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. Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the
governing board of the county or district may elect to contribute for
any member of this system who is absent from and reenters the
service of the county or district pursuant to Section 31649 of this
code, amounts equal to the contributions that would have been made by
the member and the member's employer to the system on the basis of
the member's compensation earnable at the commencement of the
absence, if the member had not been so absent.
If the governing board elects to make any member's contributions
pursuant to this section:
(a) Any such member who exercises or did exercise the right to
contribute to the system during the period of military service shall
have those contributions refunded or credited to that member's
account.
(b) Any such member who withdraws or has withdrawn accumulated
contributions during military service and who does not or did not
redeposit the amount withdrawn upon return to employment with the
county or district is entitled to be credited with any contribution
the governing board elects to make, and to receive credit for service
during the period of absence for military service, the same as if
the member had not withdrawn accumulated contributions, and the rate
for future contributions shall be based upon the member's age at the
commencement of the absence for military service.
(c) The contributions made by the governing board pursuant to this
section shall be available only for the purpose of retirement for
service or for disability, and shall be made available only for the
purpose of retirement, and a member resigning from the service of the
county or district after reinstatement from military service shall
be entitled to withdraw only that portion of accumulated
contributions personally made by the member.
(d) This section shall be retroactively applied to extend its
benefits to such members of this system as the governing board may
determine whose absence from county service on military service
commenced on or after September 16, 1940, and who return or have
returned to this service upon the termination of their military
service.
(e) This section shall not apply to a member who is subject to the
California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (Article 4
(commencing Section 7522) of Chapter 21 of Division 7 of Title 1).