Title EDC, California Educ. Code

(a) “Option beneficiary” means the person or trust designated by a member to receive a retirement allowance under the Defined Benefit Program upon the member’s death. (b) For purposes of this section, “trust” means an irrevocable trust with the following characteristics: (1) The …

“Other public systems” means any of the following: (a) Old age, survivors, disability, and health insurance program, other than the lump-sum death payment, provided by the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 300 and following). (b) The federal civil service retirement program. …

“Parent” means a natural parent of a member or a parent who adopted the member prior to his or her attainment of 18 years of age or to the member’s marriage, whichever occurs earlier. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1994.)

“Pay period” means a payroll period of not less than four weeks or more than one calendar month. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 965, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)

“Payroll” includes registers, warrants, and any other documents upon which the employer identifies persons to whom compensation is paid. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 482, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1998.)

“Plan” means the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1048, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)

“Plan vesting,” with respect to benefits payable under the Defined Benefit Program, means the member has met the credited service requirement for receipt of a benefit, and has a right to receive the benefit at a future date provided all other conditions required to receive the be…

“Plan year” means the period of time beginning on July 1 of one calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year. For purposes of the Defined Benefit Supplement Program, the board shall designate by plan amendment the initial plan year. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch…

(a) Except as otherwise provided under this part, “position subject to membership” means the following: (1) A position at a county office of education or school district, not including a charter school, that the governing body of the employer has designated in a resolution adopte…

(a) “Position subject to membership” shall also include the following positions in which a member performed creditable service before the operative date of Section 22156.07 provided that the same member remains continuously employed to perform service in that position on and afte…

“Present value,” for purposes of Section 22718, means the amount of money needed on the effective date of retirement to reimburse the system for the actuarially determined cost of the portion of a member’s retirement allowance attributable to unused excess sick leave days. The pr…

“Present value factor,” for purposes of Section 22156.1, means an overall average rate based upon the demographics of members who recently retired under the Defined Benefit Program and regular interest that shall determine present value on the effective date of retirement. (Added…

“Prior year’s compensation earnable” means the compensation earnable for the most recent school year in which the member earned service credit that precedes the last school year in which the member earned service credit. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 939, Sec. 20. Effective January …

“Projected final compensation” means the final compensation used in computing the disability or family allowance increased by 2 percent, compounded annually to the earlier of normal retirement age or the date the disability allowance is terminated. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1…

(a) “Projected service” means the sum of credited service plus the credited service that would have been earned for the school years during which a disability allowance was payable if the member had performed creditable service during that time. (b) Projected service for a school…

“Proof of death” means providing to the system any evidence of death required by the system. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1994.)

“Provisional vesting” means the member has reached the minimum age requirement and has attained the credited service required under the Defined Benefit Program for eligibility to receive a retirement allowance, and the member is entitled to terminate employment and retire at any …

“Public employer” means a public employer as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 7522.04 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 559, Sec. 11. (AB 1381) Effective January 1, 2014. Deemed operative January 1, 2013, by Sec. 1 of Ch. 559.)

“Public school” means any day or evening elementary school, any day or evening secondary school, community college, technical school, kindergarten school, and prekindergarten school established by the Legislature, or by municipal or district authority. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch…

Qualified military service is military service as defined in Section 414(u) of Title 26 of the United States Code. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 703, Sec. 1. (SB 349) Effective January 1, 2012.)

“Refund” means the lump-sum return of a member’s accumulated retirement contributions under the Defined Benefit Program and does not include the balance of credits in the member’s Defined Benefit Supplement account. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1021, Sec. 10. Effective January 1,…

“Regular interest” means interest that is equal to the actuarially assumed rate of return on investments on assets of the Defined Benefit Program. The regular interest rate shall be adopted annually by the board as a plan amendment with respect to the Defined Benefit Program. Thi…

“Regular meeting” means a meeting of the board held in accordance with a schedule of meetings that states the dates and places of the meetings and that is adopted by the board. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 634, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 1997.)

