Bill Text: CA AB232 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Teachers' retirement.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 90, Statutes of 2009. [AB232 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB232-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 232	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Hill and Fletcher
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Tran)
   (Coauthor: Senator DeSaulnier)

                        FEBRUARY 5, 2009

   An act to amend Section 24604 of, and to add Section 22336 to, the
Education Code, relating to retirement.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 232, as introduced, Hill. Teachers' retirement.
   The Teachers' Retirement Law establishes certain retirement
benefits and procedures for the administration of those benefits to
retired public school teachers and other persons formerly employed in
connection with the schools, as specified. Existing law authorizes
the retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary to specify that
monthly benefit payments be disbursed by direct deposit, direct mail
to a financial or other institution, or by mailing to a payment
address provided by the retired member, disabled member, or
beneficiary. Existing law requires the Teachers' Retirement Board to
send a copy of the benefit payment information to any retired member,
disabled member, or beneficiary who has payments transmitted by
direct deposit or by mail to a financial institution unless the board
has received a written request from that person not to send a copy
of the information.
   This bill would delete the provision that requires the Teachers'
Retirement Board to send a copy of the benefit payment information to
any retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary who has payments
transmitted by direct deposit or by mail to a financial institution.
The bill would also authorize the board to implement technology
improvements in the delivery of benefits and services to members,
participants, and beneficiaries, subject to terms and conditions
established by the board, if the board finds that the means by which
those services are delivered provide a level of information security
at least equal to the processes specified in law.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the use
of improvements in technology to provide services in the most
cost-effective and efficient manner and also to use those
improvements to engage in environmentally sound practices, such as
reducing the amount of paper documents that are mailed and received.
  SEC. 2.  Section 22336 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   22336.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board is
authorized to implement technology improvements in the delivery of
benefits and services to members, participants, and beneficiaries,
subject to terms and conditions established by the board, if the
board finds that the means by which those services are delivered
provide a level of information security at least equal to the
processes specified in law.
  SEC. 3.  Section 24604 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   24604.  (a) A retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary
under this part shall specify whether monthly benefit payments are to
be disbursed by: (1) direct deposit (electronic funds transfer); (2)
direct mail to a financial or other institution; or (3) mailing to a
payment address provided by the retired member, disabled member, or
beneficiary.
   (b) A member or beneficiary under this part to whom a lump-sum
payment or benefit is to be disbursed shall specify the address to
which the payment shall be mailed. 
   (c) (1) The board shall send a copy of the benefit payment
information to any retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary
under this part who has payments transmitted directly by electronic
funds transfer or by mail to a financial institution, unless the
board has received a written request from that person not to send a
copy of the information.  
   (2) The board shall notify the retired member, disabled member, or
beneficiary, in the monthly benefit payment notice, of the right to
request that no copy of the benefit payment information be mailed,
pursuant to paragraph (1).  
   (d) 
    (c)  A payment disbursed as specified by the member or
beneficiary under this part shall fully discharge the board, system,
and plan from any claim resulting from actions taken under this
section.