SECTIONS 31880-31894 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 31880-31894

31880. Each county having a population in excess of five million,
which has not already integrated its retirement system with the
federal system, shall effect such integration pursuant to this
article to be operative as of a date specified by the board of
supervisors to be no later than July 1, 1964.

31881. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this article, all
of the provisions of Article 13 of this chapter (commencing with
Section 31800) apply to, and are incorporated by reference in this
article.

31882. "Board," as used in this article, means the Board of
Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System.

31883. "Federal-state agreement" means the agreement or any
modification thereof now, heretofore, or hereafter executed by the
board pursuant to Section 218 of Title II of the Social Security Act.

31884. "Pension board," as used in this article, means the board of
retirement.

31885. "Retirement system" means the retirement plan provided by
the county for its employees under this chapter.

31886. "Policeman" as used in this article includes sheriffs,
undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and any other employee of a county in
a position designated as a policeman's position by the board;
provided, any such position named herein or as may be designated by
the board, is not contrary to any definition, ruling or regulation
issued by the federal agency relating to the term "policeman" for the
purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act.

31887. "Fireman," as used in this article, means any employee in a
position designated as a fireman's position by the board; provided,
such designation is not contrary to any definition, ruling or
regulation relating to the term "fireman" issued by the federal
agency for the purposes of Section 218(d)(5)(A) of the Social
Security Act.

31888. The pension board shall effect a division into two parts
exclusive of the division required by Section 31891, for the purposes
of this article, of the retirement system. One part shall consist of
those who are active members of the retirement system on division
date, and who do not desire coverage under the federal system; and
the second part shall consist of those who are active members of the
system on division date, and who desire coverage under the federal
system and of those who become members of the system after division
date. The division date shall be set by the pension board so as to
permit modification of the federal-state agreement to include
services of employees who are members of the second part of said
system.

31889. The division shall be conducted in accordance with Section
218(d)(7) of the Social Security Act and applicable federal and board
rules and regulations, by the pension board.

31890. Upon receiving evidence satisfactory to him with respect to
any division of a retirement system that the conditions specified in
Section 218(d)(7) of the Social Security Act have been met, the
Governor or any other state official now or hereafter authorized by
federal law, shall so certify to the federal agency.

31891. For the purposes of this article, policemen, as defined in
Section 31886, and firemen, as defined in Section 31887, shall each
be deemed to belong to separate retirement systems.

31892. When federal benefits are to be extended to any firemen's or
policemen's position pursuant to this part it shall be done only by
a vote of such firemen or policemen as provided in Section 31801.

31893. The pension board shall apply to the board in accordance
with the provisions of this article, and the board shall execute on
behalf of the State an agreement with the federal agency for the
coverage of employees of the county under the federal system in
conformity with the provisions of Section 218 of the Social Security
Act and applicable federal regulations.

31894. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31893, however,
before the board shall execute on behalf of the State an agreement
with the federal agency as herein provided, the pension board and the
board shall enter into a written agreement, which agreement shall
include such provisions not inconsistent with this article which the
board deems necessary in the administration of the said federal
system as it affects the State and the county and its employees.