County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) - sdcera

§31685.9. Disability of member
If a member becomes disabled, the combined benefit payments to both the member and
nonmember shall not exceed the amount that would otherwise be paid to the member alone.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 670, Sec. 2)
§31685.95. Retirement plan payments resulting in increased benefits; actuarial economic and
demographic assumptions and valuations
(a) Under no circumstances shall a retirement plan be required to make payments in any
manner that will result in an increase in the amount of benefits provided under the plan.
(b) All benefits determined pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 2610) of
Division 7 of the Family Code and this article shall be determined on the basis of the actuarial
economic and demographic assumptions and values prescribed by the board of the affected
retirement plan.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 670, Sec. 2)
§31685.96. Age factors
(a) The age factor applicable to the nonmember shall be based on the age of the
nonmember at the time of his or her retirement.
(b) The board shall adopt age factors as recommended by the actuary.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 670, Sec. 2)
(The following section has the same number as the section immediately preceding it)
§31685.96. Operation of article; resolution by county
This article shall not be operative in any county until the board of supervisors shall, by
resolution adopted by a majority vote, make this article applicable in the county.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 670, Sec. 2)
Article 8.5
Group Insurance
(Article 8.5 added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1876, Sec. 1)
§31691. Ordinance or resolution for contribution toward premiums
(a) The board of supervisors of any county by ordinance, or the governing body of
any district under the County Employees Retirement Law, by ordinance or resolution, may
provide for the contribution by the county or district from its funds and not from the retirement
fund, toward the payment of all or a portion of the premiums on a policy or certificate of life
insurance or disability insurance issued by an admitted insurer, or toward the payment of all or
part of the consideration for any hospital service or medical service corporation, including any
corporation lawfully operating under Section 9201 of the Corporations Code, contract, or for
any combination thereof, for the benefit of any member heretofore or hereafter retired or his or
her dependents.
At least one of these plans shall include free choice of physician and surgeon.
(b) The benefits provided by this section are in addition to any other benefits provided
by this chapter.
(c) The board of retirement may provide on behalf of a member who has retired, or an
eligible surviving spouse who was married to the member for one year prior to the date of
retirement of the member, or, if there is no such spouse, the surviving unmarried children of
the member who are under 18 years of age, or under 22 years of age and full-time students,
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Article 8.4, §31685.9. - Article 8.5, §31691.