County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) - sdcera

All such contributions paid by the county or district, as the case may be, shall remain its
contributions, and no right therein shall accrue to any employee prior to the employee’s
election to take a regular, deferred, or disability retirement.
Any contributions paid by the board of supervisors or the district board on behalf of
the members shall be as determined by upon actuarial advice, and approved by the board of
retirement.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 58, Sec. 2, Effective April 4, 1980)
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 223 (A.B. 1598), Sec. 2)
Article 6.8
Safety Members’ Contributions
(Article 6.8 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1098, Sec. 23)
§31639. Application
This article shall apply in a county subject to the provisions of Sections 31676.1 and
31695.1.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 568, Sec. 5)
§31639.1. Age as basis; sex bias for rates of contributions, allowances or benefits; prohibition
The normal rates of contribution of safety members shall be based on age at the nearest
birthday at the time of entrance into the retirement system. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this chapter to the contrary, separate rates of contribution for male and female
safety members shall not be maintained or established, nor shall different allowances or
benefits be established for male and female members.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1436, Sec. 19.3)
§31639.25. Rates of contribution
The normal rates of contributions shall be such as will provide an average annuity at
age 50 equal to one one-hundredth of the final compensation of safety members, according to
the tables adopted by the board of supervisors, for each year of service rendered after entering
the system.
The provisions of this section shall supersede the provisions of Section 31639.2.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 550, Sec. 1)
§31639.26. Single rate of contributions; conditions
Instead of the normal rates of contribution required by Section 31639.25 the board
may, upon actuarial advice, establish a single rate of contributions applicable to all persons
becoming members after this section is made operative in that county by the board. However,
this rate shall be such as to provide the average annuity described in Section 31639.25.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 99, Sec. 2)
§31639.3. Table of percentages
Until revised pursuant to Sections 31453 and 31454, the rate of contribution of each
safety member is that percentage of his or her earnable compensation shown in the following
table according to age at the time of entry into the retirement system:
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Article 6, §31630. - Article 6.8, §31639.3.