California Government Code

§ 20997

GOV § 20997 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 5 · Title 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 11 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, for each member other than a National Guard member absent without compensation due to military service pursuant to Section 20990, the employer shall contribute an amount equal to the contributions that would have been made by the employer and the employee during the absence. The employer’s contribution pursuant to this section shall be based upon the member’s compensation earnable and the contribution rates in effect at the commencement of the absence, if any of the following apply:

(1)The member returns to state service within six months after receiving a discharge from military service other than dishonorable.

(2)The member returns to state service within six months after completion of any period of rehabilitation offered by the United States government, except that for purposes of this section, rehabilitation solely for education purposes shall not be considered.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 707, Sec. 2. (SB 294) Effective January 1, 2017.