31694. (a) The board of supervisors of a county or the governing body of a district or other public entity may, by ordinance or resolution and with the agreement of the board of retirement, provide for the contribution of funds by the county, a district, or other public entity into a Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account. The retirement system may establish the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account as a part of the retirement fund. The Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account shall be established for the sole purpose of funding the benefits provided under a post-employment group health, life, welfare, or other supplemental benefits plan or plans established and maintained by the county or district, which plan or plans may provide for self-insured coverage or the payment of all or a portion of the premiums on one or more insurance contracts or health care service plan contracts for retired employees of the participating county, district, or other public entity, and their qualified spouses, dependents and beneficiaries.
(b) Contributions to the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account may include the proceeds of debt issued by the county, a district, or other public entity solely for the purpose of funding post-employment health, life, welfare, or other supplemental benefits.
(c) The post-employment benefits provided with the funds contributed to the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account are in addition to any other benefits provided under this chapter.
(d) (1) Except as described in subdivision (b) of Section 31694.1, the assets of the retirement fund may not be used, directly or indirectly, to pay the cost of any benefits provided through the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account or, except to the extent allowed by federal tax law, to pay any direct or indirect cost of administering the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Fund.
(2) Except as described in subdivision (c) of Section 31694.1, funds in the Post-Employment Benefits Trust Account may not be used, directly or indirectly, to pay the cost of any other benefits provided under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 327, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)