Section 26300 Of Chapter 4. Employer And Participant Responsibilities From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 14. >> Chapter 4.
26300
. (a) Within 10 working days following the later of the first
day of employment, the date of the employer's governing board's
action to provide the Cash Balance Benefit Program, or the effective
date of the employer's governing board's action to provide the Cash
Balance Benefit Program, the employer shall make available to the
employee the following information:
(1) The employee's rights and responsibilities as a participant in
the program, the employer's responsibilities under the program, and
the benefits payable under the program.
(2) The employee's right to elect membership in the Defined
Benefit Program in lieu of participation in the Cash Balance Benefit
Program, the rights and responsibilities of a member and the employer
under the Defined Benefit Program, and benefits payable under the
Defined Benefit Program.
(b) Written acknowledgment by the employee that he or she has
received the information specified in subdivision (a) shall be
retained in the employer's files on a form prescribed by the system.
(c) If an employer's governing board's action to provide the Cash
Balance Benefit Program gives employees the right to elect other
coverage in lieu of the Cash Balance Benefit Program pursuant to
Section 26400, the employer shall, within 10 working days following
the later of the first day on which creditable service is performed,
the date of the employer's governing board's action to provide the
program or the effective date of the employer's governing board's
action to provide the program, notify existing employees of the
following:
(1) The employee's right to elect other coverage if offered by the
employer in lieu of participation in the Cash Balance Benefit
Program.
(2) The rights and responsibilities of the employer and a
participant in an alternative retirement plan if offered by the
employer.
(3) The benefits payable under an alternative retirement plan if
offered by the employer.