County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees.
- Requires counties to include non-excludable employees in retirement system membership.
- Applies statewide to all cities and counties, including charter jurisdictions.
- Defines excludable positions as those allowed to be excluded under existing retirement rules.
- Provides no new funding and could raise employer contributions and admin costs.
Senator Grayson’s proposal would require counties and districts with retirement systems under CERL to enroll every employee who is not considered excludable, effectively placing non-excludable positions into CERL membership and framing the change as declaratory of existing law that applies across the state, including charter cities and charter counties.
The measure would add a Government Code provision stating that a county or district shall not exclude from CERL membership any employee, group, or classification that is not excludable. Excludable status remains limited to categories defined by existing rules, as determined by the retirement board, such as temporary, seasonal, intermittent, or part-time positions, or other exclusions specified in current provisions. The bill emphasizes statewide applicability and does not include a new appropriation.
Implementation would involve CERL governance bodies and local employers reviewing current classifications to identify non-excludable groups and enrolling them accordingly, with coordination across jurisdictions including chartered ones. The text provides no operative date or transitional provisions, so the effective timing would follow general statutory rules. Stakeholders include local government employers, retirement boards, employee associations and workers affected by membership changes, and taxpayers funding CERL programs.
 Tim GraysonD Senator | Bill Author |  Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | 2 | 40 | PASS |
- Requires counties to include non-excludable employees in retirement system membership.
- Applies statewide to all cities and counties, including charter jurisdictions.
- Defines excludable positions as those allowed to be excluded under existing retirement rules.
- Provides no new funding and could raise employer contributions and admin costs.
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Introduced By
Senator Grayson’s proposal would require counties and districts with retirement systems under CERL to enroll every employee who is not considered excludable, effectively placing non-excludable positions into CERL membership and framing the change as declaratory of existing law that applies across the state, including charter cities and charter counties.
The measure would add a Government Code provision stating that a county or district shall not exclude from CERL membership any employee, group, or classification that is not excludable. Excludable status remains limited to categories defined by existing rules, as determined by the retirement board, such as temporary, seasonal, intermittent, or part-time positions, or other exclusions specified in current provisions. The bill emphasizes statewide applicability and does not include a new appropriation.
Implementation would involve CERL governance bodies and local employers reviewing current classifications to identify non-excludable groups and enrolling them accordingly, with coordination across jurisdictions including chartered ones. The text provides no operative date or transitional provisions, so the effective timing would follow general statutory rules. Stakeholders include local government employers, retirement boards, employee associations and workers affected by membership changes, and taxpayers funding CERL programs.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | 2 | 40 | PASS |
Tim GraysonD Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted |