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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Pt. 3Ch. 1§ 31208 Public Employee Retirement Transfer

§ 31208 Public Employee Retirement Transfer

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§ 31208 Public Employee Retirement Transfer

Key Takeaways

  • •If you work for a government agency that gets taken over by another agency, you can keep your retirement benefits.
  • •You have one year to pay into the new agency's retirement fund what you would have paid if you worked there the whole time.
  • •If you do this, your retirement rights stay the same as if you always worked for the new agency.

Example

A city takes over the local school district's bus services, and the bus drivers now work for the city instead of the school.

The bus drivers have one year to pay into the city's retirement fund what they would have paid if they always worked for the city. If they do this, their retirement benefits stay the same as before.

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

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§ 31208 Public Employee Retirement Transfer

Except as otherwise provided in Section 31202, whenever a contract has been entered into, or a resolution passed, as provided in this chapter, any employee who has become an employee of the first public agency because of the assumption by such public agency of any or all of the functions of the second public agency who within one year after becoming an employee of the first public agency pays into the retirement fund of such first public agency the same amount which he would have contributed had he been employed by the first public agency at the same salary, and for the same time or periods of time for which and during which he was employed by the officer or department of the second public agency whose functions are assumed by the first public agency shall have all of the retirement rights which he would have had, if any, had he been an employee of the first public agency at such salary and for such time or periods of time. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 753.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

retirementresolutionbenefitscontractsalaryemployeeassumption

Related Statutes

  • § 31207 Employee Retirement Credit Transfer
  • § 31205 Employee Retirement Transfer Payments
  • § 31202 Firefighter Retirement Transfer Rights
  • § 31621.5 County Retirement Contribution Rates
  • § 31631 Employee Retirement Contribution Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 31208.
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