered on a part-time basis, the member may receive credit for such proportion of the time he held the part-time position as the time he was actually engaged in the performance of the duties of such position bears to the time required to perform the same duties in a full-time position.
A member who elects to receive credit for only a part of such county service shall elect that county service latest in time and may not receive credit for any portion of such county service prior in time to any county service for which he does not elect to receive credit.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2095.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.51.

31641.51. “Interest at the current rate” means that amount of interest which would have been credited to the account of the member on the amount to be deposited at the interest rates established for the system if the contribution required by that section had been on deposit from the time he became a member of the system until the amount required to be deposited has been paid.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 369.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.56.

31641.56. A member who returns to county service after having been on deferred status while rendering county service in a position excluded from membership, shall have the right to receive credit in the retirement association for all or any part of the county service he or she rendered during the time he or she was on deferred status if he or she elects to pay, and thereafter pays, in accordance with the election, and prior to retirement, into the retirement fund an amount equal to the contributions he or she would have made to the retirement fund if he or she had not been on deferred status during the time for which he or she has elected to receive credit, computed by applying the contribution rate first applicable to him or her upon returning to county service to the aggregate compensation he or she actually received during the time he or she was in county service and for which he or she has elected to receive credit, together with regular interest on that amount from the time he or she was on deferred status until completion of payment. The payment may be made by lump sum or by installment payments over a period not to exceed the length of time for which the member has elected to receive credit, in the manner and at the times as the board may by rule prescribe. No member shall receive credit under this section for any service for which he or she has not completed payment pursuant to this section before the effective date of his or her retirement. A member who has elected to make payment in installments may complete payment by lump sum at any time prior to the effective date of his or her retirement. Any sums paid by a member pursuant to this section shall be considered to be administered as normal contributions by the member.
A member who elects to receive credit for only a part of that county service shall elect that county service latest in time and may not receive credit for any portion of that county service for which he or she does not elect to receive credit.
This section shall not be operative in any county until the time that the board of supervisors shall, by resolution adopted by majority vote, make the provisions of this section applicable in the county.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 371, Sec. 1.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.6.

31641.6. An employee of a city who has become a county employee upon the assumption by the county of the functions of the city department in which he was employed, may, if he is not covered by the city under a contract with the Public Employees’ Retirement System, elect to receive credit in the county retirement system for service for the city prior to the cessation of his employment by the city. When such person elects to receive credit, membership in the retirement system shall commence with the first day of the month in which credit is granted.
Any such person shall be entitled to credit in the county retirement system for service performed for the city when and if (a) the board of retirement receives certification from the city of the city service and earnable compensation of the employee; and (b) the employee deposits into the employees’ retirement system the amount of contributions he would have made had he been a county employee during his city employment; and (c) there is also deposited in the employees’ retirement system by the city, the employee, or both, the amount that the county would have been required to deposit to the employees’ retirement fund based on the city salary paid to such employee.
Upon deposit of such funds, the employee’s age at entry shall be considered to be his age at time of employment with the city or at the time this chapter was effective in the county whichever is later. Such money deposited under (b) above shall be considered as accumulated normal contributions of the employee and any such money deposited under (c) above shall be considered as contributions of the employer county.
If all of the money called for under (b) above is not paid within 90 days after employment by the county, only the part of city employment latest in date covered by such deposit shall be credited and the age at entry and the amount under (c) above shall be adjusted accordingly.
An employee shall receive credit for city employment prior to his employment by the county only for such service for which he is not entitled to receive a pension or retirement from such city.
This section shall become operative in any county on the first day of the calendar month after the board of supervisors adopts by four-fifths vote a resolution making it operative in the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 272.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.7.

31641.7. If the member is unable to furnish the information necessary to establish his aggregate compensation for the period of service for which he seeks credit pursuant to Section 31641.5, then the rate of compensation applicable to him at the time he first became a member of this system after the period to be credited shall be used in making the computation required by Section 31641.5.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 501.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.8.

31641.8. Any member who has elected to make contributions pursuant to this chapter by installment payments may, at any time prior to the effective date of his retirement, complete payment thereof by lump sum.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 363.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.9.

