§ 21011 Service Credit Contribution Rates

• •If you take time off from your state job and want to count that time toward your retirement, you might have to pay extra.
• •The extra amount you pay is based on what you would have paid if you didn’t take time off.
• •This rule is for people who are part of certain retirement plans (Sections 21076, 21076.5, and 21077).
• •The law makes sure you pay the same rate as if you never left your job.

Imagine you work for the state but take a year off to travel. When you come back, you want that year to count toward your retirement.

You’ll have to pay into your retirement fund for that year you were gone. The amount you pay is based on what you would have paid if you were working that year, not a different rate.