California Government Code

§ 53222.5

GOV § 53222.5 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1.5

Statute text

If a local legislative body establishes a pension trust pursuant to this article that provides for disability retirement or has established reciprocity with a retirement system that provides for disability retirement, the legislative body of the local agency, in determining whether a member is eligible to retire for disability, shall make a determination on the basis of competent medical opinion and shall not use disability retirement as a substitute for the disciplinary process.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 370, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.