31641.9. All contributions made by a member, pursuant to Sections 31641.1, 31641.2, 31641.3 and 31641.4 shall be considered to be, and shall be administered as, normal contributions but shall not be matched by the county upon retirement of the member.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1386.)
2023 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 7 - Service › Section 31641.95.

31641.95. Sections 31470.7, 31478, 31479, 31480, 31641.1, 31641.2, 31641.3, 31641.4, 31641.8, and 31641.9 may only be applicable in any county or district on the first day of the month after the governing board of such county or district adopts, by majority vote, a resolution providing that those sections shall become applicable in such county or district. Such resolution may limit the applicability of such sections to any one or more of the public agencies as defined by Section 31478.
At any time after such a resolution has been adopted, the governing board of the county or district, by majority vote, may adopt a further resolution declaring that from and after a future date stated further in the resolution, the benefits of the resolution described in the first paragraph of this section shall not be available to any employees who are hired by the county or district after that date.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 978.)
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31641.96. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, Section 31641. 9 shall not be applicable to any county subject to the provisions of Section 31676.1, 31676.11, 31676.12, 31676.13, 31676.14, or 31676.15.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 252.)
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31642. The following shall not be considered as breaking the continuity of service:
(a) A temporary layoff because of illness or for purposes of economy, suspension, or dismissal, followed by reinstatement or re-employment within one year.
(b) A leave of absence followed by reinstatement or re-employment within one year after the termination of the leave of absence.
(c) A resignation to enter, followed by entrance into, the armed forces of the United States, followed by re-employment by the county or district within six months after the termination of such service.
(d) Resignation of a member who has elected in writing to come within the provisions of Article 9 followed by re-employment before withdrawal of any accumulated contributions.
The withdrawal of accumulated contributions followed by the redeposit of the contributions upon re-entrance into service does not constitute a break in the continuity of service.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 596.)
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31643. Unless otherwise provided in the regulations of the board, “prior service” means service prior to the date of entry of a member into the retirement system.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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31644. In its regulations the board may provide what service shall constitute prior service. Such service may include employment which is not service as defined in Sections 31641 and 31642.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 628.)
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31645. Except as provided in Sections 31641.5 or 31648 credit for prior service, whether interrupted or not, shall be granted to each person who has rendered such service as defined in or pursuant to this chapter, and who has become a member of the retirement system within one year after it becomes operative or at any time prior to October 1, 1953, whichever is the later, or within six months after discharge from military service.
One who performed service otherwise qualifying for credit under this section, who re-entered county employment subsequent to September 1, 1953 and prior to December 31, 1953, shall receive credit for such service, subject to Section 31648, provided such person is employed, as of the effective date of this section, in a position for which service credit is given under this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1199.)
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31645.5. Prior service includes service rendered for a district as defined by subdivisions (i) and (j) of Section 31468 at any time after the date of execution of the first contract between the county and the nonprofit corporation relative to the operation of one or more museums or after the date of employment with the economic development association.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 478, Sec. 2.)
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31646.1. A member who returns to active service following an uncompensated leave of absence on account of illness or injury arising out of and in the course of employment which exceeds 12 consecutive months and for which the member receives temporary disability benefits pursuant to the Labor Code during the absence may receive service credit for the full period in excess of 12 consecutive months during which the member received temporary disability benefits pursuant to the Labor Code upon the payment of the contributions which the member would have paid during that period, together with the interest which the contributions would have earned had they been on deposit, if the member was not absent, provided, that the member has rendered sufficient service, other than the service for which credit in excess of 12 consecutive months is to be purchased pursuant to this section, to meet the minimum service credit requirements for benefits. The contributions may be paid in a lump sum or may be paid on a monthly basis for a period of not more than the length of the period for which service credit is claimed.
This section shall not be operative in any county until such time as the board of supervisors shall, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, make this section applicable in the county.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 81, Sec. 2.)
