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HomeGovernment CodeCh. 7Art. 4§ 87408 Post-Employment Representation Restrictions

§ 87408 Post-Employment Representation Restrictions

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§ 87408 Post-Employment Representation Restrictions

Key Takeaways

  • •If you work in a high-up job at the state retirement system, you can't lobby or represent others for money for 4 years after leaving.
  • •This rule applies to people who were on the board or in certain important jobs at the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement System.
  • •You can’t try to influence decisions about permits, contracts, or buying/selling things for anyone except the state.
  • •This includes talking or writing to anyone in the retirement system to push for changes or decisions.

Example

A person who was on the Board of the Public Employees’ Retirement System quits their job and starts working for a company that sells services to the retirement system.

This person cannot call or meet with their old coworkers at the retirement system to try to get them to buy their company’s services for 4 years after leaving their job.

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

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§ 87408 Post-Employment Representation Restrictions

(a) A member of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, an individual in a position designated in subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 20098, or an information technology or health benefits manager with a career executive assignment designation with the Public Employees’ Retirement System, for a period of four years after leaving that office or position, shall not, for compensation, act as an agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person, except the state, by making a formal or informal appearance before, or an oral or written communication to, the Public Employees’ Retirement System, or an officer or employee thereof, if the appearance or communication is made for the purpose of influencing administrative or legislative action, or influencing an action or proceeding involving the issuance, amendment, awarding, or revocation of a permit, license, grant, or contract, or the sale or purchase of goods or property. (b) A member of the Teachers’ Retirement Board, an individual in a position designated in subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 22212.5 of the Education Code, or an information technology manager with a career executive assignment designation with the State Teachers’ Retirement System, for a period of four years after leaving that office or position, shall not, for compensation, act as an agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person, except the state, by making a formal or informal appearance before, or an oral or written communication to, the State Teachers’ Retirement System, or an officer or employee thereof, if the appearance or communication is made for the purpose of influencing administrative or legislative action, or influencing an action or proceeding involving the issuance, amendment, awarding, or revocation of a permit, license, grant, or contract, or the sale or purchase of goods or property. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 551, Sec. 1. (AB 873) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

retirementeducationpublic employeespositionappearancecommunicationcontractbenefits

Related Statutes

  • § 87410 Post-Service Placement Agent Ban
  • § 87104 Public Official Conflict Rules
  • § 87406 Post-Legislative Lobbying Ban
  • § 87406.3 Post-Government Representation Ban
  • § 87406.1 Post-District Employment Restrictions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 87408.
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