31613. “Net earnings” means the earnings of the retirement fund after accounting for any direct investment losses recognized during the year, less the amounts taken from the earnings as specified in subdivisions (a) and (b):
(a) The amounts specified in Sections 31580.2, 31580.3, if applicable, subdivisions (b) and (d) of Section 31596, if applicable and Section 31611 and 31614.
(b) Any reductions from earnings required by Sections 31588.1 and 31589.1, if applicable. Part or all of any amounts required by Sections 31588.1 and 31589.1 may be deducted, at the discretion of the board of retirement, from the Contingency Reserve Account as described in Section 31616.
(Added by renumbering Section 31510.3 by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 57.)