Section 20840 Of Chapter 9. Employer Contributions From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 9.
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. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 20616, 20618, and 20815, the
board may create, combine or eliminate risk pools for local
miscellaneous members and local safety members.
(b) The board shall establish, by regulation, the criteria under
which contracting agencies shall participate in a risk pool and the
criteria under which contracting agencies, county offices of
education, school districts, and community college districts may
participate in a risk pool. The criteria shall specify that county
offices of education, school districts, and community college
districts may only participate in a risk pool if the retirement
formula of the risk pool is higher than the retirement formula
applicable to school members. In determining the criteria, the board
shall consider the expected variability of the employer contribution
rate due to demographic events. In no event shall contracting
agencies with more than 100 active members in a member classification
be required to commence participation in a risk pool for members in
that member classification. For the purpose of this subdivision an
active member is a member who is an employee of the contracting
agency.
(c) If a contracting agency, county office of education, school
district, or community college district participates in a risk pool,
the assets and liabilities with respect to the affected member
classification shall be combined with those of the risk pool.
(d) The board shall establish, by regulation, the circumstances
under which a contracting agency may cease participation in a risk
pool for a member classification.
(e) All of the following provisions shall apply, without election
by the contracting agency participating in a risk pool, to local
members included in a risk pool:
(1) Sections 20965, 21022, 21026, 21037, 21536, and 21548.
(2) Provisions to elect to receive credit for public service
pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 21020) of Chapter 11
that require the member to make the contributions as specified in
Sections 21050 and 21052.