Senate Bill No. 1353

Introduced by Senator Pan

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Section 22601 of the Education Code, relating to teachers’ retirement.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1353, as introduced, Pan. State teachers’ retirement.

Existing law, the Teachers’ Retirement Law, establishes the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. Existing law prohibits a person serving as an exchange teacher or sojourn teacher from out of state from being members of the plan.

The bill would make nonsubstantive changes in the provisions described above relating to an exchange teacher or sojourn teacher.

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 22601 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

22601.  

begin delete Persons end delete begin insert A person end insert serving as begin insert an end insert exchange begin delete teachers end delete
begin insert teacher end insert or sojourn begin delete teachers end delete begin insert teacher end insert from outside of this state begin delete are end delete
begin insert is end insert excluded from membership in the plan.