SECTIONS 20120-20138 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 20120-20138

20120. The management and control of this system is vested in the
board.

20121. The board may make such rules as it deems proper.

20122. Each member and each person retired is subject to this part
and the rules adopted by the board.

20123. Subject to this part and its rules, the board shall
determine and may modify benefits for service and disability.

20124. The board shall adjust the payment of benefits payable
pursuant to this part, as necessary, in order to maximize the
benefits available to members who are subject to the limits of
Section 415 of Title 26 of the United States Code. Those adjustments
shall include, but are not limited to, cost-of-living adjustments,
cost-of-living banks, temporary annuities, survivor continuance
benefits, or any combinations thereof.

20125. The board shall determine who are employees and is the sole
judge of the conditions under which persons may be admitted to and
continue to receive benefits under this system.

20126. Refusal by this system to admit liability pursuant to any
provision of this part shall not be considered arbitrary or
capricious action or conduct within the meaning of Section 800, or
any other provision of law.

20127. The board may require a member to provide evidence of his or
her entitlement to benefits under the federal system.

20128. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may
require a member or beneficiary to provide information it deems
necessary to determine this system's liability with respect to, and
an individual's entitlement to, benefits prescribed by this part.

20129. The board shall secure and pay reasonable compensation for
medical service and advice necessary to discharge its duties
respecting matters involving disability or death, or both.

20130. The board may enter into an agreement with the State
Compensation Insurance Fund under which the latter shall represent
this system, as its agent, or the Attorney General under which the
latter shall represent this system, in proceedings instituted or to
be instituted before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board as may
be referred to it by the board to determine whether the death or
disability of a member is industrial. The agreed cost of this service
and the expenses incidental thereto shall be paid from the
retirement fund, except that there shall be no charge to this system
by the Attorney General in cases involving members of this system who
are employees of the General Fund state agencies.

20131. The board shall keep in convenient form data necessary for
the actuarial valuation of this system.

20132. (a) Upon the basis of any investigation, valuation, or
determination, or all of these, the board shall adopt mortality,
service and other tables and annual and actuarial interest rates it
deems necessary.
(b) A change in interest rate adopted by the board shall not apply
to any election of a member to deposit or redeposit contributions,
including interest, filed prior to the date the change was placed
into effect.

20133. As of June 30, 1991, and thereafter at the end of periods
not to exceed four years, the actuary shall make an actuarial
investigation into the mortality, service, and compensation
experience of members and persons receiving benefits and an actuarial
valuation of the assets and liabilities of this system. From time to
time, the actuary shall determine the rate of interest being earned
on the retirement fund after deducting from earnings amounts applied
to costs of administration of this system.

20134. The board may, in its discretion, hold a hearing for the
purpose of determining any question presented to it involving any
right, benefit, or obligation of a person under this part. Where a
hearing is held, the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance
with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division
3, and the board shall have all of the powers granted therein; except
that Section 11508 shall not apply, and the hearing shall be held at
the time and place determined by the board.

20135. To the extent possible, the board shall resolve conflicts
between retirement systems applicable to state hospital employees
transferred to county or local mental health programs as a result of
state hospital closures or scheduled state hospital closures.

20138. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the board
shall provide by rule for conducting structured preretirement
information seminars. The seminars shall be for the benefit of all
members who have attained age 45.
(b) The board shall devise plans for, and in cooperation with
appointing powers, design structured seminars to enhance awareness of
the features, benefits, and services of this system. Seminars shall
include information to assist members to understand the importance of
financial and estate planning and how choices and options offered by
this system may impact retirement security.