§ 21376 Contract Amendment Election Rights

Government Code·California

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•If your work contract changes to a new retirement plan, you get a choice.
•You have 90 days to decide if you want to stay in the old plan or switch to the new one.
•You must tell them in writing what you choose.
•This only applies if you were already in the old plan or started it after turning 30.

Example

Your job switches retirement plans, and you were in the old one.

You get a letter saying you have 90 days to pick: stay in the old plan or move to the new one. If you don’t answer, they might pick for you.

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§ 21376 Contract Amendment Election Rights

Whenever a contracting agency amends its contract to become subject to Section 21370 instead of Section 21369, a member who previously elected, pursuant to Section 21375, to remain subject to Section 21366, or a member who entered employment under Section 21366 after attaining age 30 and continued to be subject to that section, shall elect in writing within 90 days of notification by the board whether to be subject to Section 21366 or Section 21370. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Section 21370 Section 21369 Section 21366 Section 21375

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21376.

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