BILL NUMBER: SB 354	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Huff

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   An act to amend Section 20370 of the Government Code, relating to
public employees' retirement.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 354, as introduced, Huff. Public Employees' Retirement System.
   The Public Employees' Retirement Law creates the Public Employees'
Retirement System, which provides a defined benefit to its members
based on age at retirement, service credit, and final compensation.
Existing law defines "member" for purposes of that law.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that definition.
   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 20370 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   20370.  (a) "Member" means an employee who has qualified for
membership in this system and on whose behalf an employer has become
obligated to pay contributions.
   (b) "State member" includes  the following  :
   (1) State miscellaneous members.
   (2) University members.
   (3) Patrol members.
   (4) State safety members.
   (5) State industrial members.
   (6) State peace officer/firefighter members.
   (7) National Guard members as defined in Section 20380.5.
   (c) "Local member" includes:
   (1) Local miscellaneous members.
   (2) Local safety members.
   (d) "School member" includes all employees within the jurisdiction
of a school employer, other than local police officers, school
safety members  ,  and members included in a risk pool.