Section 20035 Of Article 2. Definitions From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Notwithstanding Section 20037, "final compensation" for
the purposes of determining any pension or benefit with respect to a
state member who retires or dies on or after July 1, 1991, and with
respect to benefits based on service with the state, means the
highest annual compensation which was earnable by the state member
during the consecutive 12-month period of employment immediately
preceding the effective date of his or her retirement or the date of
his or her last separation from state service if earlier or during
any other period of 12 consecutive months during his or her
membership in this system that the member designates on the
application for retirement.
(b) With respect to a state member who retires or dies on or after
July 1, 1991, and who was a managerial employee, as defined by
subdivision (e) of Section 3513, or a supervisory employee, as
defined by subdivision (g) of Section 3513, whose monthly salary
range was administratively reduced by 5 percent because of the salary
range reductions administratively imposed upon managers and
supervisors during the 1991-92 fiscal year, "final compensation"
means the highest annual compensation the state member would have
earned had his or her salary range not been reduced by the 5-percent
reduction. This subdivision shall only apply if the period during
which the state member's salary was reduced would have otherwise been
included in determining his or her final compensation. The costs, if
any, that may result from the use of the higher final compensation
shall be paid for by the employer in the same manner as other
retirement benefits are funded.