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31646.2. (a) The board may grant a member who is subject to a temporary mandatory furlough the same service credit and compensation earnable or pensionable compensation to which the member would have been entitled in the absence of the temporary mandatory furlough. The board may condition this grant on the receipt of additional member or employer contributions, or both as applicable, that the board determines are necessary to fund any benefits granted under this section on an actuarially sound basis.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “temporary mandatory furlough” means the time during which a member is directed to be absent from work without pay for up to one quarter of the member’s normal working hours, provided that these reduced working hours shall not be in place for longer than two years.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 524, Sec. 2. (AB 1971) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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31646.5. (a) A member who wishes to apply for a nonservice-connected disability retirement allowance may, to the extent necessary to qualify for that allowance, receive service credit for a period of continuous, uncompensated leave immediately preceding the filing of the application upon satisfaction of all of the following:
(1) The member has exhausted all compensated leave, including any catastrophic leave to which the member may be eligible.
(2) The leave of absence was due to the member’s medical condition that has been determined by the board to be a terminal illness.
(3) Payment by the member of the contributions the member would have paid during the leave of absence, together with interest those contributions would have earned had they been on deposit if the member were not absent. The contributions may be paid in a lump sum, or may be paid on a monthly basis for a period of not more than the length of the period for which service credit is claimed; provided, however, that payment shall be completed prior to the effective date of the member’s retirement, or in accordance with Section 31485.7 or 31485.8 if either section has been adopted by the board of supervisors.
(b) Credit may not be received pursuant to this section for a period in excess of 12 consecutive months.
(c) This section shall not apply in any county unless and until it is adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 271, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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31647. A person is not entitled to credit as prior service for time during which he was not in service as defined in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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31648. If any officer or employee not previously included within the field of membership of the association is brought within the field of membership or if any elected official chooses to come within the field of membership subsequent to the establishment of the association, he shall not receive credit for service or for prior service unless either (1) he elects to and does pay into the association within one year thereafter, or within such longer time as is provided in the regulations of the board, and before an application for retirement is filed, an amount equal to the contributions he would have made if he had been a member of the association from the date of its organization, or from the date of his entry into county service, whichever is the later, together with regular interest thereon or (2) the governing body, by a four-fifths vote, provides that it shall make, on behalf of all such officers or employees eligible to receive credit for prior service under this section and who so elect subsequent to the effective date of the amendment to this section at the 1963 Session of the Legislature, all or a part of the contributions to the association that the officer or employee would be required to make for his prior service, except that the contributions made by the governmental agency pursuant to this section shall be available only for the purpose of retirement for service or for disability and a member resigning from county service shall be entitled to withdraw only that portion of his accumulated contributions made by him.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1473.)
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31648.2. In any county in which the board of supervisors has entered into an agreement as permitted by Section 20569.1, the governing body of the contracting agency from which the firemen were transferred or the governing body of the district to which the firemen were transferred may pay all or part of the cost, as determined by the board, of the liabilities which were assumed by the county system under Section 20569 and which exceed the value of the cash or securities or both transferred by the Public Employees Retirement System to the county system. The governing bodies of the contracting agency and of the district may determine the proportion of the liabilities each pays.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1343.)
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31648.3. A member who is a full-time employee and returns within 12 months of the date of layoff to full-time service following a period of layoff commencing on or after January 1, 1981, but not to exceed 12 months, may receive service credit for the period of the absence, but not to exceed one year, upon the payment of the contributions that the member would have paid during that period, together with the interest that the contributions would have earned had they been on deposit, if the member was not absent. The contributions may be paid in lump sum or may be paid on a monthly basis for a period of not more than the length of the period for which service credit is claimed. The service credit provided by this section shall be provided only to persons who have returned to employment under the procedures of the employer for returning laid-off employees to work and shall not exceed one year of service credit for each layoff period. The decision of the member to redeposit withdrawn contributions shall be made within five years from the date the member is rehired or the effective date of the adoption by the county board of supervisors of this section. Upon completion of the redeposit with interest, the entry age of the member shall be adjusted to the original age of entry and membership is reestablished to that date.
This section shall not be operative in any county until such time as the board of supervisors shall, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, make this section applicable in the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 284, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)