Bill Text: CA SB783 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 783 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: County Employees Retirement Law of 1937.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-16 - Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. [SB783 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB783-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 783

Introduced by Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement (Senators Hill (Chair), Jackson, Mitchell, Morrell, and Pan)

March 07, 2019

An act to amend Sections 31465, 31627.1, 31627.2, and 31631.5 of the Government Code, relating to retirement.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 783, as introduced, Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937.

The County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) authorizes counties to establish retirement systems pursuant to its provisions for the purpose of providing pension and death benefits to county and district employees.

This bill would correct several erroneous and obsolete cross-references within CERL.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 31465 of the Government Code is amended to read:

31465.

“Additional contributions” means contributions made by members in addition to normal contributions under ~~Sections 31504 and~~ Section 31627.

SEC. 2.

Section 31627.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:

31627.1.

A member who has additional contributions under Section 31627 of the Government ~~Code, or under Section 31504 of the Government Code,~~ Code may, within 30 days prior to retirement, elect in writing to have all or any part of ~~his~~ the member’s accumulated additional contributions returned to ~~him.~~ the member. The portion returned shall not be included in the calculation of the member’s annuity.

SEC. 3.

Section 31627.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:

31627.2.

In any county in which the provisions of Section 31676.1 apply, any member who has additional contributions under ~~Section 31504 of the Government Code, or under~~ Section 31627 of the Government ~~Code,~~ Code may elect in writing to have all or any part of ~~his~~ the member’s accumulated additional contributions returned to ~~him.~~ the member. The portion returned shall not be included in the calculation of the member’s annuity. The board may order payment in whole or in part withheld for a period not to exceed 90 days after receipt of such written election.

SEC. 4.

Section 31631.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:

31631.5.

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a board of supervisors or the governing body of a district may require that members pay 50 percent of the normal cost of benefits. However, that contribution shall be no more than 14 percent above the applicable normal rate of contribution of members established pursuant to this article for local general members, no more than 33 percent above the applicable normal rate of contribution of members established pursuant to Article 6.8 (commencing with Section ~~21639)~~ 31639) for local police officers, local firefighters, county peace officers, and no more than 37 percent above the applicable normal rate of contribution of members established pursuant to Article 6.8 (commencing with Section 31639) for all local safety members other than police officers, firefighters, and county peace officers.

(2) Before implementing any change pursuant to this subdivision for any represented employees, the public employer shall complete the good faith bargaining process as required by law, including any impasse procedures requiring mediation and factfinding. This subdivision shall become operative on January 1, 2018. This subdivision shall not apply to any bargaining unit when the members of that unit are paying at least 50 percent of the normal cost of their pension benefit or are subject to an agreement reached pursuant to paragraph (1). Applicable normal rate of contribution of members means the statutorily authorized rate applicable to the member group as the statutes read on December 31, 2012.

(b) Nothing in this section shall modify a board of supervisors’ or the governing body of a district’s authority under law as it existed on December 31, 2012, including any restrictions on that authority, to change the amount of member contributions.