Title GOV — California Gov. Code

“Net earnings” means the earnings of the retirement fund less the amounts specified in Sections 20173 and 20174.

“Normal contributions” means contributions required to be paid by a member at the normal rates of contribution fixed by the law, by contract, or by contract amendment, but does not include additional contributions. “Normal contributions” also includes contributions required to be…

“Pension” means payments for life derived from contributions made from employer controlled funds.

(a) “Prior service” as applied to a state member who while employed on a part-time basis became a member because of amendments of the laws governing this system or because of a change in his or her employment status to at least a half-time basis, means all state service rendered …

“Public agency” means any city, county, district, other local authority or public body of or within this state.

“Public agency” also includes the following: (a) The Commandant, Veterans’ Home of California, with respect to employees of the Veterans’ Home Exchange and other post fund activities whose compensation is paid from the post fund of the Veterans’ Home of California. (b) Any auxili…

To qualify as a “public agency” within the meaning of this part, any organization that qualifies under amendments to the definitions of “public agency” effective on or after January 1, 2002, shall also obtain a written advisory opinion from the United States Department of Labor s…

(a) “Retirement system” or “this system” means the Public Employees’ Retirement System. (b) As used in this code and in every other statute heretofore or hereafter enacted, or in every contract heretofore or hereafter entered into under any provisions of law, the term “State Empl…

“Regular interest” means interest at the annual interest rate for purposes of crediting of interest, compounded annually.

“Retirement” means the granting of a retirement allowance under this part.

“Retirement allowance” means the service retirement allowance or the disability retirement allowance.

“Retirement fund” means the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund continued in existence by this part.

“Risk pool” means the combination of assets and liabilities with respect to one or more contracting agencies for the purpose of pooling actuarial experience and setting the employer contribution rates pursuant to Section 20840.

(a) “School employer” means a county superintendent of schools, other than the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools and the San Diego County Superintendent of Schools, that has entered into a contract with the board pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 20610) an…

“School safety service” includes service rendered as a school safety member in employment with a school district or community college district, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 20057.

An employee is “serving on a part-time basis” when he or she engages in his or her duties for less time than is required of employees serving on a full-time basis, even though he or she is subject to call at any time.

All references to “spouse,” “surviving spouse,” or “marriage” in this part apply equally to a domestic partner or domestic partnership, as defined in Section 297 of the Family Code, and all rights and responsibilities granted to a spouse or surviving spouse shall be granted equal…

“State peace officer/firefighter service” means service rendered as a state peace officer/firefighter member only while receiving compensation for that service, except as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 20990) of Chapter 11. It also includes service rendered in an …

“State peace officer/firefighter service,” with respect to a member who becomes a state peace officer/firefighter member pursuant to Section 20394, also includes service prior to July 1, 1986, as an employee of the California State University.

(a) “State safety service” means service rendered as a state safety member only while receiving compensation for that service, except as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 20990) of Chapter 11. It also includes service rendered in an employment in which persons have s…

(a) “State service” means service rendered as an employee or officer (employed, appointed, or elected) of the state, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the officers and employees of its governing body, the university, a school employer, or a contracting agency…

“Trial court” shall have the same meaning as the term is defined in the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600) of Title 8).

“1959 survivor allowance” means the allowance provided for in Sections 21571, 21572, 21573, 21574, 21574.5, and 21574.7.

“University” means the University of California and includes The Regents of the University of California as defined and authorized by Section 9 of Article IX of the California Constitution.

(a) It is unlawful for a person to do any of the following: (1) Make, or cause to be made, any knowingly false material statement or material representation, to knowingly fail to disclose a material fact, or to otherwise provide false information with the intent to use it, or all…

The State may punish for crime. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

The state may imprison or confine for the protection of the public peace or health or of individual life or safety.

The State may require services of persons, with or without compensation: In military duty; in jury duty; as witnesses; as town officers; in highway labor; in maintaining the public peace; in enforcing the service of process; in protecting life and property from fire, pestilence, …

Any entity that was previously scheduled for the third release of BreEZe shall participate in business process reviews and organizational change management activities in preparation for transition to a new licensing technology platform, either through the relevant unit in the Dep…

It is the policy of the Legislature that the protection afforded employees in positions covered by a retirement system on the date an agreement under this part is made applicable to service performed in such positions, or receiving periodic benefits under such retirement system a…

All liabilities and obligations created by Chapter 46 of the Statutes of 1950, Third Extraordinary Session, and amendments thereto or by Chapter 10 of the Statutes of 1955, or by any agreement or modification entered into between the State and the federal agency, as herein define…

Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the constructions of this part.

Whenever reference is made in this part to any federal law or regulation or part thereof, the reference applies to all amendments thereto now or hereafter made.

“Board” shall have the following meanings: Until July 1, 1955, “board” means the Director of Finance. On and after July 1, 1955, “board” means the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

“Federal agency” means the Department of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the predecessor or successor in function to that department or officer.

“Agreement” means the agreement or any modification thereof now, heretofore or hereafter executed by the board with the federal agency pursuant to this part or Chapter 46 of the Statutes of 1950 (Third Extraordinary Session), Chapter 1569, Statutes of 1951, or Chapter 10 of Statu…

“Eligible employee” means an employee whose services may under the provisions of Section 218 of Title II of the Social Security Act and this part be brought under the terms of the agreement, but not including any employee whose services are excluded from the agreement by a public…

“Eligible retirement system employee” for the purposes of any referendum with respect to any retirement system has the meaning given the term “eligible employee” in Section 218(d)(3) of the Social Security Act.

“Public agency” means the state, any city, county, city and county, district, municipal or public corporation or any instrumentality thereof, or boards and committees established under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) or 2 (commencing with Section 59501) of Part 1 of Div…

“Public agency” also includes any nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose of operating a coliseum or sports arena for the general recreational purposes of a city or county.

“Public agency” also includes a county superintendent of schools whose office the board has determined to be fiscally independent. As to such office, the county board of education is the legislative or governing body for purposes of this part.

“Public agency” also includes a school district, a county superintendent of schools, and a regional occupational center or program established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1, with respect to employees eligible for member…

“Retirement system” includes: (a) A pension, annuity, retirement or similar fund or system established by a public agency and covering only positions of that agency. (b) The Public Employees’ Retirement System with respect only to employees of the state and employees of the Unive…

“Coverage group” has the meaning given that term by Section 218(b)(5) of Title II of the Social Security Act and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

“Retirement system coverage group,” with respect to any retirement system, means all employees designated as a coverage group in Section 218(d)(4) of the Social Security Act for the purposes of Section 218(c) of the Social Security Act only. The services of employees in any retir…

“Federal system” means the insurance system established under Title II of the Social Security Act.

“Policeman” as used in this part includes members of the California Highway Patrol, state safety members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System employed by the Department of Justice, sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals and deputy marshals, and any other employe…

“Policeman” as used in this part also includes persons employed in the Department of Fish and Game in connection with its warden service, whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement service, including immediate supervision by persons employed to perform the duties no…

“Policeman” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Section 20415 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 418(d)(5)(A)).

“Policeman” or “fireman,” as used in this part, also includes persons employed in positions set forth in Sections 20409 and 20410 for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 418(d)(5)(A)).