California Administrative Code

The following activities are deemed to be inconsistent, incompatible, in conflict with, or inimical to the duties of PERS officers or employees: (1) Using the prestige or influence of the state or PERS for the officer's or employee's private gain or advantage or the private gain …

Voluntary transfer between the “classes” as defined in rule 549.33 and other classes will be permitted pursuant to State Personnel Board rules 430-435, except transfers form the Health and Welfare Agency Data Center class of Information Technology Specialist, Range E to the class…

For the demonstration projects implemented by the Department of General Services pursuant to Section 11808 of the Government Code for Career Management Assignment and Career Supervisory Assignment “class” means a broadband class for which the same general title may be used to des…

Under State Personnel Board supervision, any department specifically approved by State Personnel Board action to be included in this demonstration project, shall conduct a demonstration project, pursuant to Sections 19600 and 19607 of the Government Code, affecting the examinatio…

(a) Definitions. (1) Automatic Investment Plan. A program in which periodic purchases or withdrawals are made automatically to or from a Covered Account in accordance with a predetermined schedule and allocation. Examples include Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs), Employee Stoc…

For the Legislative Counsel Bureau, “class” means a consolidation of similar classes in the same occupational area into a broader and deeper grouping for which the same general title may be used to designate each position allocated to the class and which may include more than one…

Pursuant to Government Code section 19602.5, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) may conduct examinations and make appointments to select candidates for specified managerial and supervisory classifications, as approved by the Executive Officer. Examinations for the above ident…

(a) Failure of any party to proceed at the investigatory hearing shall be deemed a withdrawal of the action or appeal, unless the investigatory hearing is continued for good cause. (b) The investigatory hearing shall be calendared for no more than 6 hours. Each party will be allo…

For the purpose of the regulations contained in this subchapter, the term “board” means Board of Administration, Public Employees' Retirement System; “retirement allowance” means a service retirement allowance or disability retirement allowance payable under the Public Employees'…

(a) Before each election for a Board member identified in Government Code section 20090, subdivision (g) or a special election to fill a vacancy pursuant to Government Code section 20095, a Notice of Election shall be presented to the Board as an agenda item at a regularly notice…

(a) Each candidate for an elective Board member position may choose a Ballot Designation at the time he or she certifies acceptance of nomination as a candidate. The Ballot Designation will be printed below the candidate's name, on the ballots that are mailed to each eligible vot…

(a) A person qualifies for nomination if he or she meets the eligibility criteria set forth in Government Code section 20090, subdivision (g), for the Board member position that is the subject of the election. To qualify for candidacy, a nominee must complete the procedures for n…

It having been found, pursuant to Government Code section 11344, that the printing of regulations constituting the Conflict of Interest Code is impractical and these regulations being of limited and particular application are not published in full in the California Code of Regula…

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section: (1) Agent. Agent means any Person hired, engaged, retained by, or serving for the benefit of or on behalf of a Proposer or Contractor, who acts or acted for compensation as a finder, solicitor, marketer, lobbyist, consultant, bro…

(a) All appeals filed under Government Code section 19798 shall comply with section 52.4 and be filed no later than 30 days from the date the affected employee, respective employee organization, or agency was notified of the Department's findings. The filing of an appeal shall no…

With respect to all loans for which the Board has executed a commitment, the purchase price shall not exceed that amount set forth in the System's commitment.

A contracting agency or school employer that pays all or a portion of normal member contributions based on compensation earnable, as Employer Paid Member Contributions (EPMC), must conform to the “group or class” requirements in Section 20691 of the Government Code and these regu…

(a) When proceedings that involve a common question of law or fact are pending, the Chief ALJ or his designee on the judge's own motion, or on the motion of a party, may order a joint hearing of any or all matters at issue in the proceedings. The Chief ALJ or his designee may ord…

(a) Benefits Contingent on Funding--No benefits shall accrue under this Plan to any Participant or Other Recipient unless and until the state, the school employer, or the contracting agency, as appropriate, has paid to CalPERS the amount that CalPERS has invoiced the state, schoo…

“Final settlement pay” means any pay or cash conversions of employee benefits in excess of compensation earnable, that are granted or awarded to a member in connection with or in anticipation of a separation from employment. Final settlement pay is excluded from payroll reporting…

NOTE: It having been found, pursuant to Government Code section 11344, that the printing of regulations constituting the Conflict of Interest Code is impractical and these regulations being of limited and particular application, these regulations are not published in full in the …

(a) The following list exclusively identifies and defines special compensation items for members employed by contracting agency and school employers that must be reported to CalPERS if they are contained in a written labor policy or agreement: (1) INCENTIVE PAY Bonus -- Compensat…

An employee who is not in a “group or class of employment” within the meaning of the Public Employees' Retirement Law, may request an exception from the “average increase” procedure set forth in Sections 20636 and 20636.1. The local employer may request this exception on the empl…

These regulations interpret and implement the pension reform provisions authorized by the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) (Government Code sections 7522 through 7522.74), related Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) changes to Government Code se…

(a) Employer Contributions Required--The state, each applicable school employer, and each applicable contracting agency shall make contributions to this Plan in amounts to be fixed and determined by the Board. The Board shall have sole authority and discretion to determine the am…

