Retirement: joint powers authorities.
- Authorizes the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency to offer certain pension benefits by April 2026.
- Allows joint powers authorities to maintain existing pension plans for qualifying employees.
- Requires retirement system approval before joint powers authorities can add new employers.
- Preserves pension reform requirements for all new public employees.
Senator Rubio's pension reform legislation expands retirement benefit options for joint powers authorities while maintaining core protections under California's Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). The bill authorizes the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency to offer defined benefit plans from member agencies to certain employees, provided they are hired within 180 days of retirement plan amendments taking effect and are not new members under PEPRA.
The legislation enables joint powers authorities formed after January 1, 2013 to extend pre-existing defined benefit plans to employees of nonfounding member agencies, subject to retirement system approval. These employees must not be new members under PEPRA and must join the authority within 180 days of their agency becoming a member. The bill maintains PEPRA's requirements for new employees, who may only participate in conforming benefit plans.
For the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency specifically, the bill establishes an April 1, 2026 deadline to select and implement a defined benefit formula that was offered by one of its member agencies prior to December 31, 2012. The Legislature's findings cite the agency's unique staffing needs related to flood protection in a historically vulnerable region as justification for these provisions.
 Susan RubioD Senator | Bill Author |  Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0 | 1 | 40 | PASS |
- Authorizes the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency to offer certain pension benefits by April 2026.
- Allows joint powers authorities to maintain existing pension plans for qualifying employees.
- Requires retirement system approval before joint powers authorities can add new employers.
- Preserves pension reform requirements for all new public employees.
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Introduced By
Senator Rubio's pension reform legislation expands retirement benefit options for joint powers authorities while maintaining core protections under California's Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). The bill authorizes the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency to offer defined benefit plans from member agencies to certain employees, provided they are hired within 180 days of retirement plan amendments taking effect and are not new members under PEPRA.
The legislation enables joint powers authorities formed after January 1, 2013 to extend pre-existing defined benefit plans to employees of nonfounding member agencies, subject to retirement system approval. These employees must not be new members under PEPRA and must join the authority within 180 days of their agency becoming a member. The bill maintains PEPRA's requirements for new employees, who may only participate in conforming benefit plans.
For the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency specifically, the bill establishes an April 1, 2026 deadline to select and implement a defined benefit formula that was offered by one of its member agencies prior to December 31, 2012. The Legislature's findings cite the agency's unique staffing needs related to flood protection in a historically vulnerable region as justification for these provisions.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0 | 1 | 40 | PASS |
Susan RubioD Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted |