§ 20505 Probationary Employee Membership

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•If you start a new job with the government on or after January 1, 1992, you automatically join the retirement system right away.
•Even if you're in a trial period (like a new worker being tested), you still get to join the retirement system if you're eligible.
•Your boss can't say 'no' just because you're still being tested as a new worker.

Example

You get hired as a new teacher at a public school in 1995.

Even if the school says you're on a trial period for your first 6 months, you still get to join the retirement system right when you start.

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§ 20505 Probationary Employee Membership

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every employee who enters or reenters service with a contracting agency on and after January 1, 1992, shall immediately become a member of this system irrespective of any probationary period, if the employee would otherwise be eligible for membership. This system shall not exclude employees, or groups of employees, solely on the basis of their status as probationary employees. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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contracting agency probationary period probationary employees

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 20505.

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