Bill Text: CA AB825 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 825 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: State employees’ retirement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Died at Desk. [AB825 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB825-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 825

Introduced by Assembly Member Choi

February 16, 2017

An act to amend Section 19999.2 of the Government Code, relating to state employees’ retirement.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 825, as introduced, Choi. State employees’ retirement.

Existing law, for the purposes of complying with the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, requires the Department of Human Resources to develop and administer a retirement program in which state employees, as defined, who are not covered by social security or by the Public Employees’ Retirement System can defer compensation at 7.5% of wages, as specified.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 19999.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:

19999.2.

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that this chapter is intended to satisfy the requirements prescribed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA). Section 3121(b)(7)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code requires that state employees who are not members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System must be covered by social security, or, in the alternative, be provided benefits through a qualified pension or annuity program, effective with compensated services rendered on or after July 2, 1991. Therefore, the Legislature hereby authorizes the development of a retirement program under the State’s Deferred Compensation Plan, the Savings Plan, or any other acceptable defined contribution plan in which state employees can defer compensation at 7.5 percent of wages, as the term “wages” is defined for social security purposes.

(b) “State employees,” as used in subdivision (a), includes the employees defined in Section 19815, as well as employees of the California State University, who are not covered by social security or by the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

(c) This section shall not apply to employees of the California State University unless and until the trustees authorize ~~their~~ coverage of those employees in this retirement program.

(d) In the event that the retirement program authorized by this section is inconsistent with federal laws or rules or becomes unnecessary under ~~the~~ state or federal law, this section shall become inoperative.