(a) Retirement benefit provisions under PEPRA, including but not limited to Government Code sections 7522.10, 7522.32, and 7522.34, require retirement benefits for new members to be calculated differently from retirement benefits for classic members under the PERL. Therefore, it …

(a) For purposes of this article, “reciprocity” means the recognition by CalPERS of certain reciprocal benefit rights available to members who move from one public retirement system to another public retirement system. At a minimum, reciprocity means recognition by CalPERS of a m…

(a) For purposes of Government Code Section 20791, a significant increase in actuarial liability due to increased compensation occurs if the conditions described in both subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) below are met. Satisfaction of these conditions shall be determined by the Chief…

(a) For any appeal pending before the Appeals Division, if the Appellant does not affirmatively waive the provisions of section 18671.1 of the Government Code, then the Appeals Division has the discretion to either set the matter for hearing at any location the Board determines w…

(a) The parties shall promptly notify the Appeals Division of any resolution that terminates a case assigned for hearing. The Appeals Division shall vacate all hearing dates upon receipt of a written request signed by all parties notifying the Appeals Division that the appeal or …

This section applies to documents introduced into evidence in electronic proceedings only. (a) Each party shall create Exhibit Packages consisting of hard copies and electronic copies (PDF format) of all documents or demonstrative materials that they intend to introduce as eviden…

(a) For purposes of working for a CalPERS-covered employer after retirement pursuant to Article 8, of Chapter 12, Part 3, Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, a member who has not attained normal retirement age shall have a bona fide separation in service. A bona fide se…

§§ 100056 through 100086. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/IDBD00160717111EF8A03D3D48BF95FFA?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(…

A contracting agency with a non-pooled plan of less than 150 active members on any annual actuarial valuation date beginning on June 30, 2026, may, by amendment to its contract prior to the next annual actuarial valuation date, participate in a risk pool, effective on the June 30…

NOTE: Pursuant to a regulation of the Fair Political Practices Commission (Title 2, CCR, section 18750(k)(2)), an agency adopting a conflict of interest code has the options of requesting that the code either be (1) printed in the CCR in its entirety or (2) incorporated by refere…

NOTE: Pursuant to a regulation of the Fair Political Practices Commission (Title 2, CCR, section 18750(k)(2)), an agency adopting a conflict of interest code has the options of requesting that the code either be (1) printed in the CCR in its entirety or (2) incorporated by refere…

For the purpose of the regulations contained in this chapter, the present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future the present; the masculine gender includes the feminine, and the feminine, the masculine; and the singular includes the plural, and the plural, the …

NOTE: Pursuant to a regulation of the Fair Political Practices Commission (Title 2, CCR, section 18750(k)(2)), an agency adopting a conflict of interest code has the options of requesting that the code either be (1) printed in the CCR in its entirety or (2) incorporated by refere…

NOTE: Pursuant to a regulation of the Fair Political Practices Commission (Title 2, CCR, section 18750(k)(2)), an agency adopting a conflict of interest code has the options of requesting that the code either be (1) printed in the CCR in its entirety or (2) incorporated by refere…

NOTE: Pursuant to a regulation of the Fair Political Practices Commission (Title 2, CCR, section 18750(k)(2)), an agency adopting a conflict-of-interest code has the options of requesting that the code either be (1) printed in the CCR in its entirety or (2) incorporated by refere…

The Executive Officer, upon the filing of a resolution complying with these regulations, shall authorize a division of the retirement system and shall designate the State division supervisor to supervise the conduct of the division.

The local division officer shall, upon issuance of the authorization, prepare a notice of the division which shall contain among other matters the date of the division and an explanation of the modification if any to be made in the retirement system as it applies to public agency…

Upon completion of division procedures in compliance with these rules, the local division officer shall so certify to the state division supervisor. He shall forward to the supervisor a certified list of the members eligible to participate in the division and all election forms p…

Notwithstanding any other provision of the plan to the contrary, in complying with the requirements of Sections 20731, 75085.1 and 75088.3 of the Government Code, distributions from the plan shall be made in accordance with a reasonable and good faith interpretation of Section 40…

For the purpose of the regulations contained in this subchapter, the term “board” means Board of Administration, Public Employees' Retirement System; and the term “the plan” or “system” means the Judges' Retirement System II.

The Judges' Retirement System II is intended to constitute a governmental plan within the meaning of Section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, and as such, the system and all benefits payable thereunder are intended to satisfy all requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal…

Except as otherwise provided under federal law or regulation, specified employees, annuitants and their family members who become Medicare-eligible, as defined below, may not be enrolled in a basic health benefits plan. Failure of a Medicare-eligible basic plan member to enroll i…

For purposes of this article: (a) “Health care coverage for annuitants” means post-employment healthcare benefits and other postemployment benefits provided to terminated or retired employees and their dependents and beneficiaries. For purposes of this definition, “postemployment…

(a) The terms and conditions of the contract or resolution for participation in the prefunding plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Disbursements from the prefunding plan; (2) The methodology and assumptions used to calculate the actuarial accrued liabili…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…