Bill Text: CA SB599 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 599 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act: Peace Officers Research Association of California Insurance and Benefits Trust.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2018-03-03 - Last day to consider Governor’s veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5. [SB599 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB599-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 599

Introduced by Senator Portantino

February 17, 2017

An act to amend Section 20404 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 599, as introduced, Portantino. Public Employees’ Retirement System.

Existing law, the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL), establishes the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS), which provides a defined benefit to members of the system, based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. PERL defines various member categories for the purposes of PERS, including state safety member, which includes members of a state college police department, with specified exceptions, including parking officers.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the definition of state safety member, as described above.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

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

SECTION 1.

Section 20404 of the Government Code is amended to read:

20404.

~~Notwithstanding Section 20401 “state~~ “State safety member” ~~shall include~~ also includes persons employed as members of a state college police department who meet the minimum standards of competence established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 13500) of Title 4 of Part 4 of the Penal Code, except those members employed under class titles of Parking Officer and Campus Guard.