Section 20324 Of Article 3. Optional Membership From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. (a) An employee of the Senate or the Assembly, or the
respective committees thereof, whose salaries or wages are paid from
the Senate Operating Fund or the Assembly Operating Fund or the
Operating Funds of the Assembly and Senate, shall be deemed a
"legislative employee." A legislative employee is excluded from
membership in this system unless he or she files with the board an
election in writing to become a member. The election shall not be
required of a legislative employee who was a member of this system on
October 1, 1963.
(b) Upon electing to become a member, a legislative employee may
further elect at any time prior to retirement to receive service
credit for his or her prior, excluded legislative service and he or
she shall have the option as to how much of that prior legislative
service is to be credited. The legislative employee shall make
contributions to this system as specified in Sections 21050 and 21051
for the previous service as a legislative employee for which he or
she desires to receive service credit.