§ 25331 District Employee Retirement Benefits

Public Utilities Code·California

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•The board decides who gets benefits and how much they get.
•If someone who used to work for the district gets elected to the board, they don’t get retirement benefits for their time on the board.

Example

A teacher quits and later gets elected to the school board.

The teacher won’t get retirement benefits for their time serving on the board, even if they got benefits when they were teaching.

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§ 25331 District Employee Retirement Benefits

(a) The board may prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the officers and employees of the district or their beneficiaries shall be entitled to benefits and the amounts of the benefits. (b) If a former employee is elected as a board member, the retirement system shall not apply to their service on the board. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 200, Sec. 14. (AB 784) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 25331.

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