Title GOV — California Gov. Code

Retired members of the system, and beneficiaries, who are entitled to receive allowances under the provisions of this chapter, may authorize deductions to be made from their retirement allowance payments, in accordance with regulations established by the board, for the payment of…

Upon the death of any person, after retirement and while receiving a retirement allowance from this system, there shall be paid to his or her estate or to those beneficiaries as he or she shall nominate the sum of six hundred dollars ($600).

(a) If a beneficiary is not designated, or if the estate is the beneficiary and the estate would not be probated if no amount were due from this system, all of the amount due by reason of the death of a member or retired member, including retirement allowances accrued but not rec…

In addition to any other benefits provided for in this chapter, upon the death, on or after January 1, 1959, and before retirement, of any member who, at the time of his or her death was a legislator, there shall be paid to his or her beneficiary, if he or she has designated one,…

No payment shall be made to persons included in any group if at the date of payment there are living persons in any of the groups preceding it, as listed. Payment to the persons in any group, upon receipt from them of an affidavit upon a form supplied by the board, that there are…

If the estate of the deceased member is his beneficiary, or if no beneficiary has been designated by him, or if the designated beneficiary cannot be found by the board, it may in its discretion pay to the funeral director who conducted the funeral, or to any person or organizatio…

On or before January 15, 1968, and on or before January 15 of each year thereafter, the amount of any allowances provided by this chapter and not subject to Section 9360.9 shall be adjusted by the board to reflect any increase in cost of living occurring after January 1 of the im…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any member who would have been eligible to retire under Section 9359.01 had it not been repealed because he or she did not return to office or who would have been eligible to retire under that section had it not been repealed …

As used in this chapter, “disability” and “incapacity for performance of duty” as a basis of retirement, mean disability of permanent or extended and uncertain duration, as determined by the board on the basis of competent medical opinion.

Application to the board for retirement of a member for disability may be made by the member or any person in his or her behalf. Upon receipt of the application and determination of the board that the applicant is incapacitated for the performance of duty, the board shall retire …

The board may require any recipient of a disability allowance under the minimum age for voluntary retirement to undergo medical examination. The examination shall be made by a physician or surgeon, appointed by the board, at the place of residence of the recipient or other place …

If any recipient of a disability retirement allowance under the minimum age for voluntary retirement refuses to submit to medical examination, the retirement allowance shall be discontinued until he or she agrees to submit to the examination. If the refusal continues for one year…

The disability allowance for other than legislative statutory officers is the same as the retirement allowance that would be payable to the member had he or she retired under this chapter for reasons other than disability, and shall be paid regardless of the age of the member at …

(a) Any Member of the Senate or Assembly who, after the effective date of this section, retires for service or disability shall receive the retirement allowance provided by this chapter unmodified by any optional settlement elected pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 9…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the provisions of this section shall be applicable to all allowances granted by this chapter commencing with each installment paid or payable on or after January 1, 1964, with respect to Members of the Senate or the Assembly n…

In lieu of the retirement allowance for his life alone, a member or retired member may elect, or revoke or change a previous election, to have the actuarial equivalent of his retirement allowance as of the date of retirement applied to a lesser retirement allowance, in accordance…

(a) The election, revocation, or change of election set forth in Section 9361 may be made at any time before the effective date of retirement or after the effective date and prior to the making of the first payment on account of any retirement allowance. (b) If at any time before…

Notwithstanding any provision of this part, a retired member who was a Member of the Senate or Assembly may revoke an optional settlement and may designate a different beneficiary by a writing filed with the board. The new beneficiary shall receive an allowance based upon the act…

A member may designate one or more persons as beneficiaries. If more than one person is designated under an optional settlement involving life contingency of the beneficiary, the member will be deemed to have elected such optional settlement on an equal portion of his allowance i…

Optional Settlement 1 consists of the right to have a retirement allowance paid him or her until his or her death and if he or she dies before he or she receives the amount of his or her accumulated contributions at retirement, to have the balance at death paid to his or her bene…

Optional Settlement 2 consists of the right to have a retirement allowance paid him or her until his or her death and thereafter to his or her beneficiary for life.

Optional Settlement 3 consists of the right to have a retirement allowance paid him or her until his or her death, and thereafter to have one-half of his or her retirement allowance paid to his or her beneficiary for life.

Optional Settlement 4 consists of such other benefits as are the actuarial equivalent of his retirement allowance, that he may select subject to the approval of the board.

