California Code
ARTICLE 4 - Retirement for Service
Section 21353.

21353. (a) The combined current and prior service pensions for a local miscellaneous member, a school member, a state miscellaneous or state industrial member, or a university member is a pension derived from the contributions of the employer sufficient, when added to the service retirement annuity that is derived from the accumulated normal contributions of the member at the date of retirement, to equal the fraction of one-fiftieth of the member’s final compensation set forth opposite the member’s age at retirement, taken to the preceding completed quarter year, in the following table, multiplied by the number of years of current and prior service except service in a category of membership other than that of state or state industrial member, local miscellaneous member, school member, or a university member, or service covered under this First Tier retirement formula, with which the member is entitled to be credited at retirement:

Age of

Retirement

Fraction

50  ........................

 .546

50¼  ........................

 .554

50½  ........................

 .562

50¾  ........................

 .570

51  ........................

 .578

51¼  ........................

 .586

51½  ........................

 .595

51¾  ........................

 .603

52  ........................

 .612

52¼  ........................

 .621

52½  ........................

 .630

52¾  ........................

 .639

53  ........................

 .648

53¼  ........................

 .658

53½  ........................

 .668

53¾  ........................

 .678

54  ........................

 .688

54¼  ........................

 .698

54½  ........................

 .709

54¾  ........................

 .719

55  ........................

 .730

55¼  ........................

 .741

55½  ........................

 .753

55¾  ........................

 .764

56  ........................

 .776

56¼  ........................

 .788

56½  ........................

 .800

56¾  ........................

 .813

57  ........................

 .825

57¼  ........................

 .839

57½  ........................

 .852

57¾  ........................

 .865

58  ........................

 .879

58¼  ........................

 .893

58½  ........................

 .908

58¾  ........................

 .923

59  ........................

 .937

59¼  ........................

 .953

59½  ........................

 .969

59¾  ........................

 .985

60  ........................

1.000

60¼  ........................

1.017

60½  ........................

1.034

60¾  ........................

1.050

61  ........................

1.067

61¼  ........................

1.084

61½  ........................

1.101

61¾  ........................

1.119

62  ........................

1.136

62¼  ........................

1.154

62½  ........................

1.173

62¾  ........................

1.191

63 and over  ........................

1.209

(b) The fractions specified in the above table shall be reduced by one-third as applied to that part of final compensation that does not exceed four hundred dollars ($400) per month for all service of a member any of whose service has been included in the federal system. This reduction shall not apply to a member employed by a contracting agency that enters into a contract after July 1, 1971, and elects not to be subject to this paragraph or with respect to service rendered after the termination of coverage under the federal system with respect to the coverage group to which the member belongs.

(c) The improved retirement allowance provided by this section is granted subject to future reduction prior to a member’s retirement, by offset of federal system benefits or otherwise, as the Legislature may from time to time deem appropriate because of changes in the federal system benefits.

(d) With the exception of state miscellaneous members for service rendered for the California State University or the legislative or judicial branch of government, this section shall apply to state miscellaneous and state industrial members who are not employed by the state on or after January 1, 2000.

(e) (1) This section shall apply to a state miscellaneous or industrial member who is employed by the state for the first time and becomes a state miscellaneous or industrial member of the system on or after the first day of the pay period following the effective date of the act adding this subdivision, and is represented by State Bargaining Unit 12, 16, 18, or 19. With respect to related state miscellaneous or industrial members in managerial, supervisory, or confidential positions and officers or employees of the executive branch of state government who are not members of the civil service, the Director of Human Resources may exercise his or her discretion whether to approve their status in writing to the board.

(2) This subdivision does not apply to:

(A) Former state employees previously employed before the first day of the pay period following the effective date of this subdivision, who return to state employment on or after the first day of the pay period following the effective date of this subdivision.

(B) State employees hired prior to the first day of the pay period following the effective date of this subdivision, who were subject to Section 20281.5 during the first 24 months of state employment.

(C) State employees hired prior to the first day of the pay period following the effective date of this subdivision, who become subject to representation by State Bargaining Unit 12, 16, 18, or 19 on or after the first day of the pay period following the effective date of the act adding this subdivision.

(D) State employees on an approved leave of absence employed before the first day of the pay period following the effective date of this subdivision, who return to active employment on or after the first day of the pay period following the effective date of the act adding this subdivision.

(f) (1) This section shall apply to a state miscellaneous or industrial member who is employed by the state for the first time and becomes a state miscellaneous or industrial member of the system on or after October 31, 2010, and is represented by State Bargaining Unit 5 or 8. With respect to related state miscellaneous or industrial members in managerial, supervisory, or confidential positions and officers or employees of the executive branch of state government who are not members of the civil service, the Director of Human Resources may exercise his or her discretion whether to approve their status in writing to the board.

(2) This subdivision does not apply to:

(A) Former state employees previously employed before October 31, 2010, who return to state employment on or after October 31, 2010.

(B) State employees hired prior to October 31, 2010, who were subject to Section 20281.5 during the first 24 months of state employment.

(C) State employees hired prior to October 31, 2010, who become subject to representation by State Bargaining Unit 5 or 8 on or after October 31, 2010.

(D) State employees on an approved leave of absence employed before October 1, 2010, who return to active employment on or after October 31, 2010.

(g) (1) Notwithstanding Section 3517.8 or any provision of an expired memorandum of understanding, this section shall also apply to a state miscellaneous or industrial member who is employed by the state, the Legislature, the judicial branch, or the California State University for the first time and becomes a member of the system on or after January 15, 2011.

(2) If this subdivision is in conflict with a memorandum of understanding that is current and in effect on January 15, 2011, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling while it remains in effect. Upon expiration of the memorandum of understanding that is in effect and current on January 15, 2011, this section shall be controlling and may not be superseded by a subsequent memorandum of understanding.

(3) This subdivision does not apply to:

(A) Former state, legislative, judicial branch, or university employees previously employed before January 15, 2011, who return to employment on or after January 15, 2011, and who were not previously subject to this section.

(B) State employees hired prior to January 15, 2011, who were subject to Section 20281.5 during the first 24 months of state employment, and who were not previously subject to this section.

(C) State, legislative, judicial branch, or university employees on an approved leave of absence employed before January 15, 2011, who return to active employment on or after January 15, 2011, and who were not previously subject to this section.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 133. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)