Section 24205 Of Chapter 27. Service Retirement From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 27.
24205
. A member retiring prior to 60 years of age, and who has
attained 55 years of age, may elect to receive one-half of the
service retirement allowance for normal retirement age for a limited
time and then revert to the full retirement allowance for normal
retirement age.
(a) The retirement allowance shall be based on service credit and
final compensation as of the date of retirement for service and shall
be calculated with the factor for normal retirement age.
(b) If the member elects a joint and survivor option under Section
24300 or 24300.1, the actuarial reduction shall be based on the
member's and beneficiary's ages as of the effective date of the early
retirement. If the member elected a preretirement option under
Section 24307, the actuarial reduction shall be based on the member's
and beneficiary's ages as determined by the provisions of that
section.
(c) One-half of the retirement allowance as of 60 years of age
shall be paid for a period of time equal to twice the elapsed time
between the effective date of retirement and the date of the retired
member's 60th birthday.
(d) The full retirement allowance as calculated under subdivision
(a) or (b) shall begin to accrue as of the first of the month
following the reduction period as specified in subdivision (c). The
full retirement allowance shall not begin to accrue prior to this
time under any circumstances, including, but not limited to, divorce
or death of the named beneficiary.
(e) The annual improvement factor provided for in Sections 22140
and 22141 shall be based upon the retirement allowance as calculated
under subdivision (a) or (b). The improvement factor shall begin to
accrue on September 1 following the retired member's 60th birthday.
These increases shall be accumulated and shall become payable when
the full retirement allowance for normal retirement age first becomes
payable.
(f) Any ad hoc benefit increase with an effective date prior to
the retired member's 60th birthday shall not affect an allowance
payable under this section. Only those ad hoc improvements with
effective dates on or after the retired member's 60th birthday shall
be accrued and accumulated and shall first become payable when the
full retirement allowance for normal retirement age becomes payable.
(g) The cancellation of an option election in accordance with
Section 24322 shall not cancel the election under this section. Upon
cancellation of the joint and survivor option, one-half of the
retired member's retirement allowance as calculated under subdivision
(a) shall become payable for the balance of the reduction period
specified in subdivision (c).
(h) If a retired member who has elected a joint and survivor
option dies during the period when the reduced allowance is payable,
the beneficiary shall receive one-half of the allowance payable to
the beneficiary until the date when the retired member would have
received the full retirement allowance for normal retirement age. At
that time, the beneficiary's allowance shall be increased to the full
amount payable to the beneficiary plus the appropriate annual
improvement factor increases and ad hoc increases.
(i) This section shall not apply to a member who retires for
service pursuant to Section 24201.5, 24209, 24209.3, 24210, 24211, or
24212.
(j) This section shall not apply to a member subject to the
California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013.