(a) This article applies to members who elect to be subject to its provisions and does not apply to any member while his or her services are included in the federal social security system. (b) An election pursuant to this section shall be in writing and shall be effective only wh…

“Survivor allowance” means the allowance provided for in Section 9374.

“Disability,” “disabled” or “incapacitated” means, with respect to qualification for a survivor allowance, inability to engage in any substantial gainful occupation by reason of any physical or mental impairment which is determined on the basis of competent medical opinion secure…

Upon the death of a member before retirement (a) the surviving spouse of the member, who has the care of children, including stepchildren, of the member who are not married or in registered domestic partnerships and are under 18 years of age, or are incapacitated because of disab…

For the purposes of Section 9374, a person shall be considered to be under the age of 18 if he or she is under the age of 22 and a full-time student.

When the survivor is entitled to receive a monthly allowance as a death benefit provided by any other provision of this chapter and at the same time is entitled to receive a survivor allowance, the survivor allowance payable in any month shall be reduced by the amount of such oth…

The rate of contribution of a member subject to this article shall include in addition to his normal rate, two dollars ($2) per month. Such contributions shall not become a part of a member’s accumulated contributions or be treated or administered as normal contributions and shal…

A person who in any month is an eligible survivor of more than one member, shall receive only one allowance under this article, which shall be the largest of the monthly allowances to which he or she would otherwise be entitled.

The Legislature finds and declares that the University of California, recognized as being the world’s finest public university, requires assistance in the furtherance of its research mission. To this end, the Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to construct, renov…

(a) The State Public Works Board may finance the acquisition of land, buildings, related infrastructure, and equipment and the construction, renovation, and equipping of research facilities and related infrastructure on a site or sites owned by, or subject to a lease or option to…

(a) The board may issue certificates pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15821) or revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15830) to finance the cost of acquisition, construction, or renovati…

The board may contract for a project authorized by the Legislature before issuing certificates, revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes pursuant to Section 15820.18 if any segment of higher education provides from any lawful source temporary construction financing to mee…

In order to properly establish facilities for research within the University of California, it is the Legislature’s intent to authorize, through the Budget Act, funding for the following: (a) Planning grants for the purpose of developing detailed project plans for research facili…

(a) In order to provide for facilities or portions thereof for research within the University of California, including the acquisition of land, buildings, related infrastructure, and equipment and the construction, renovation, and equipping of research facilities or portions ther…

No provision of this article shall be applicable to the Regents of the University of the California unless the regents adopt a resolution to make the provisions applicable.

The Legislature finds and declares that California’s public colleges and universities, recognized as being among the world’s finest, require assistance in the development of library and related educational facilities, which will help to educate and prepare individuals for tomorro…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the cost of any project authorized by statute pursuant to this chapter shall be considered an expenditure of state funds in the fiscal year in which payments are made to the State Public Works Board under the terms of the lease or lease-pu…

The board is authorized to, and may, finance the construction or renovation, and the equipping, of public buildings or facilities on a site or sites within the University of California, the California State University, the California Maritime Academy, and the California Community…

Any public building or facility which is constructed or renovated and equipped pursuant to this chapter shall be utilized only for library and related educational purposes, as set forth in this chapter.

The board shall lease-purchase to the Regents of the University of California and lease or lease-purchase to the Trustees of the California State University, the Board of Governors of the California Maritime Academy, and to the California Community College districts, upon approva…

(a) The board may issue certificates pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15821) or revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15830) to finance the cost of construction or renovation and the equ…

The board may contract for a project authorized by the Legislature before issuing certificates, revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes pursuant to Section 15820.40 if any segment of higher education provides from any lawful source temporary construction financing to mee…

The Legislature finds and declares that California’s public colleges and universities, which are recognized as being among the world’s finest, require assistance to meet the demands of increased enrollment. To this end, the Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to c…

This article shall not be construed to supersede or otherwise affect Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 15820), Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 15820.15), or Chapter 3.7 (commencing with Section 15820.30).

(a) The State Public Works Board is authorized to finance the construction, renovation, and equipping of instructional facilities and related instructional laboratory and support space on a site or sites within the University of California, the California State University, the Ca…

(a) The board may issue certificates pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15821) or revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15830) to finance the cost of construction or renovation and the equ…

The board may contract for a project authorized by the Legislature before issuing certificates, revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes pursuant to Section 15820.60 if any segment of higher education provides from any lawful source temporary construction financing to mee…