Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the state’s obligation to pay its pension obligations to the Public Employees’ Retirement System in the amounts established by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, cannot be deferred by the state; t…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Ancillary obligation” means the obligation of the state under any credit enhancement or liquidity agreement, including any of the following: (1) An obligation in t…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, separate rates of contributions for male and female members shall not be established or maintained, nor shall different benefit factors be established for male and female members in the same category. However, this section shall n…

For purposes of this chapter, the age of entry into this system as a member in any membership category for a person who enters on or after October 1, 1957, and within 90 days after last rendering service as a member of a county retirement system and who retains his or her members…

Whenever a member’s contribution rate is temporarily reduced by statute, a memorandum of understanding, or the Director of Human Resources, those reductions shall be limited to the payment of member contributions during the reduction period and do not apply to the purchase of ser…

The normal rate of contribution for a local safety member subject to Section 21368 who after December 1, 1968, enters that membership or enters employment more than one year following termination of previous employment in which he or she was a local safety member shall be the rat…

The normal rate of contribution for any member whose retirement allowance is determined under Section 21366, and who after December 1, 1968, enters that membership or enters employment more than one year after termination of employment in which he or she was subject to Section 21…

Whenever a person becomes a state safety member as a result of an amendment to this part defining state safety member, the rate of contributions provided for state safety members shall apply only to compensation paid that person for service on and after the effective date of the …

Whenever a person becomes a state peace officer/firefighter member as a result of an amendment to this part defining state peace officer/firefighter member, the rate of contribution provided for state peace officer/firefighter shall apply only to compensation paid the person for …

(a) (1) The normal rate of contribution for a state miscellaneous member employed by the California State University, the University, or the legislative or judicial branch whose service is not included in the federal system shall be 6 percent of the compensation in excess of thre…

(a) (1) The normal rate of contribution for a state miscellaneous or state industrial member whose service is not included in the federal system shall be 6 percent of the compensation in excess of three hundred seventeen dollars ($317) per month paid to that member for service re…

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 20677.4 to the contrary, effective with the beginning of the pay period following the operative date of the amendments to this section made by Senate Bill 151 of the 2011–12 Regular Session, the normal rate of contribution for state m…

(a) Effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, the employee contributions described in Section 20677.5 for state miscellaneous and industrial members represented by State Bargaining Unit 2 shall remain in place. (b) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4, 20677.5, and 20683.1…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 20677.4, effective with the beginning of the pay period following the effective date of this section, the normal rate of contribution for state miscellaneous or state industrial members who are represented by State Bargaining Units 12, 16, 18, and 19, …

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4 and 20677.6, effective July 1, 2024, the normal contribution rate for state miscellaneous and industrial members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 12 shall be as follows: (1) Nine and one-half percent of compensation in excess of fi…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 20677.4, effective with the beginning of the September 2010 pay period, the normal rate of contribution for state miscellaneous or state industrial members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 8, shall be: (1) Eleven percent of the compensation…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 20677.4, effective with the beginning of the pay period following ratification by the affected union membership and enactment of this section, the normal rate of contribution for state miscellaneous or state industrial members who are represented by St…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20681 and 20694, effective with the beginning of the September 2010 pay period, the normal rate of contribution for patrol members shall be 10 percent of the compensation in excess of eight hundred sixty-three dollars ($863) per month paid to those me…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 20683, effective with the beginning of the pay period following the effective date of this section, the normal rate of contribution for state safety members who are represented by State Bargaining Units 12, 16, 18, and 19 shall be 11 percent of compens…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 20683, effective with the beginning of the pay period following ratification by the affected union membership and enactment of this section, the normal rate of contribution for state safety members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 1, 3, 4, …

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20683 and 20677.9, effective July 1, 2026, the normal rate of contribution for state safety members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 12 described in Section 20677.9 shall remain in effect unless the board has determined that both of the fo…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4 and 20677.6, effective July 1, 2024, the normal contribution rate for state miscellaneous and industrial members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 19 shall be as follows: (1) Nine and one-half percent of compensation in excess of fi…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.9 and 20683, effective July 1, 2027, the normal rate of contribution for state safety members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 19 described in Section 20677.9 shall remain in effect unless the board has determined that both of the fo…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 20687, effective with the beginning of the September 2010 pay period, the normal rate of contribution for state peace officer/firefighter members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 8 shall be 10 percent of the compensation in excess of two hu…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.95 and 20687, beginning July 1, 2013, the normal rate of contribution for employees subject to subdivision (a) of Section 20677.95 shall be the contribution established pursuant to Section 20677.95, as adjusted by Section 7522.30, in excess of t…

