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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Pt. 3Ch. 3Art. 2.7§ 31517 Legislative Body Benefit Limits

§ 31517 Legislative Body Benefit Limits

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§ 31517 Legislative Body Benefit Limits

Key Takeaways

  • •People in charge of making laws for a county or district can't get better benefits than regular workers who aren't in dangerous jobs (like police or firefighters).
  • •If the county or district has different benefit plans for workers, the lawmakers can't get a better plan than the best one given to regular workers.
  • •Lawmakers can't get extra benefits from more than one job in government at the same time, unless they have a full-time job in another government agency.
  • •This rule started for anyone who became a lawmaker on or after January 1, 1995.

Example

A city council member tries to get a better health insurance plan than the one given to teachers in the same city.

The law says the council member can't get a better plan than the teachers. If the teachers have the best plan in the city, the council member has to use that same plan or a worse one.

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

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§ 31517 Legislative Body Benefit Limits

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, as provided in Section 53060.1, the benefits of any member of a legislative body of any county or district shall be no greater than that received by nonsafety employees of that public agency. In the case of agencies with different benefit structures, the benefits of members of the legislative body shall not be greater than the most generous schedule of benefits being received by any category of nonsafety employees. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, members of the legislative body of a county or district shall not be eligible to accrue multiple benefits greater than the most generous schedule of benefits being received by any category of nonsafety employees from two or more public agencies for concurrent service except in the case of a member who serves as a regular full-time employee in a separate public agency. (c) This section shall be applicable to any member of a legislative body whose first service commences on and after January 1, 1995. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 558, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

retirementbenefitsofferemployeesafety

Related Statutes

  • § 31493.5 Retirement Plan Election Deadline
  • § 31510 County Retirement Contribution Plan
  • § 31515 County Retirement Benefit Limits
  • § 31515.5 Public Salary Benefit Disclosure
  • § 31552.4 Health Authority Retirement Eligibility

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 31517.
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