Gov. Code, § 20405.3 · Article 3. Safety Member Classification—State
Gov. Code, § 20405.3
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A member who is an employee of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who made the election to remain under the state industrial membership classification, as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 20405, may elect to be subject to state safety membership within 90 days of notification by the board, if the employee is in any of the following classifications:
(1) Dentist, Correctional Facility.
(2) Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility.
(3) Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional Facility.
(4) Podiatrist, Correctional Facility.
(b) The election, which shall be provided by the board on and after January 1, 2002, shall be filed with the board. Past service that would have been credited as a state safety member, but for the member’s election to remain under the state industrial formula, shall be credited as safety service.
(c) This section shall apply to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 16 and, if authorized by the Director of Human Resources, state employees that are excluded from the definition of “state employee” by paragraph (c) of Section 3513.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 117. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.
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