Senate Bill No. 216

Introduced by Senator Beall

February 11, 2013

An act to amend Section 31451 of the Government Code, relating to county employees’ retirement.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 216, as introduced, Beall. County employees’ retirement.

The County Employees Retirement Act of 1937 prescribes the rights, benefits, and duties of members of the retirement systems established pursuant to its provisions.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to a provision of the County Employees’ Retirement law.

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 31451 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

31451.  

The purpose of this chapter is to recognize a public
obligation to county and district employees who become
incapacitated by age or long service in public employment and its
accompanying physical disabilities begin insert , end insert by begin delete making provision end delete begin insert providing end insert
for retirement compensation and death benefit as additional
elements of compensation for future services begin insert , end insert and to provide a
means by which public employees who become incapacitated may
be replaced by more capable employees to the betterment of the
public service begin insert , end insert without prejudice and without inflicting begin delete a end delete hardship
upon the employees removed.