Senate BillNo. 1423


Introduced by Senator Walters

February 21, 2014


An act to amend Section 20300 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1423, as introduced, Walters. Public Employees’ Retirement System.

The Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) prescribes a comprehensive set of rights and duties for members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) and provides those members with a defined benefit based upon age, service credit, and final compensation. PERL excludes certain persons from membership in PERS.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes in the provisions excluding certain persons from membership in PERS.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 20300 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:

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20300.  

The following persons are excluded from membership
4in this system:

5(a) Inmates of state or public agency institutions who are allowed
6compensation for the service they are able to perform.

7(b) Independent contractors who are not employees.

P2    1(c) Persons employed as student assistants in the state colleges
2and persons employed as student aides in the special schools of
3the State Department of Education and in the public schools of the
4state.

5(d) Persons employed as teacher assistants pursuant to Section
644926 of the Education Code.

7(e) Participants, other than staff officers and employees, in the
8California Conservation Corps.

9(f) Persons employed as participants in a program of, and whose
10wages are paid in whole or in part bybegin insert,end insert federal funds in accordance
11with, Section 1501 et seq. of Title 29 of the United States Code.
12This subdivision does not apply with respect to persons employed
13in job classes that provide eligibility for patrol or safety
14membership or to the career staff employees of an employer.

15(g) All persons who are members inbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert teachers’ retirement
16system, as to the service in which they are members ofbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert
17 teachers’ retirement system.

18(h) Except as otherwise provided in this part, persons rendering
19professional legal services to a city, other than the person holding
20the office of city attorney, the office of assistant city attorney, or
21an established position of deputy city attorney.

22(i) A person serving the university as a teacher in university
23extension, whose compensation for that service is established on
24the basis of class enrollment, either actual or estimated, with respect
25to that service.

26(j) A person serving a California State University as a teacher
27 in extension service, whose compensation for that service is
28established on the basis of class enrollment, either actual or
29estimated, with respect to that service.

30(k) A teacher or academic employee of the university orbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert
31 California State University who is otherwise fully employed and
32who serves as a teacher or in an academic capacity in any summer
33session or intersession, for which he or she receives compensation
34specifically attributable to that service in summer session or
35intersession, with respect to that service.

36(l) A person who is employed under the California Senate
37Fellows, the Assembly Fellowship, the Judicial Administration
38Fellowship, or the Executive Fellowship programs.

P3    1(m) Board members of the State Compensation Insurance Fund,
2including those appointed by the Governor.



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