21763. (a) If Section 415 of Title 26 of the United States Code is amended to exclude public retirement systems, or if the application of Section 415 to public retirement systems is invalidated by the final decision of an appellate court of proper jurisdiction, all sections of this part, except this section and Section 21758, shall become inoperative as of the effective date of that amendment or decision. The board shall immediately notify the Secretary of State whenever any provision of this part becomes inoperative pursuant to this section.
(b) Whenever all sections of this part, except this section and Section 21758, become inoperative pursuant to this section, and to the extent not prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code, the board shall do all of the following:
(1) Remove the pension limitations imposed by Section 415 for prospective payments to annuitants.
(2) Eliminate the replacement benefits, and reimburse annuitants for that portion of their pension funds that had been credited to the Replacement Benefit Custodial Fund but not yet been disbursed, with accrued interest.
(3) Take any and all other actions it deems necessary or feasible.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996. Note: Termination clause affects all sections in Part 3.4 (Sections 21750 to 21765) except Section 21758 and this section.)