Cal. Education Code - EDC § 22601. Section 22601.
Persons serving as exchange teachers or sojourn teachers from outside of this state are excluded from membership in the plan.
CHAPTER 11. Exclusions from Membership [22601. - 22604.]
Cal. Education Code - EDC 11.
in effectCal. Education Code - EDC § 22601.5. Section 22601.5.
(a)
Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a part-time basis for less than 50 percent of the time the employer requires for the full-time position is excluded from mandatory membership in the Defined Benefit Program.
(b)
Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a community college district to perform creditable service on a temporary basis pursuant to Section 87474, 87478, 87480, 87481, 87482, or 87482.5 is excluded from mandatory membership in the
Defined Benefit Program.
(c)
Creditable service performed by a person who is excluded from mandatory membership in the Defined Benefit Program pursuant to this section shall be subject to coverage by the Cash Balance Benefit Program pursuant to Section 26400 if the employer provides the Cash Balance Benefit Program under Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000).
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 22602. Section 22602.
(a)
Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a substitute basis and performs less than 100 complete days of creditable service
during a school year for one school district or county office of education is excluded from mandatory membership in the Defined Benefit Program. This subdivision shall only apply to persons who are employed to perform creditable service by an employer that does not provide the Cash Balance Benefit Program under Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000).
(b)
Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a substitute basis is excluded from mandatory membership in the Defined Benefit Program, and creditable service performed shall be subject to coverage by the Cash Balance Benefit Program pursuant to Section 26400 if employed by an employer that provides the Cash Balance Benefit Program under Part 14 (commencing
with Section 26000).
(c)
The amendments to this section enacted during the 1995–96 Regular Session shall be deemed to have become operative on July 1, 1996.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 22604. Section 22604.
(a)
Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a part-time hourly basis and who performs less than 60 hours of creditable service in a pay period
for one school district or county office of education is excluded from mandatory membership in the Defined Benefit Program. This subdivision shall only apply to persons who are employed to perform creditable service by an employer that does not provide the Cash Balance Benefit Program under Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000).
(b)
Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a part-time daily basis and who performs less than 10 days of creditable service in a pay period for one school district or county office of education is excluded from mandatory membership in the Defined Benefit Program. This subdivision shall only apply to persons who are employed to perform creditable service
by an employer that does not provide the Cash Balance Benefit Program under Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000).
(c)
Any person who is not already a member of the Defined Benefit Program and who is employed by a school district or county office of education to perform creditable service on a
part-time hourly or part-time daily basis is excluded from mandatory membership in the Defined Benefit Program, and any creditable service performed shall be subject to coverage by the Cash Balance Benefit Program pursuant to Section 26400 if employed by an employer that provides the Cash Balance Benefit Program under Part 14 (commencing with Section 26000).
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