§ 105171 Retirement System Contract Authority

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law lets a district join a big retirement plan for its workers, but only if the workers' union agrees for those in a union.

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•A district can join a state retirement plan for its workers.
•If workers are in a union, the district needs the union’s okay first.
•This rule has been in place since 2003.

Example

A school district wants to give its teachers a retirement plan from the state.

The district can do this, but first, it must get permission from the teachers' union if the teachers are in one.

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§ 105171 Retirement System Contract Authority

The board may contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or with a retirement system maintained pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and enter all, or any portion, of its employees under either of those systems. Employees of the district in a bargaining unit that is represented by a labor organization shall not be included in the contract except as authorized by a collective bargaining agreement. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 collective bargaining agreement

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 105171.

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