County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL) - sdcera

(b) This section shall be applicable to persons who are eligible for membership and are
employed prior to January 1, 1991.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 218, Sec. 1)
§31493.5. Certification of election to be covered; provision of retirement plan materials (Los
Angeles)
(a) Any person employed who qualifies as a member shall certify to the board his or
her election to be covered by the retirement plan established by this article or to be covered
by the retirement provisions and benefits otherwise available to members as of the date of
employment. Any person who dies prior to certifying his or her election or who fails to certify
his or her election within the period set forth in subdivision (b) shall, as of the date of death
or the day immediately following the last day to certify his or her election, be deemed to have
elected to be covered by the retirement plan established by this article.
(b) The election required to be made by subdivision (a) shall be certified to the board:
(1) Within 30 days of employment if written disclosure materials are provided by the
employer pursuant to subdivision (c) within 14 days of employment, or
(2) Within 30 days of the receipt of written disclosure materials provided by the
employer if the employer fails to provide written disclosure materials within 14 days of
employment as required by subdivision (c).
(c) The employer shall, within 14 days of the date of employment, provide to each
person who qualifies as a member, written disclosure materials of the elements of each of the
available retirement plans.
(d) This section shall be applicable to persons eligible for general membership in Plans
D and E who become employed on or after January 1, 1991, and prior to January 1, 1992, and to
persons who were employed prior to January 1, 1991, who first became eligible for membership
on or after January 1, 1991, and before January 1, 1992.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1108, Sec. 4, Effective October 14, 1991)
§31493.6. Persons qualifying as members but not electing to be covered by available
retirement provisions and benefits; death prior to certifying election; provision
of retirement plan materials; elections to be covered by other retirement plans;
application of section (Los Angeles)
(a) Any person who qualifies as a member, and who has not elected to be covered by the
retirement provisions and benefits available to members, shall become a member of the plan
established by this article as of the first day of the month following the date of employment or
date of eligibility for membership. Any person who dies prior to certifying his or her election
shall be deemed to have elected to be covered by the retirement plan established by this article.
(b) The employer shall, within 14 days of the date of employment or eligibility for
membership, provide to each person who qualifies as a member, written disclosure materials of
the elements of each of the available retirement plans.
(c) Any person who has been enrolled in the plan provided for in this article pursuant
to subdivision (a) may elect to be covered by any other retirement plan to which he or she is
otherwise eligible, provided that the election is made in writing and filed with the board within
60 days from his or her beginning date of employment or eligibility for membership, or within
45 days after receipt from the employer of the materials required by subdivision (b), whichever
is later. Any person who makes the election shall be deemed to be a member of the elected
plan as of the first day of the month following the date of employment or eligibility, and the
county auditor shall make appropriate deductions from the member’s future salary warrant to
cover the member’s contributions applicable to the period that the member was deemed to be
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