BILL NUMBER: AB 1856	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 12, 2010

   An act to amend Section 21032 of the Government Code, relating to
public employees' retirement.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1856, as introduced, Fong. Public employees' retirement.
   The Public Employees' Retirement Law provides a comprehensive set
of rights and benefits based upon age, service credit, and final
compensation. Under the Public Employees' Retirement Law, members may
elect to receive service credit for various types of public service,
and this election is effective only if an appropriate payment, or
authorization for payment, of the contributions and interest required
for the credit is made.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 21032 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   21032.  A member may elect at any time prior to retirement, in
accordance with regulations of the board, to receive credit for
public service, under any of the definitions in this article, in
addition to his or her current and prior service credit. An election
shall be effective only if accompanied by a lump-sum payment of the
contributions and interest required for the credit or by
authorization for immediate institution of payroll deduction of
installment payment of the contributions and interest. The right of
election is subject to Sections 20894 and 20961, and shall be
ineffective with respect to any time or employment for which the
member subsequently becomes entitled to or eligible to elect to
receive service credit in another system supported in whole or in
part from public funds, in which case  the   
accumulated contributions on deposit for the period of service credit
shall be paid to the member.