California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 232 — Teachers' retirement.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 90, Statutes of 2009.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Teachers' Retirement Law establishes certain retirement benefits and procedures for the administration of those benefits to retired public schoolteachers and other persons formerly employed in connection with the schools, as specified. Existing law requires that certain documents relating to benefits under that retirement system be signed, as specified. This bill would require that, for an application or document requiring a signature, that signature be in a form prescribed by the retirement system, including on paper or made by electronic means. Existing law authorizes a retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary to specify that monthly benefit payments be disbursed by direct deposit, direct mail to a financial or other institution, or by mailing to a payment address provided by the retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary. Existing law requires a member or beneficiary to whom a lump-sum payment or benefit is to be disbursed to specify the mailing address for the payment. This bill would apply the above provisions relating to the method of receiving benefit payments and the mailing address for lump-sum payments to a member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary. The bill would provide that a member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary to whom a lump-sum payment or benefit is to be disbursed, and who is receiving payment for an ongoing benefit by electronic funds transfer, may have the lump-sum payment disbursed by electronic funds transfer to the financial institution on file for payment of the ongoing benefit. The bill would require the retirement system to make available an electronic copy of the benefit payment information to any member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary who receives a monthly benefit payment. The bill would also require the retirement system to send a copy of the benefit payment information to any member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary when there is an adjustment in the allowance, or a change in any amount deducted from the allowance. Existing law requires the Teachers' Retirement Board to send a copy of the benefit payment information to any retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary who has payments transmitted by direct deposit or by mail to a financial institution, unless the board has received a written request from that person not to send a copy of the information. This bill would delete the provision that requires the Teachers' Retirement Board to send a copy of the benefit payment information to any retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary who has payments transmitted by direct deposit or by mail to a financial institution. The bill would instead require the board to notify the member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary that he or she has the right to request that a copy of the benefit payment information be mailed. The bill would require the board to send a copy of the benefit payment information if the system has received a written request from that person.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 90, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  5. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1520.)

  6. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 8).

  10. Referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1239.)

  13. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  14. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 22).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 1).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S. Read second time and amended.

  20. Referred to Com. on P.E.,R. & S.S.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Fletcher · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Primary
  • Tran · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Fletcher
  • DeSaulnier
  • Tran

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #11 AB232 Hill

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 232 HILL Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83001
Democratic 5000
Republican 3000
Total 91001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Lieu — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bass — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Not Voting
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Miller — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 232 do?
The Teachers' Retirement Law establishes certain retirement benefits and procedures for the administration of those benefits to retired public schoolteachers and other persons formerly employed in connection with the schools, as specified. Existing law requires that certain documents relating to benefits under that retirement system be signed, as specified. This bill would require that, for an application or document requiring a signature, that signature be in a form prescribed by the retirement system, including on paper or made by electronic means. Existing law authorizes a retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary to specify that monthly benefit payments be disbursed by direct deposit, direct mail to a financial or other institution, or by mailing to a payment address provided by the retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary. Existing law requires a member or beneficiary to whom a lump-sum payment or benefit is to be disbursed to specify the mailing address for the payment. This bill would apply the above provisions relating to the method of receiving benefit payments and the mailing address for lump-sum payments to a member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary. The bill would provide that a member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary to whom a lump-sum payment or benefit is to be disbursed, and who is receiving payment for an ongoing benefit by electronic funds transfer, may have the lump-sum payment disbursed by electronic funds transfer to the financial institution on file for payment of the ongoing benefit. The bill would require the retirement system to make available an electronic copy of the benefit payment information to any member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary who receives a monthly benefit payment. The bill would also require the retirement system to send a copy of the benefit payment information to any member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary when there is an adjustment in the allowance, or a change in any amount deducted from the allowance. Existing law requires the Teachers' Retirement Board to send a copy of the benefit payment information to any retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary who has payments transmitted by direct deposit or by mail to a financial institution, unless the board has received a written request from that person not to send a copy of the information. This bill would delete the provision that requires the Teachers' Retirement Board to send a copy of the benefit payment information to any retired member, disabled member, or beneficiary who has payments transmitted by direct deposit or by mail to a financial institution. The bill would instead require the board to notify the member, nonmember spouse, or beneficiary that he or she has the right to request that a copy of the benefit payment information be mailed. The bill would require the board to send a copy of the benefit payment information if the system has received a written request from that person.
Who sponsors AB 232?
AB 232 is sponsored by Fletcher, DeSaulnier, Hill, and Tran.
What is the current status of AB 232?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 232?
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