(a) For each local safety member subject to Section 21362, 21362.2, or 21363.1 by reason of the amendment of his or her employer’s contract, or on the later date of entrance into this system, the normal rate of contribution shall be 9 percent of the compensation paid to those mem…

Contracting agencies which are auxiliary organizations as defined in Section 89901 of the Education Code may by contract or by contract amendment provide the same rates of normal contributions for their employees who are local miscellaneous members as are applicable to state misc…

(a) The normal rate of contribution for patrol members shall be 8 percent of the compensation in excess of eight hundred sixty-three dollars ($863) per month paid to those members. The Legislature reserves the right to increase the rate of contribution of patrol members as it may…

Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4, 20677.5, 20677.6, 20677.9, 20683, 20683.1, 20686, and 20687, effective with the beginning of the pay period following enactment of this section, the normal rate of contribution for a state employee who is excepted from the definition of “state em…

(a) For each state member subject to Section 21369 or 21369.1, the normal rate of contribution shall be 6 percent of compensation in excess of three hundred seventeen dollars ($317) per month paid to a member whose service is not included in the federal system or in excess of fiv…

(a) For each state safety member subject to Section 21369 or 21369.1 who is represented by State Bargaining Unit 2, the normal rate of contribution shall be 10 percent of compensation in excess of three hundred seventeen dollars ($317) per month paid to a member whose service is …

Equal sharing of normal costs between the state employer and public employees shall be the standard. It shall be the standard that employees pay at least 50 percent of normal costs and that employers not pay any of the required employee contribution. Equal sharing of normal costs…

Notwithstanding Sections 20677 and 20687, on and after July 1, 2017, the normal rate of contribution for an employee of the judicial branch who is not subject to Section 7522.30 shall be the following: (a) For a state miscellaneous member: (1) Nine percent of the compensation in …

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4 and 20677.6, effective July 1, 2017, the normal rate of contribution for state miscellaneous or state industrial members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 16 shall be adjusted in accordance with this section when both of the followi…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4, 20677.6, and 20683.4, effective July 1, 2024, the normal contribution rate for state miscellaneous and industrial members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 16 shall be as follows: (1) Nine and one-half percent of compensation in ex…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20683 and 20677.9, effective July 1, 2017, the normal rate of contribution for state safety members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 16 shall be adjusted in accordance with this section when both of the following occur: (1) The total norma…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.9, 20683, and 20683.5, effective July 1, 2026, the normal rate of contribution for state safety members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 16 described in Section 20677.9 shall remain in effect unless the board has determined that both…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4 and 20677.71, effective July 1, 2019, the normal rate of contribution for state miscellaneous members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 9 shall be adjusted in accordance with this section when both of the following occur: (1) The to…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4, 20677.71, and 20683.2, effective July 1, 2019, the normal rate of contribution for state industrial members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 9 shall be adjusted in accordance with this section when both of the following occur: (1)…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20683, 20677.91, and 20683.2, the normal rate of contribution for state safety members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 9 shall be adjusted in accordance with this section when both of the following occur: (1) The total normal cost rate fo…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4 and 20677.71, effective July 1, 2019, the normal rate of contribution for state miscellaneous members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 10 shall be adjusted in accordance with this section when both of the following occur: (1) The t…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4, 20677.71, and 20683.2, effective July 1, 2019, the normal rate of contribution for state industrial members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 10 shall be adjusted in accordance with this section when both of the following occur: (1…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20683, 20677.91, and 20683.2, the normal rate of contribution for state safety members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 10 shall be adjusted in accordance with this section when both of the following occur: (1) The total normal cost rate f…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4 and 20677.71, effective July 1, 2023, the normal contribution rates for state miscellaneous members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 1, State Bargaining Unit 3, State Bargaining Unit 4, State Bargaining Unit 11, State Bargaining Un…

(a) Effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, the employee contributions described in Section 20677.6 for state miscellaneous and industrial members represented by State Bargaining Unit 18 shall remain in place. (b) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.4 and 20677.6, effecti…

(a) Effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, the employee contributions described in Section 20677.9 for state safety members represented by State Bargaining Unit 18 shall remain in place. (b) Notwithstanding Sections 20677.9 and 20683, effective July 1, 2027, the nor…