California Government Code

§ 20322

GOV § 20322 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 5 · Title 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)An elective officer is excluded from membership in this system unless the officer files with the board an election in writing to become a member. The election effective date shall be the start date of the current term, provided the election is received by this system within 90 days of the applicable start date. If the election is not received by this system within 90 days from the start date, the effective date shall be the first day of the month in which the election is received by this system. Upon electing to become a member, the officer may further elect at any time prior to retirement to receive service credit for their prior, excluded service by making the contributions as specified in Sections 21050 and 21051.

(b)As used in this part, “elective officer” includes any officer of the Senate or Assembly who is elected by vote of the members of either or both of the houses of the Legislature, and any appointive officer of a city or county occupying a fixed term of office, as well as officers of the state or contracting agencies elected by the people, and persons elected to a city council or a county board of supervisors.

(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of subdivision (a) or (b), elected or appointed officers of a county superintendent of schools, school district, or community college district, or of a contracting agency, who serve on public commissions, boards, councils, or similar legislative or administrative bodies are excluded from membership in this system. This exclusion shall only apply to those elected or appointed officers, other than city or county officers, who are first elected or appointed to an office on or after July 1, 1994, or who are elected or appointed to a term of office not consecutive with the term of office held on June 30, 1994. For city or county elected or appointed officers, this exclusion shall only apply to those officers who are first elected or appointed to an office on or after January 1, 1997, or who are elected or appointed to a term of office not consecutive with the term of office held on December 31, 1996. This exclusion shall not apply to persons elected to a city council or county board of supervisors.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 186, Sec. 8. (SB 634) Effective January 1, 2022.