California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 1 - Administrative Personnel › Chapter 2 - Board of Administration of Public Employees' Retirement System › Subchapter 1 - Employees' Retirement System Regulations › Article 2 - Administration › Section 554.6 - Candidate Statements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Each candidate for an elective Board member position may provide a candidate
					 statement including the candidate's name, the word "Incumbent" when the
					 candidate is the incumbent in the position for which the election is being
					 held, job classification, employer (or employer at retirement), years of
					 CalPERS-covered service, and a general statement of no more than 300 words. The
					 statement must be truthful, and shall contain no obscene, vulgar, profane,
					 libelous or defamatory assertions or information. The statement shall not
					 include any remarks or questions that are inherently misleading, including
					 rhetorical remarks.
(b) The
					 candidate statement shall be filed with the Election Coordinator at the time
					 the candidate accepts nomination. Once filed, candidate statements may not be
					 changed or withdrawn except as provided herein.
(c) Within seven calendar days (or the next
					 working day if the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday) following the end of
					 the nomination period, the Election Coordinator shall distribute all candidate
					 statements to each candidate in the respective contest. Each candidate shall
					 have 10 calendar days (or the next working day if the deadline falls on a
					 weekend or holiday) after the distribution of the candidate statements to
					 submit an addendum to their candidate statement of no more than 300 words. No
					 addenda may change the initial candidate statement, but addenda, if any, shall
					 be in addition to the initial candidate statement. The Election Coordinator
					 shall, within seven calendar days (or the next working day if the deadline
					 falls on a weekend or holiday) after the date in which all addenda are due,
					 provide all candidates in each respective election with all the candidate
					 statements including addenda if any.
(d) As part of a candidate statement, a
					 candidate is urged, but not required to provide answers to the following
					 questions:
(1) Why do you want to be a CalPERS
					 Board member?
(2) What are your
					 qualifications to hold the position of CalPERS Board member?
(3) What are the issues of greatest
					 importance to CalPERS?
(4) What
					 actions would you take to address the issues of greatest importance to
					 CalPERS?
(5) What would you do to
					 enhance the organization?
(6)
					 Within the past five (5) years, have you had any financial hardships, such as
					 bankruptcy filings, insolvencies, assignments for the benefits of creditors,
					 monetary judgements, liens and attachments, wage garnishments, notices of
					 foreclosure, or similar hardships? If yes, please explain the nature of the
					 hardship and how it was resolved.
(7) Have you ever been subject to any legal
					 or employment actions on the grounds of discrimination or sexual harassment? If
					 yes, please explain the nature of the legal or employment action and how it was
					 resolved.
(8) Do you have any
					 conflicts of interest that could impact your role as a CalPERS Board Member? If
					 yes, please explain the nature of the conflict(s) and how you would address it
					 (them) if you are elected to the Board.
(9) Will you maintain the confidentiality of
					 all non-public information that you receive in your position on the CalPERS
					 Board?