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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 340
Author: Furutani (D), et al.
Amended: 9/7/11 in Senate
Vote: 21
SEN.PUBLIC EMPLOY. & RETIRE. COMMITTEE : 5-0, 6/27/11
AYES: Negrete McLeod, Walters, Gaines, Padilla, Vargas
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/12/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Public employees retirement
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill expresses the intent of the
Legislature to convene a conference committee to craft
responsible, comprehensive legislation to reform state and
local pension systems in a manner that reflects both the
legitimate needs of public employees and the fiscal
committees of state and local governments.
Senate Floor Amendments of 9/2/11 remove a redundant
provision that is already provided for in another existing
Government Code section and add a co-author.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1.Establishes the 20 county retirement systems operating
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under the 1937 Act County Retirement Law ('37 Act), which
provide defined benefit retirement allowances based on
employees' years of service, age at retirement, and final
compensation (most commonly, the highest paid 12 or 36
months of employment).
2.Allows public employers, through laws, rules, local
ordinances, and collective bargaining agreements, to pay
differentials, bonuses, overtime, separation pay, holiday
pay, and other forms of compensation in addition to base
pay and requires that employers accurately and timely
report to the retirement boards the amount of
compensation paid to employees, including special forms
of pay, changes in employment status, leaves, and other
facts that impact compensation.
3.Defines "compensation earnable" in the '37 Act system as
the average compensation for the period under
consideration with respect to the average number of days
ordinarily worked by persons in the same grade or class
of positions during the period, and at the same rate of
pay.
4.Allows a retired public employee or teacher to return to
public employment with an employer covered by the
retirement system he or she retired from on a part-time
basis, as specified. An employee who exceeds the limited
time base or earnings, as specified, may be subject to
reinstatement into the retirement system and reduction or
cessation of his or her retirement allowance or earnings.
This bill expresses the intent of the Legislature to
convene a conference committee to craft responsible,
comprehensive legislation to reform state and local pension
systems in a manner that reflects both the legitimate needs
of public employees and the fiscal committees of state and
local governments.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/8/11)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
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Employees, AFL-CIO
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
California Association of Psychiatric Technicians
California School Employees Association
Glendale City Employees Association
Los Angeles County Probation Officers Union
Organization of SMUD Employees
Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce
Retired Public Employees Association
San Bernardino Public Employees Association
San Luis Obispo County Employees Association
Santa Rosa City Employees Association
Service Employees International Union
South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce
OPPOSITION : (Verified 9/8/11)
Association of California Water Agencies
California District Attorneys Association
California State Association of Counties (oppose unless
amended)
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/12/11
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Chesbro, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng,
Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines,
Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey,
Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman,
Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal,
Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell,
Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel
Pérez, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Valadao,
Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cedillo, Conway, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gorell, Portantino, Torres
CPM:cm 9/8/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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