ARTICLE 15. Reciprocal Benefits [31830. - 31840.8.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 15.

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Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31830. Section 31830.

The provisions of this article are intended to encourage career public service by granting reciprocal retirement benefits to members who are entitled to retirement rights or benefits from two or more retirement systems established under this chapter or from a retirement system established under this chapter and the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, and to delineate the financial obligations of each system and related political entity so that no system or political entity shall be liable for more than its just financial obligation.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31831. Section 31831.

Any member, whether over or under the minimum age of service retirement, who leaves county service and within 90 days or six months if Section 31840.4 applies thereafter becomes a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, a member of the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or a member of a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, regardless of the amount of county service, may elect deferred retirement pursuant to Article 9 of this chapter, except that he or she may not, after that election, rescind the election or withdraw any of his or her accumulated contributions while a member of such other system.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31831.1. Section 31831.1.

Any member who left county or district service on or before December 31, 1971, and became a member of a retirement system established under this chapter in another county or of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, who did not elect to, or was not eligible to, leave his contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700) may now elect to leave his accumulated contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700) by redepositing in the retirement fund of the county or district he left the amount of accumulated contributions and interest he withdrew from such retirement fund plus regular interest thereon from date of separation. Any such member whose accumulated contributions are on deposit as provided in this section and any other member who left county or district service on or before December 31, 1971, who became a member of a retirement system established under this chapter in another county or of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and who elected to leave his accumulated contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700) shall be eligible for the benefits provided in this article, and for purposes of such benefits shall be deemed to have entered membership in such other system within 90 days of his separation from county or employment. The deferred retirement allowance for such member shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter applicable to members retiring directly from county employment on the date of his retirement. Any member who qualifies for a reduced age at entry pursuant to this section shall be entitled to use such age only from and after the date he completes the redeposit as provided in this section or, if he elected to leave his accumulated contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700), from and after the date he notifies the board in writing that he desires the benefits of this section. This section shall not apply to members who are retired or who are not in service of an employer making him a member of a retirement system established under this chapter or of the Public Employees’ Retirement System. Unless this chapter expressly provides to the contrary the retirement allowance received by a member pursuant to this section shall be calculated based upon the laws pertaining to the retirement system of such district or county as of the date of retirement and not the laws pertaining to such system as of the date the member first left county or district service. This section shall not be applicable to any member entering service after December 31, 1977.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31831.2. Section 31831.2.

Any member who left county or district service on or before December 31, 1974, and became a member of a retirement system established under this chapter in another county or of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, who did not elect to, or was not eligible to, leave his or her contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700) may now elect to leave his or her accumulated contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700) by redepositing in the retirement fund of the county or district he or she left the amount of accumulated contributions and interest he or she withdrew from the retirement fund plus regular interest thereon from date of separation. Any such member whose accumulated contributions are on deposit as provided in this section and any other member who left county or district service on or before December 31, 1974, who became a member of a retirement system established under this chapter in another county or of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and who elected to leave his or her accumulated contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700) shall be eligible for the benefits provided in this article, and for purposes of these benefits shall be deemed to have entered membership in the other system within 90 days, or six months if Section 31840.4 applies, of his or her separation from county or district employment. The deferred retirement allowance for the member shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter applicable to a member retiring directly from county employment on the date of his or her retirement. Any member who qualifies for a reduced age at entry pursuant to this section shall be entitled to use that age only from and after the date he or she completes the redeposit as provided in this section or, if he or she elected to leave his or her accumulated contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700), from and after the date he or she notifies the board in writing that he or she desires the benefits of this section. This section shall not apply to members who are retired or who are not in service of an employer making him or her a member of a retirement system established under this chapter or of the Public Employees’ Retirement System. Unless this chapter expressly provides to the contrary, the retirement allowance received by a member pursuant to this section shall be calculated based upon the laws pertaining to the retirement system of the district or county as of the date of retirement and not the laws pertaining to the system as of the date the member first left county or district service. This section shall not be applicable to any member entering service after December 31, 1979. This section shall apply only in a county of the first class, as established by Sections 28020 and 28022, but shall not be operative in a county until adopted by resolution of the board of supervisors.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31831.3. Section 31831.3.

