BILL NUMBER: AB 2777	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 15, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 12, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 5, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 6, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 8, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nation
   (Coauthor:  Assembly Member Koretz)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2002

   An act to amend and repeal Section 31780.2 of the Government Code,
relating to county employees' retirement.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2777, Nation.  County employees' retirement:  death benefits.
   Under the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, any death
benefits, optional retirement allowances, or survivor's allowances
accorded to a spouse, as specified, may be accorded to a domestic
partner in San Mateo County, subject to approval by the county board
of supervisors and certain limitations.
   This bill would also make these provisions applicable to Los
Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, and Marin County, subject to
registration with the Secretary of State, and a current Affidavit of
Domestic Partnership, if required by the county.  The bill would also
delete a redundant provision of law.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 31780.2 of the Government Code, as added by
Chapter 893 of the Statutes of 2001, is amended to read:
   31780.2.  (a) In a county of the 1st class, the 10th class, the
16th class, or the 18th class, as defined in Sections 28020, 28022,
28031, 28037, and 28039, any benefits accorded to a spouse pursuant
to this article and Article 11 (commencing with Section 31760),
Article 15.5 (commencing with Section 31841), Article 15.6
(commencing with Section 31855), and Article 16 (commencing with
Section 31861), or any of them, may be accorded to a domestic
partner, as defined in Section 297 of the Family Code, who is
registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Division 2.5
(commencing with Section 297) of the Family Code.  The county may
also require the member and the member's domestic partner to have a
current Affidavit of Domestic Partnership, in the form adopted by the
county board of supervisors, on file with the county for at least
one year prior to the member's retirement or death prior to
retirement.
   (b) In the event a member described in subdivision (a) has a
surviving dependent child, the surviving dependent child shall
receive the death and survivor's allowance until age 19 years or
until married, whichever occurs earlier, or until age 22 years if
attending an educational institution.  When the member's surviving
dependent child reaches age 19 years or is no longer a dependent,
whichever occurs earlier, or reaches age 22 years if attending an
educational institution, then the benefits accorded to a spouse, as
specified in subdivision (a), may be accorded to a domestic partner
pursuant to this section.  However, if a surviving dependent child
elects to receive a lump-sum payment, the lump-sum payment shall be
shared among any surviving dependent children and the domestic
partner, pursuant to this section, in a proportional manner.
   (c) This section is not operative unless and until the county
board of supervisors, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, makes
this section operative in the county.
  SEC. 2.  Section 31780.2 of the Government Code, as added by
Chapter 146 of the Statutes of 2001, is repealed.