§ 102431 Employee Retirement Contract Authority

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law lets a board decide to give its workers retirement benefits through a big state system, but only if the workers' union agrees.

Key Takeaways

•The board can choose to give workers retirement benefits through the state system.
•If workers are in a union, the union must agree first.
•This rule has been around since 1971.

Example

A school district wants to give its teachers retirement benefits through the state system.

The district can only do this if the teachers' union says it's okay in their contract.

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§ 102431 Employee Retirement Contract Authority

The board may contract with the board of administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and enter all or any portion of its employees under such system, provided, that no employees of the district in a bargaining unit which is represented by a labor organization shall be included in such contract except as authorized by a collective bargaining agreement. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

Public Employees’ Retirement System collective bargaining agreement bargaining unit labor organization

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 102431.

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