County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) - sdcera

§31479. “Public service” defined
“Public service” means service rendered as an officer or employee of a public agency for
which service the officer or employee received compensation from the public agency and with
respect to which he is not entitled to receive credit in any retirement system supported wholly
or in part by public funds after he becomes a member of this system.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 363, Sec. 3)
§31479.1. Credit for service as unpaid city councilman
Notwithstanding Section 31479, an elective or appointive county official may receive
credit for service rendered as a city council member even though that service was not
compensated. This section shall not be operative in any county until it is adopted by a majority
vote of the board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 554, Sec. 1, Effective August 27, 1974)
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 669 (SB894), Sec. 6)
§31479.2. Public service; officer or employee for department or agency of the District of
Columbia
“Public service” also means service rendered as an officer or employee of a department
or agency of the District of Columbia for which the officer or employee received compensation
and with respect to which he is not entitled to receive credit in any retirement system
supported wholly or in part by public funds after he becomes a member of this system.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1476, Sec. 1)
§31479.3. Public service; merchant marine; purchase of credits; computation of benefits
“Public service” also means service in the merchant marine of the United States during
the period of December 7, 1941, through August 15, 1945, whether or not the employee received
compensation from the United States Government and with respect to which he or she is not
entitled to receive credit in any retirement system supported wholly or in part by public funds
after he or she became a member of this system. This section shall apply to both members and
retired members of a county retirement association subject to this chapter. Both members and
retired members may purchase public service credit pursuant to Sections 31641.1 and 31641.2.
For a retired member the additional pension amount accruing because of any public service
credit purchased shall be computed as though the service had been credited on the effective
date of retirement and increased by any cost-of-living increases which may have been granted
since the effective date of retirement and shall begin as of the first of the month following either
the date of receipt of the retired member’s election to purchase the credit pursuant to Section
31641.1 or the date of receipt of the full cost of the purchase computed pursuant to Section
31641.2 whichever is later.
This section shall not be operative in any county until the board of supervisors shall, by
resolution adopted by a majority vote, make this section applicable in the county.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 433, Sec.1)
§31480. Service requirements
The provisions of this chapter, as they apply to retirement for service or disability,
deferred retirement, and the death benefit, shall not be applicable to any member claiming
public service pursuant to Section 31478 or to any member claiming service credit for
uncompensated illness leave of absence in excess of 12 consecutive months pursuant to
Section 31646.1, unless such member has rendered service, other than the public service or the
uncompensated illness leave of absence for which the member has elected to receive credit,
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