BILL NUMBER: AB 1082	CHAPTERED  10/13/01

	CHAPTER  787
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 13, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 12, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 4, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 27, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nation

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2001

   An act to amend Section 20441 of, to add Section  20423.5 to, and
to repeal Section 20441.5 of, the Government Code, relating to public
employee's retirement, and making an appropriation therefor.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1082, Nation.  Public employees' retirement:  local safety
members.
   Under the Public Employees' Retirement Law, employees of
contracting agencies classified as local safety members are entitled
to generally higher benefits, and subject to higher contribution
rates, than those employees classified as local miscellaneous
members.  County peace officers, as defined, are included within the
local safety member classification.  Existing law authorizes Monterey
and Santa Clara Counties to designate specified park rangers as
county peace officers for these purposes.  Member contributions are
deposited in the Public Employees' Retirement Fund, a continuously
appropriated fund.
   This bill would authorize contracting agencies to include
specified park rangers within the local safety member classification
and would expand to all county contracting agencies the authorization
to designate specified employees in the Park Ranger class series as
county peace officers for these purposes. The bill would make an
appropriation by increasing the amount of employee contributions to
the Public Employees' Retirement Fund.
   Appropriation:  yes.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 20423.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   20423.5.  "Local safety member" also includes any park ranger
employed by a contracting agency who is a peace officer as defined in
subdivision (b) of Section 830.31 of the Penal Code and whose
primary responsibility is maintaining the peace and whose duties
include law enforcement, emergency medical care first response, or
fire suppression and prevention.
   This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the
employees of a contracting agency until the agency elects to be
subject to this section by amendment to is contract with the board
pursuant to Section 20474, or by express provision within its
contract with the board.
  SEC. 2.  Section 20441 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   20441.  "County peace officer" shall also include persons employed
by a county parks and recreation department whose primary
responsibility is maintaining the peace and whose duties include law
enforcement, emergency medical care first response, or fire
suppression and prevention in the Park Ranger class series.
   This section shall not apply to the employees of any contracting
agency nor to any agency unless and until the contracting agency
elects to be subject to the provisions of this section by amendment
to its contract with the board, made as provided in Section 20474 or
by express provision in its contract with the board.
  SEC. 3.  Section 20441.5 of the Government Code is repealed.