Section 24101 Of Chapter 26. Disability Retirement From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 26.
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. (a) A member may apply for a disability retirement under
this part, upon written application for disability retirement to the
board on a properly executed form provided by the system, if the
member has five or more years of credited service and if all of the
following requirements are met:
(1) At least four years were credited for actual service performed
subject to coverage under the Defined Benefit Program. Credit
received because of workers' compensation payments shall be counted
toward the four-year requirement in accordance with Section 22710.
(2) The last five years of credited service were performed in this
state.
(3) Except as described in subdivision (d) of Section 24201.5, the
member is not currently receiving a service retirement allowance and
at least one year of credited service was earned subsequent to the
date on which the member terminated a service retirement allowance
under Section 24208.
(4) At least one year of credited service was earned subsequent to
the date on which the member's disability retirement was terminated.
(5) At least one year of credited service was earned subsequent to
the most recent refund of accumulated retirement contributions.
(6) The member is not applying for a disability retirement because
of a physical or mental condition known to exist at the time the
most recent membership in the Defined Benefit Program commenced and
that remains substantially unchanged at the time of application.
(b) Nothing in subdivision (a) shall affect the right of a member
to a disability retirement if the reason that the member has
performed less than four years of actual service is due to an
on-the-job injury or a disease while in employment subject to
coverage by the Defined Benefit Program and the four-year requirement
can be satisfied by credit obtained under Chapter 14 (commencing
with Section 22800) or Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 22850)
in addition to any credit received from workers' compensation
payments.
(c) Nothing in subdivision (a) shall affect the right of a member
under this part who has less than five years of credited service to a
disability retirement allowance if the following conditions are met:
(1) The member has at least one year of credited service performed
in this state.
(2) The disability is a direct result of an unlawful act of bodily
injury that was perpetrated on his or her person by another human
being while the member was performing his or her official duties in a
position subject to coverage under the Defined Benefit Program.
(3) The member provides documentation of the unlawful act in the
form of an official police report or official employer incident
report.
(d) A member who is eligible to apply for a disability retirement
pursuant to this section may also apply for a service retirement
pending a determination of his or her application for disability as
described in Section 24201.5.