Section 21159 Of Article 6. Disability Retirement From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 12. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state
member shall not be retired for industrial disability for an illness
or injury that occurs on or after January 1, 1993, unless the member
is incapacitated for the performance of duty in any employment with
the state employer and the disability is of permanent or extended and
uncertain duration, as determined by the Department of Human
Resources. This section shall only apply to state safety, state
industrial, and state miscellaneous members employed in any state
bargaining units for which a memorandum of understanding has been
agreed to by the state employer and the recognized employee
organization to become subject to this section. The Director of Human
Resources may adopt rules regarding job placement and other related
activities necessary for the administration of this section and
Section 21195.
(b) A state member who, because of the enactment of this section
is no longer eligible to retire for industrial disability and accepts
alternate employment with the state in which the compensation is
less than that received in the position held at the time of the
illness or injury, shall, upon certification of the Department of
Human Resources to the board, become entitled to benefits under the
partial disability retirement program set forth in Section 21160.
(c) The employee shall have the right of appeal to the Department
of Human Resources regarding: (1) the requirement to participate or
(2) the exclusion from participating in the program described in this
section and Section 21160.
(d) For all other disputes relative to this section and Section
21160, the employee shall seek administrative remedy from his or her
appointing power through the departmental complaint process.
(e) The appointing power of the affected employee shall reimburse
the Department of Human Resources for any costs associated with the
administration of this provision.
(f) This section shall not apply to any job-related or
job-incurred illness or injury that occurs on or after January 1,
2000.