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 31831.1 and 31831.2, any former member who left county or district service and became a member of a retirement system established under this chapter in another county or district, or a reciprocal retirement system, or a retirement system established under the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, and who did not elect to, or was not eligible to, leave his or her contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700), may elect to redeposit those contributions if he or she is an active member of a county retirement system, the Public Employees’ Retirement System, or another reciprocal retirement system at the time of redeposit. A former member may exercise this right by redepositing in the retirement fund of the county or district he or she left, the amount of accumulated contributions and interest that he or she withdrew from that retirement fund plus regular interest thereon from the date of separation. (b) A former member who redeposits under this section shall have the same rights as a member who elected to leave his or her accumulated contributions on deposit in the fund. The deferred retirement allowance of the member shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this chapter applicable to a member retiring directly from county employment on the date of his or her retirement. (c) A former member who redeposits under this section shall be entitled to a reduced age at entry, commencing with contributions payable the first day of the month following the date the association receives notice of the redeposit, only to the extent provided in Section 31833. (d) This section does not apply to the following: (1) A member or former member who is retired. (2) A former member who is not in the service of an employer making him or her a member of a retirement system established under this chapter in another county or district, a retirement system established under the Public Employees’ Retirement Law, or another reciprocal retirement system. (e) This section shall only apply to either of the following: (1) A former member who is in the service of an employer as an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency or fire department whose principal duties consist of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service, but excluding one whose principal duties are those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise, and whose functions do not clearly come within the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service, even though the officer or employee is subject to occasional call, or is occasionally called upon, to perform duties within the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service. (2) A former member who is in the service of an employer and seeks to redeposit contributions for past employment as an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency or fire department in this system whose principal duties consisted of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service, but excluding one whose principal duties were those of a telephone operator, clerk, stenographer, machinist, mechanic, or otherwise, and whose functions did not clearly come within the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service, even though the officer or employee was subject to occasional call, or was occasionally called upon, to perform duties within the scope of active law enforcement or firefighting and prevention service. (f) For purposes of this section, a “former member” is a member who left county or district service and who did not elect to, or was not eligible to, leave his or her contributions on deposit pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 31700). (g) Each retirement system shall establish criteria to determine the eligibility of a former member to redeposit contributions, and the amount of contributions that may be redeposited, pursuant to this section in those cases in which the system no longer maintains complete records with respect to the former member.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31832. Section 31832.

The board shall, on request of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the board of retirement of a retirement system established in another county under this chapter, the Board of Retirement of the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or the board of retirement of a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, supply information and data necessary for the administration of such other system as it is affected by membership in and service credited under this system.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31833. Section 31833.

For the purpose of this article and Articles 6 and 6.8 of this chapter, age at time of entrance into the retirement system for a person who enters within 90 days, or six months if Section 31840.4 applies, of last rendering service as a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, another retirement system established under this chapter, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, and who retains his membership in such other system or systems, shall be his age at entry into the first such other system.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31833.1. Section 31833.1.

For the purpose of this article and Article 6 (commencing with Section 31620) and Article 6.8 (commencing with Section 31639) of this chapter, a member’s age at the time of entrance into the retirement system for a person who, after entering, redeposits the contributions he or she withdrew from the Public Employees’ Retirement System, and who otherwise meets all requirements for reciprocity under this article by reason of his or her membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, shall be his or her age at entry into the Public Employees’ Retirement System, commencing with the pay period immediately following receipt of confirmation from the Public Employees’ Retirement System that all withdrawn contributions have been redeposited.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31834. Section 31834.

Notwithstanding Section 31558 and regardless of age at entry into the system in counties subject to the provisions of Section 31676.1 and in counties electing pursuant to Section 31695.1, a person shall become a safety member on the first day of the calendar month following his entrance into service in a position the principal duties of which are defined in Sections 31470.2, 31470.4 or 31470.6, if such first day of the calendar month is within 90 days, or six months if Section 31840.4 applies of last rendering active police or fire suppression or lifeguard work as a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, and the person retains his membership in such other system.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31835. Section 31835.

