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Gov. Code, § 22875 · Article 7. State Contributions

Gov. Code, § 22875

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(a) Notwithstanding Sections 22870, 22871, 22873, and 22874, a state employee who becomes a state member of the system after January 1, 1990, and is either excluded from the definition of a state employee in subdivision (c) of Section 3513, or a nonelected officer or employee of the executive branch of government who is not a member of the civil service, may not receive any portion of the employer contribution payable for annuitants, unless the employee is credited with 10 years of state service, as defined by this section, at the time of retirement.

(b) The percentage of the employer contribution payable for postretirement health benefits for an employee subject to this section shall be based on the completed years of credited state service at retirement as shown in the following table:

Credited Years of Service Percentage of Employer Contribution

10______ 50______

11______ 55______

12______ 60______

13______ 65______

14______ 70______

15______ 75______

16______ 80______

17______ 85______

18______ 90______

19______ 95______

20 or more______ 100______

(c) This section shall apply only to state employees who retire for service.

(d) Benefits provided to an employee subject to this section shall be applicable to all future state service.

(e) For the purposes of this section, “state service” means service rendered as an employee or an appointed or elected officer of the state for compensation. Notwithstanding Section 22826, for purposes of this section, credited state service includes service to the state for which the employee, pursuant to Section 20281.5, did not receive credit.

(f) This section does not apply to employees of the California State University, the judicial branch, or the Legislature.

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History

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 328, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2006.

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