Public employees’ retirement: administration.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the conditions for increasing payment other than public notice and approval by the board of supervisors.

Increase Meeting Attendance Payment for Retirement Board Members

This legislation increases the payment given to members attending meetings of retirement boards from $100 to $320, but only after certain conditions are met.

What This Bill Does

• Increases the payment for attendance at board and committee meetings for members of the State Teachers’ Retirement Board (STRS) from $100 to $320.
• Increases the payment for attendance at board and committee meetings for members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) board from $100 to $320.
• Allows county boards of retirement and investment to increase meeting attendance payments up to $320, but only after a public notice and approval by the majority vote of the board of supervisors.

Who It Names or Affects

• Members attending meetings of the State Teachers’ Retirement Board (STRS).
• Members attending meetings of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) board.
• County boards of retirement and investment, as well as their members.

Terms To Know

State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS)

A system that provides pension benefits to teachers based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement.

Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS)

A system providing pension benefits to state employees and employees of contracting agencies.

Limits and Unknowns

• The increase in payment for county boards is not effective until it is publicly noticed and approved by the board of supervisors.
• This bill does not specify an exact date when these changes will take effect, only that they require additional steps before becoming active.

Official Summary Text

AB 1619, as amended, Valencia.
County
Public
employees’ retirement: administration.
(1) Existing law, the Teachers’ Retirement Law, establishes the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. STRS is administered by the Teachers’ Retirement Board. Existing law also creates the Cash Balance Benefit Program, which is administered by the board, to provide a retirement plan for the benefit of participating employees who provide creditable service for less than 50% of full time. Existing law requires certain board members to receive $100 for attendance at board and committee meetings.
This bill would increase that rate to $320.
(2) Existing law, the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL), creates the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to state employees and employees of contracting agencies and prescribes the rights and duties of members of the system and their beneficiaries. Existing law vests management and control of PERS in its board of administration. Existing law authorizes certain board members to receive $100 for attendance at a meeting of the board or committee thereof, as prescribed.
This bill would increase that rate to $320.
Existing
(3) Existing
law, the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, authorizes counties to establish retirement systems pursuant to its provisions in order to provide pension benefits to county, city, and district employees and their beneficiaries. Existing law sets forth the membership composition for boards of retirement and boards of investment, as specified. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors for counties for which these provisions apply to provide that certain members of these boards shall receive compensation at a rate of not more than $100 for a meeting or for a meeting of a committee authorized by the entire board.
This bill would authorize the above-described compensation rate to be increased by the board of retirement to not more than $320 per meeting,
and would provide that this provision would not be operative in any county until it is
publicly noticed and
adopted by a majority vote of the board of
supervisors.
supervisors, as specified.
Existing law, applicable to Los Angeles County, authorizes the board of supervisors to provide compensation to certain members of the board of retirement and board of investments at a rate of not more than $100 for a board or committee meeting, subject to certain limits.
This bill would authorize the above-described compensation rate to be increased by the board of retirement or board of investments to a rate of not more than $320 per meeting. The bill
would prohibit this provision from becoming operative until it is publicly noticed and adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors, as specified.

Current Bill Text

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