The average compensation during any period of service as a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a member of the Judges’ Retirement System or Judges’ Retirement System II, a member of a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, a member of the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or a member of a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, shall be considered compensation earnable or pensionable compensation pursuant to Section 7522.34, whichever is applicable, by a member for purposes of computing final compensation for that member provided: (a) The period intervening between active memberships in the respective systems does not exceed 90 days, or 6 months if Section 31840.4 applies. That period shall not include any time during which the member was prohibited by law from becoming a member of the system of another county. Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, the 90-day or 6-month restriction referred to in this section or any other provision of this chapter affecting deferred retirement shall not be applicable to any members who left county or district service prior to October 1, 1949, and subsequently redeposited. (b) He or she retires concurrently under both systems and is credited with the period of service under that other system at the time of retirement. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all members and beneficiaries of the system.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31835.1. Section 31835.1.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 31835 and 31836, a member of a retirement system established under this chapter who is eligible to retire at age 50 pursuant to Section 31672, or who is required to retire because of age while a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, but who cannot retire concurrently from the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, shall be entitled to have his final compensation and service determined under Sections 31835 and 31836 as if he had retired concurrently under such other system.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31835.01. Section 31835.01.

Section 31835 shall be retroactively applied so as to extend the benefits thereof to every active and retired member and beneficiary who left county or district service prior to October 1, 1949, and subsequently redeposited his contributions in the system in respect to all payments for time after the effective date of his retirement and prior to the effective date of this section as well as to payments for time after the effective date of this section.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31835.02. Section 31835.02.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, Section 31835 shall also apply to any member who was a member of a retirement system established under this chapter and who subsequently becomes a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, providing the period intervening between the periods for which active service was credited does not exceed 90 days, or six months if Section 31840.2 applies, and the member retires concurrently under both systems and is credited with the periods of service at the time of retirement. This section shall only be operative in any county of the fourth class as described in Sections 28020 and 28025 if it is adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31836. Section 31836.

“Service,” solely for purposes of qualification for payment of benefits and retirement allowances, shall also include service as an employee of the state or a contracting agency under the Public Employees’ Retirement System or of another county having a retirement system established under this chapter, or as a member of the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or as a member of a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, if the compensation for such service constitutes compensation earnable or pensionable compensation pursuant to Section 7522.34, whichever is applicable, by a member under Section 31835 of this part. No credit shall be granted in this retirement system for service for which the member has received credit in another retirement system or for which he or she is presently receiving a retirement allowance from another retirement system.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31836.1. Section 31836.1.

“Service,” for the purpose of qualifying members for the discontinuance of contributions pursuant to Section 31625.2, shall also include service as an employee of the state, a contracting agency under the Public Employees’ Retirement System, another county having a retirement system established under this chapter, or any other public agency if the compensation for the service constitutes compensation earnable by a member under Section 31835. This section shall become operative on January 1, 1988.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31836.2. Section 31836.2.

(a) “Service,” for the purpose of qualifying members for the discontinuance of contributions pursuant to Section 31664, 31664.1, or 31664.2 shall also include service as an employee of the state, a contracting agency under the Public Employees’ Retirement System, another county having a retirement system established under this chapter, or any other public agency if the compensation for the service constitutes compensation earnable by a member under Section 31835. (b) This section shall apply only in a county of the first class, as defined by Section 28020, as amended by Chapter 1204 of the Statutes of 1971. (c) This section is declaratory of existing law.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31837. Section 31837.

Any member who elects, pursuant to Section 31700 and 31832, to leave his accumulated contributions on deposit may be retired for disability, regardless of age or length of service, and receive a disability retirement allowance under this article based on the service credited to him at the time of retirement during any period thereafter in which he receives a disability retirement allowance under the Public Employees’ Retirement System or a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, subject to the following conditions: (1) That such allowance shall not be paid if the period intervening between the last service credited under this system and his becoming a member in such other system exceeds 90 days. (2) That if the member is retiring for non-service-connected disability, and, if a safety member has not attained age 55, or if a nonsafety member has not attained age 65, his retirement allowance shall be as calculated pursuant to Section 31838. (3) That such allowance shall be an annuity which is the actuarial equivalent of the member’s accumulated contributions when retirement under the other system is for disability arising out of and in the course of employment subject to such other system.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31837.1. Section 31837.1.

