BILL NUMBER: AB 719	CHAPTERED  10/12/03

	CHAPTER  838
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 12, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 11, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 13, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 18, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 24, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Negrete McLeod

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2003

   An act to add Section 20909 to the Government Code, relating to
public employees' retirement, and making an appropriation therefor.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 719, Negrete McLeod.  Public employees' retirement:  retirement
benefit enhancement.
   Under the Public Employees' Retirement Law, service retirement
allowances are calculated, in part, based on years of credited
service.  Members of that retirement system may receive service
credit for public service not otherwise subject to credit, upon
payment of specified additional contributions.
   This bill would authorize specified members of that system,
including employees or officers of the state, the university, a
school employer, or a contracting agency and certain legislative
employees, to elect to make additional contributions and receive up
to 5 years of additional retirement service credit, as defined,
subject to specified limitations.  Contributions are deposited in the
Public Employees' Retirement Fund, a continuously appropriated fund.
  By increasing member contributions to that fund, this bill would
make an appropriation.
   Appropriation:  yes.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 20909 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   20909.  (a) A member who has at least five years of credited state
service, may elect, by written notice filed with the board, to make
contributions pursuant to this section and receive not less than one
year, nor more than five years, in one-year increments, of additional
retirement service credit in the retirement system.
   (b) A member may elect to receive this additional retirement
service credit at any time prior to retirement by making the
contributions as specified in Sections 21050 and 21052.  A member may
not elect additional retirement service credit under this section
more than once.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "additional retirement service
credit" means time that does not qualify as public service, military
service, leave of absence, or any other time recognized for service
credit by the retirement system.
   (d) Additional retirement service credit elected pursuant to this
section may not be counted to meet the minimum qualifications for
service or disability retirement or for health care benefits, or any
other benefits based upon years of service credited to the member.
   (e)  This section only applies to the following members:
   (1) A member while he or she is employed in state service at the
time of the additional retirement service credit election.
   (2) A member of the system defined in Section 20324.
   (f) For purposes of this section, "state service" means service as
defined in Section 20069.