“Reinstatement” means the change in status with respect to the Defined Benefit Program under this part from a disabled or retired member to an active or inactive member and termination of one of the following: (a) A service retirement allowance pursuant to Section 24208. (b) A di…

“Replacement benefits program” means the program established pursuant to Chapter 27.5 (commencing with Section 24250) in compliance with the provisions of Section 415(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 415(m)) as applicable to a governmental plan, as defined …

(a) “Retired member activities” means one or more activities identified in subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 22119.5 or subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 26113 within the California public school system and performed by a member retired for service under this part as …

“Retirement” means termination of employment subject to coverage by the plan and a change in status from an inactive member, an active member, or a disabled member to a retired member. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1025, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2001.)

“Retirement allowance” means the amount payable to a retired member or an option beneficiary on a monthly basis. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 634, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 1997.)

“Retirement benefit” means the amount payable under the Defined Benefit Supplement Program, based on the balance of credits in the member’s Defined Benefit Supplement account, to a member who has retired for service under the Defined Benefit Program. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 74…

“Retirement fund” means the Teachers’ Retirement Fund. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1994.)

“Return on investments” means income received or receivable from the system’s investments. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1994.)

“School term” means a minimum period of 35 weeks beginning the first day and ending the last day creditable service is required to be performed by a member employed on a full-time basis, excluding any period that has been excluded pursuant to a publicly available written contract…

“School year” means the period of time beginning on July 1 of one calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 416, Sec. 7. (SB 1165) Effective January 1, 2019.)

(a) “Service” means work performed for compensation, except as otherwise specifically provided in this part. (b) (1) The board shall determine a date based on when the system has the capacity to implement the changes made by the act that added this subdivision. The date determine…

(a) “Sick leave days” means the number of days of accumulated and unused leave of absence for illness or injury granted by each employer. (b) “Basic sick leave day” means the days of paid leave of absence due to illness or injury granted by each employer that are not excess sick …

(a) “Spouse” means a person who was continuously married to the member for the period beginning at least 12 months prior to the death of the member, unless a child is born to the member and the member’s spouse within the 12-month period or unless the spouse is carrying a fetus, c…

“Survivor allowance” means the allowance provided for in Section 23804 as it read under the law in effect on June 30, 1972. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1994.)

“Survivor benefit allowance” means the monthly allowance that a surviving spouse may elect to receive pursuant to Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 23850). (Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1994.)

“System” means the State Teachers’ Retirement System. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 933, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1994.)

“System’s headquarters office” means the office building established as the permanent headquarters facility for the system, pursuant to Section 22375. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 558, Sec. 5. (AB 1379) Effective January 1, 2014.)

“Termination benefit” means a benefit equal in amount to the balance of credits in the member’s Defined Benefit Supplement account that is payable to the member in a lump-sum when the member has terminated all employment to perform creditable service subject to coverage by the pl…

(a) “Unfunded actuarial obligation,” with respect to the Defined Benefit Program, means that portion of the actuarial present value of benefits that is not provided for by future, normal costs or covered by the actuarial value of assets attributable to the Defined Benefit Program…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part. (Added by renumbering Section 25100 by Stats. 2000, Ch. 74, Sec. 64. Effective January 1, 2001.)

“Beneficiary” or “beneficiaries” means any person or entity receiving or entitled to receive an allowance and payment pursuant to Part 13 (commencing with Section 22000) or 14 (commencing with Section 26000) because of the disability or death of a member. (Added by renumbering Se…

(a) “Dependent child” or “dependent children” means a member’s unmarried offspring or stepchild who is not older than 22 years of age and who is financially dependent upon the member on the date the member becomes eligible for benefits pursuant to this part. (b) “Offspring” shall…

“Dependent parent” or “dependent parents” means a natural parent or parents of a member, or a parent or parents who adopted the member prior to the earlier of the occurrence of the member’s marriage or his or her attaining 18 years of age, and who was receiving one-half or more o…