§ 31543 Retirement Benefits Audit Authority

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•The board can check if a county or district is paying the right retirement money to workers.
•They can ask for any work or pay records to make sure everything is correct.
•If they ask for records, you have to show them.

Example

If a school district is paying a teacher more retirement money than they should, the board can come in and check all the teacher's pay records.

The board will look at the records to see if the teacher is getting the right amount. If not, they can fix it.

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§ 31543 Retirement Benefits Audit Authority

The board may audit a county or district to determine the correctness of retirement benefits, reportable compensation, and enrollment in, and reinstatement to, the system. During an audit, the board may require a county or district to provide information, or make available for examination or copying at a specified time and place, books, papers, data, or records, including, but not limited to, personnel and payroll records, as deemed necessary by the board. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 296, Sec. 31. (AB 340) Effective January 1, 2013.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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retirement enrollment benefits port the california compensation reinstatement information

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California Legislature. Government Code. Section 31543.

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