Notwithstanding Sections 31837 and 31838, any member covered under Section 31751 who elects, pursuant to Sections 31700 and 31832, to leave accumulated contributions on deposit may be retired for disability and receive a disability retirement allowance under this section during any period hereafter in which the member receives a disability retirement allowance under the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, the State Teachers’ Retirement System or a retirement system of any other public agency of the state that has established reciprocity with the Public Employees’ Retirement System subject to the conditions of Section 31840.2, subject to all of the following conditions: (a) That such allowance shall not be paid if the period intervening between the last service credited under this system and becoming a member in such other system exceeds six months. (b) That, if the member is retiring for non-service-connected disability, the disability requirements shall be that of the other system and the member’s retirement allowance shall be based on the other system’s disability benefit formula. The disability benefit received in the county shall be calculated as if all the member’s service was in the other system but then prorated using the ratio of service in this county to the total service in both systems. (c) That, if the member is retiring for disability arising out of and in the course of employment subject to such other system, the allowance to the member shall be an annuity which is the actuarial equivalent of the member’s accumulated contributions at the time of retirement.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31838. Section 31838.

Every safety member under age 55 years and every other member under age 65 years who is retired for non-service-connected disability and who is retired simultaneously under a disability retirement allowance from the Public Employees’ Retirement System or a retirement system established under this chapter in another county shall receive a retirement allowance equal to the greater of the following amounts: (1) The sum to which he would be entitled as service retirement; or (2) A sum which shall consist of: (a) An annuity which is the actuarial equivalent of his accumulated contributions at the time of his retirement, and (b) If, in the opinion of the board, his disability is not due to intemperate use of alcoholic liquor or drugs, willful misconduct, or violation of law on his part, a disability retirement pension purchased by contributions of the county or district, all computed as provided in Sections 31727 or 31727.2.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31838.5. Section 31838.5.

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to authorize any member, credited with service in more than one entity and who is eligible for a disability allowance, whether service connected or nonservice connected to receive an amount from one county that, when combined with any amount from other counties or the Public Employees’ Retirement System, results in a disability allowance greater than the amount the member would have received had all the member’s service been with only one entity. In cases of service-connected disability allowances only, the limitation on disability allowances provided for in this section shall apply to service-connected disability allowances payable to those who, after being employed with another county or an entity within the Public Employees’ Retirement System, become employed by a second public entity on or after January 1, 1984. Each entity shall calculate its respective obligations based upon the member’s service with that entity and each shall adjust its payment on a pro rata basis.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31839. Section 31839.

Upon the death before retirement of a member, while in service as a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or a retirement system established pursuant to this chapter in another county, who has made an election pursuant to Section 31700 and 31832, the death benefit provided in Section 31781 payable by the system from which he or she elected deferred retirement shall consist of: (a) When death is not the result of a disease or injury arising out of and in the course of employment, the amount of such death benefit shall not exceed an amount which when added to the death benefit payable for the member under such other system will equal the total of the accumulated contributions to both systems plus 50 percent of the annual compensation earnable or pensionable compensation pursuant to Section 7522.34, whichever is applicable, by the deceased during the 12 months immediately preceding his or her death. (b) When death is the result of disease or injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment as a member of such other system, such death benefit shall consist solely of the member’s accumulated contributions.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840. Section 31840.

The death benefit provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 31839 shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 31765, 31765.1, 31781.1 and 31781.2 in those counties where these sections are applicable. In all calculations under these sections only the retirement allowances which would be payable by the system from which the member elected deferred retirement shall be considered. The provisions of Section 31784 shall apply to the death benefits provided by paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 31839.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.01. Section 31840.01.

Notwithstanding Section 31840, upon the death before retirement of a member covered under Section 31751, while in service as a member of a retirement system established pursuant to this chapter in another county, who has made an election pursuant to Section 31700 and 31831, the death benefit provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 31839 shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 31765, 31765.1, 31781.1, and 31781.2 in such other system where these sections are applicable. In all calculations under these sections, the death benefit received from this county shall be calculated as if all of the member’s service was in the other system but then prorated using the ratio of service in this county to the total service in both systems. The provisions of Section 31784 shall apply to the death benefits provided by subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 31839.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.1. Section 31840.1.

