Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2483

Introduced by Assembly Member Allen

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section begin delete 20000 end delete begin insert 20090 end insert of the Government Code, relating to retirement.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2483, as amended, Allen. Public employees: retirement.

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Existing

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begin insert The California Constitution prohibits changing the composition of the retirement board of certain public pension systems, including the number, terms, and method of selection and removal of members, unless the change is ratified by a majority vote of the electors of the jurisdiction in which the participants of the pension system are or were, prior to retirement, employed. Existing end insert law, the Public Employees’ Retirement Law establishes the Public Employees’ Retirement System begin insert ( end insert begin insert PERS) end insert for the purpose of providing pension benefits to specified public employees. begin insert Existing law creates the Board of Administration of PERS for the purpose of governing the system and prescribes the composition of the board. Existing law requires, among other things, that 2 members of the board of administration be selected from the membership of the system and elected under the supervision of the board. end insert

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This bill would revise the composition of the Board of Administration of PERS. The bill would increase to 3 the number of members of the board to be selected from the membership of the system and elected under the supervision of the board. This provision would not become operative until ratified by a majority of voters at a statewide election. The bill would require the Secretary of State to submit that provision of the bill to the voters at the next statewide election.

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This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 20090 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is
amended to read: end insert

20090.  

The Board of Administration of the Public Employees’
Retirement System is continued in existence. It consists of:

(a) One member of the State Personnel Board, selected by and
serving at the pleasure of the State Personnel Board.

(b) The Director of Human Resources.

(c) The Controller.

(d) The Treasurer.

(e) An official of a life insurer and an elected official of a
contracting agency, appointed by the Governor.

(f) One person representing the public, appointed jointly by the
Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules.

(g)  begin delete Six end delete begin insert Seven end insert members elected under the supervision of the
board as follows:

(1)  begin delete Two end delete begin insert Three end insert members elected by the members of this system
from the membership thereof.

(2) A member elected by the active state members of this system
from the state membership thereof.

(3) A member elected by and from the active local members of
this system who are employees of a school district or a county
superintendent of schools.

(4) A member elected by and from the active local members of
this system other than those who are employees of a school district
or a county superintendent of schools.

(5) A member elected by and from the retired members of this
system.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert This act would change the composition of the Board
of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and
shall be operative only upon ratification by the voters at a
statewide election, pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 17 of
Article XVI of the California Constitution. The Secretary of State
shall submit this act to the voters for approval at the next statewide
election. end insert

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SECTION 1.  

Section 20000 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

20000.  

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Public
Employees’ Retirement Law.

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