California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 294 — Public retirement: leave of absence: service credit.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 539, Statutes of 2021.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) establishes the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to state employees and employees of contracting agencies. Existing law requires administration of PERS by the Board of Administration of PERS. Existing law creates the Public Employees' Retirement Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, as a trust fund to be expended for purposes related to the system and its administration, and into which employee contributions are deposited. The Teachers' Retirement Law establishes the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) for the purpose of providing a defined benefit to members of the program. STRS is governed by the Teachers' Retirement Board. Existing law creates the Teachers' Retirement Fund, which is continuously appropriated for specified purposes, and into which employee contributions are deposited. Existing law entitles an elected officer of an employee organization that is on a compensated leave of absence, as specified, for purposes of service with an employee organization to retirement service credit in STRS and PERS if specified conditions are met. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, or the governing board of a community college district, to grant any employee, upon request, a leave of absence without loss of compensation for the purpose of enabling the employee to serve in this manner, as specified. Existing law excepts certain employees from these provisions if they are subject to a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for a leave of absence without loss of compensation for participation in authorized activities as an elected officer or an unelected member of the public employee organization. Existing law limits the maximum amount of the service credit earned during a compensated leave of absence for the purposes described above to 12 years. This bill would remove the 12-year limitation for service credit earned on a compensated leave of absence for purposes of service with an employee organization, as described above. The bill would state that this leave is in addition to any leave to which public employees may be entitled by other laws or by a memorandum of understanding or collective bargaining agreement. The bill, for purposes of provisions relating to community college districts, would apply its provisions retroactively to service as an elected officer in a public employee organization occurring after August 31, 1978, and would prescribe a process and conditions for receiving service credit in this context. The bill would prescribe the rates at which contributions are to be made for certain provisions. The bill would make conforming changes consistent with its retroactive effect and would make technical changes. By increasing contributions into the continuously appropriated Public Employees' Retirement Fund and Teachers' Retirement Fund, the bill would make an appropriation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 539, Statutes of 2021.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 2117.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 14. Page 2408.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (July 7).

  9. June 30 hearing postponed by committee.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

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

  13. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  14. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 1004.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  17. Set for hearing March 22.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 406.) (March 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)

  20. (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)

  21. Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.

  22. Set for hearing March 8.

  23. Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  24. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.

  25. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Leyva · Primary
  • Medina · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Leyva

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Medina

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB294 Leyva et al. Concurrence

Passed 27 Yea · 9 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14504
Democratic 13000
Republican 0400
Total 27904
% of votes cast 68%23%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Kamlager — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Min — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Roth — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Bates — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Borgeas — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Newman — Not Voting
Dodd — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay

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SB 294 Leyva Senate Third Reading By O'Donnell

Passed 58 Yea · 14 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24101
Unaffiliated 33704
Republican 1602
Total 581407
% of votes cast 73%18%0%9%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Frazier — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Chau — Yea
Smith — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Cooley — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Daly — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Not Voting
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6201
Democratic 4001
Republican 0200
Total 10402
% of votes cast 63%25%0%13%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Not Voting
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay

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3rd Reading SB294 Leyva et al.

Passed 29 Yea · 7 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 11002
Unaffiliated 18302
Republican 0400
Total 29704
% of votes cast 73%18%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Min — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Roth — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Newman — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Borgeas — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 294 do?
The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL) establishes the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) for the purpose of providing pension benefits to state employees and employees of contracting agencies. Existing law requires administration of PERS by the Board of Administration of PERS. Existing law creates the Public Employees' Retirement Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, as a trust fund to be expended for purposes related to the system and its administration, and into which employee contributions are deposited. The Teachers' Retirement Law establishes the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) for the purpose of providing a defined benefit to members of the program. STRS is governed by the Teachers' Retirement Board. Existing law creates the Teachers' Retirement Fund, which is continuously appropriated for specified purposes, and into which employee contributions are deposited. Existing law entitles an elected officer of an employee organization that is on a compensated leave of absence, as specified, for purposes of service with an employee organization to retirement service credit in STRS and PERS if specified conditions are met. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, or the governing board of a community college district, to grant any employee, upon request, a leave of absence without loss of compensation for the purpose of enabling the employee to serve in this manner, as specified. Existing law excepts certain employees from these provisions if they are subject to a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for a leave of absence without loss of compensation for participation in authorized activities as an elected officer or an unelected member of the public employee organization. Existing law limits the maximum amount of the service credit earned during a compensated leave of absence for the purposes described above to 12 years. This bill would remove the 12-year limitation for service credit earned on a compensated leave of absence for purposes of service with an employee organization, as described above. The bill would state that this leave is in addition to any leave to which public employees may be entitled by other laws or by a memorandum of understanding or collective bargaining agreement. The bill, for purposes of provisions relating to community college districts, would apply its provisions retroactively to service as an elected officer in a public employee organization occurring after August 31, 1978, and would prescribe a process and conditions for receiving service credit in this context. The bill would prescribe the rates at which contributions are to be made for certain provisions. The bill would make conforming changes consistent with its retroactive effect and would make technical changes. By increasing contributions into the continuously appropriated Public Employees' Retirement Fund and Teachers' Retirement Fund, the bill would make an appropriation.
Who sponsors SB 294?
SB 294 is sponsored by Leyva and Medina.
What is the current status of SB 294?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2021. Enacted.
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