The provisions of this article extending rights to a member of a county retirement system established under this chapter or subjecting him to any limitation, by reason of his membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, shall apply in like manner and under like conditions to said member by reason of his membership in any retirement system maintained by the Regents of the University of California, provided said member enters any retirement system maintained by said regents pursuant to an agreement made on or after January 1, 1965, between said regents and a county making provision for the operation by said regents of all or any part of the hospital facilities of that county or the transfer of title to such a hospital to the regents and for reciprocal university retirement system rights and limitations substantially comparable to those prescribed by this article.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.2. Section 31840.2.

The provisions of this article extending rights to a member of a county retirement system established under this chapter or subjecting him or her to any limitation by reason of his or her membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall apply in like manner and under like conditions to a member by reason of his or her membership in any retirement system established under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 45300) of Division 5 of Title 4 with respect to which an ordinance complying with Section 45310.5 has been filed with and accepted by the board or by reason of his or her membership in a retirement system established by or pursuant to the charter of a city or city and county or by any other public agency of this state which system, in the opinion of the board, provides a similar modification of rights and benefits because of membership in a system established under this chapter and with respect to which the governing body of such city, city and county or public agency and the board have entered into agreement pursuant to Section 20351. This section shall apply only to a member whose termination and subsequent reentry into employment resulting in a change in membership from a system established under this chapter to such other system or from such other system to a system established under this chapter occurred after such acceptance or determination by the board; provided, however, that provisions relating to computation of final compensation shall apply to any other member if such provision would have applied had the termination and entry into employment occurred after such acceptance or determination by the board. As used in this section, “board” means the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.3. Section 31840.3.

The provisions of this chapter extending rights to a member of a county retirement system established under this chapter by reason of his membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall also apply to members who terminated state employment on or after June 30, 1971, but because of county budget problems were not employed in the permanent positions to which they would otherwise have been assigned and did not become permanent county employees until on or before January 4, 1972. This section shall not be operative in any county until it is adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.4. Section 31840.4.

Wherever in this chapter the rights of a member, because of membership in another retirement system, are conditioned upon reemployment within 90 days of termination of employment covered by a system under this chapter or another retirement system, with respect to such reemployment which occurs on and after January 1, 1976, such period shall be six months rather than 90 days. This section shall also be applicable to members who were permanent employees of the state who were laid off because of a reduction in work force and whose break in service between retirement systems occurred prior to January 1, 1976, but not before April 1, 1970.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.5. Section 31840.5.

The provisions of this chapter extending rights to a member of a county retirement system established under this chapter or subjecting him to any limitation, by reason of his membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall also apply to members who terminated state employment and became employees of a district within six months of such termination and who were employees of such district at the time that the district became subject to the county retirement system. Any change in a member’s contribution rate shall become effective on January 1, 1977, and a member whose rate is reduced shall not be entitled to any payment with respect to his rate of contribution prior to that date. This section shall not be operative in any county until such time as the board of supervisors shall, by resolution adopted by majority vote, make the provisions of this section applicable in such county.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.6. Section 31840.6.

Whenever in this chapter the rights of a member, because of membership in another retirement system, are conditioned upon reemployment within six months of termination of membership in a system under this chapter or another retirement system, such period shall be one year rather than six months if the member was an elective officer and becomes a member of a system established under this chapter upon commencement of service in another elective office on and after January 1, 1977. This section shall not be applicable in any county until adopted by the board of supervisors nor until the other employer in a reciprocal system elects a similar provision.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.7. Section 31840.7.

Wherever in this chapter the rights of a member, because of membership in another retirement system, are conditioned upon reemployment within a specified period after termination of employment covered by a system under this chapter or another retirement system, the period shall be one year in the case of any member who was reemployed on or after January 1, 1989, and whose termination of employment was due to layoff because of, a lack of work, a lack of funds, or a reduction in workforce. This section shall not be operative in any county until the time that the board of supervisors, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, makes the provision applicable in that county.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 31840.8. Section 31840.8.

The provisions of this chapter extending rights to a member of a county retirement system established under this chapter by reason of his or her membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall also apply to members of the State Teachers’ Retirement System Defined Benefit Plan, the Judges’ Retirement System, and the Judges’ Retirement System II.

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