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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 11Art. 5§ 21021 Student Employee Public Service Credit

§ 21021 Student Employee Public Service Credit

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§ 21021 Student Employee Public Service Credit

Key Takeaways

  • •If you work for a student group at a community college (not a contracting agency), your time working there counts as 'public service' before you become a permanent employee of the college.
  • •The college boss (superintendent) must ask for money from the college's funds to cover the employer's share of retirement costs, just like they would if you worked directly for the college.
  • •The college board can decide if they want to make you pay back some or all of that money they asked for.

Example

If you work part-time for the student council at a community college for a year, and then get hired as a full-time janitor at the same college, the time you worked for the student council counts toward your retirement benefits.

The college will calculate how much they should have paid into your retirement while you worked for the student council, as if you were already a college employee. They might ask you to pay some of that money back later.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 21021 Student Employee Public Service Credit

“Public service” for the employee of a student body organization, that is not a contracting agency, of a community college, means the period of employment prior to becoming a member of the permanent classified service of the district pursuant to Section 76060 or 88020 of the Education Code. The county superintendent of schools or superintendent of schools of an independently contracting community college district shall draw a requisition against the funds of the community college district for an amount equal to the total employer contribution that would have been requisitioned under Section 20617 had that service been rendered in the employ of the community college district and the employer rate and member compensation on the date of transfer had been in effect throughout the period of service credited. The governing board may, at its discretion, establish a method of recovering a portion of, or the total liability for, the amount so requisitioned. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 489, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

public servicestudent body organizationpermanent classified serviceemployer contributiongoverning board

Related Statutes

  • § 21020 Public Service Credit Eligibility
  • § 21022 Layoff Service Credit Rules
  • § 21023 Military Service Credit Rules
  • § 21024 Military Service Credit Eligibility
  • § 21024.5 Federal Firefighter Service Credit

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21021.
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