Section 20997 Of Article 4. Absences From Employment From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 11. >> Article 4.
20997
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, for
each member other than a National Guard member absent without
compensation due to military service pursuant to Section 20990, the
employer shall contribute an amount equal to the contributions that
would have been made by the employer and the employee during the
absence. The employer's contribution pursuant to this section shall
be based upon the member's compensation earnable and the contribution
rates in effect at the commencement of the absence, if any of the
following apply:
(1) The member returns to state service within six months after
receiving a discharge from military service other than dishonorable.
(2) The member returns to state service within six months after
completion of any period of rehabilitation offered by the United
States government, except that for purposes of this section,
rehabilitation solely for education purposes shall not be considered.
(3) The member is granted a leave of absence from the state
employer as of the same date the member was reinstated to that
employment from military service, provided that the member returns to
state service at the conclusion of the leave.
(4) The member is placed on a state civil service reemployment
list within six months after receiving a discharge from military
service other than dishonorable and returns to state service upon
receipt of an offer of reemployment.
(5) The member retires from this system for service or disability
during the course of an absence from state service for military
service.
(6) The member dies during the course of an absence from state
service for military service.
(b) Any member on leave from state service for military service
who elects to continue contributing to this system shall be entitled
to a refund of those contributions upon request.
(c) Any member who withdrew contributions during or in
contemplation of his or her military service is entitled to the
benefits of this section irrespective of whether the contributions
are redeposited. The rate for future contributions for the member
shall be based upon the member's age at the time the member commenced
a leave of absence from state service for service in the military.
(d) The employer's contribution pursuant to this section may be
made either in lump sum, or it may be included in its monthly
contribution as adjusted by inclusion of the amount due in the
employer rate at the valuation most near in time to the event causing
the employer's liability for those contributions. The employer's
contributions pursuant to this section shall be used solely for the
purpose of paying retirement and death benefits and shall not be paid
to the member whose contributions are refunded to him or her
pursuant to Section 20735.