Section 24346 Of Chapter 28. Options From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 13. >> Chapter 28.
24346
. (a) A member who has a preretirement election of an option
in effect on December 31, 2006, pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (6),
inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 24300 may change his or her
preretirement election to an option described in paragraph (1), (2),
or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1 without the allowance
reduction described in Sections 24309 and 24310, provided the change
is made on or after January 1, 2007, and prior to July 1, 2007.
(b) A member who has a preretirement election of Option 8 as
described in Section 24300 in effect on December 31, 2006, and in
that Option 8 election has an option pursuant to paragraphs (1) to
(6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 24300, may change any
of the options under paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision
(a) of Section 24300 to an option described in paragraph (1), (2),
or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 24300.1 without the allowance
reduction described in Sections 24309 and 24310, if change is made on
or after January 1, 2007, and prior to July 1, 2007. A member may
not change the portion of the unmodified benefit that would be
modified pursuant to that prior option.
(c) The election to change the option by a member as described in
this section shall be subject to all of the following:
(1) The member may not change the option beneficiary that was
designated in the prior preretirement option election.
(2) The change in options under this section shall be effective on
the date the election is signed, provided that the election is on a
properly executed form provided by the system and received at the
system's headquarters office within 30 days of the date of the
signature.
(d) If the member elects to change options as described in this
section, the age of the member and the option beneficiary on the
effective date of the prior preretirement option election shall be
the age used to calculate the member's benefit at the time of
retirement.