(a) Upon attaining the age of 50 years or more, the combined current and prior service pension for a state peace officer/firefighter member described in subdivision (c) who retires or dies on or after January 1, 2004, is a pension derived from the contributions of the employer sufficient when added to the service retirement annuity that is derived from the accumulated normal contributions of the member at the date of his or her retirement to equal 3 percent of his or her final compensation at retirement, multiplied by the number of years of state peace officer/firefighter service, as defined in subdivision (d), subject to this section with which he or she is credited at retirement.
(b) For state peace officer/firefighter members, with respect to service for all state employers under this section, the current service pension and the combined current and prior service pension under this section may not exceed an amount that, when added to the service retirement annuity related to that service, equals 90 percent of final compensation. If the pension relates to service to more than one employer and would otherwise exceed that maximum, the pension payable with respect to each employer shall be reduced in the same proportion as the allowance based on service to that employer bears to the total allowance computed as though there were no limit, so that the total of the pensions shall equal the maximum.
(c) (1) This section shall apply to state peace officer/firefighter members under this part who, on or after January 1, 2004, are employed by the state and are members of State Bargaining Unit 7.
(2) This section may also apply to state peace officer/firefighter members in managerial, supervisory, or confidential positions that are related to the members described in paragraph (1) and to officers or employees of the executive branch of state government who are not members of the civil service and who are in positions that are related to the members described in paragraph (1), if the Department of Human Resources has approved their inclusion in writing to the board.
(d) (1) For purposes of this section, “state peace officer/firefighter service” means service performed by a state peace officer/firefighter member while a member of State Bargaining Unit 7.
(2) That service may include state peace officer/firefighter service in managerial, supervisory, or confidential positions that are related to the members described in paragraph (1) or as officers or employees of the executive branch of state government who are not members of the civil service and who are in positions that are related to the members described in paragraph (1), provided the Department of Human Resources has approved their inclusion in writing to the board.
(e) This section shall supersede Section 21363 or 21363.1, whichever is applicable, with respect to state peace officer/firefighter members subject to this section and state peace officer/firefighter service as defined herein.
(f) The Legislature reserves, with respect to any member subject to this section, the right to provide for the adjustment of industrial disability retirement allowances because of earnings of a retired person and modification of the conditions and qualifications required for retirement for disability as it may find appropriate because of the earlier ages of service retirement made possible by the benefits under this section.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 3517.8, or any provision of an expired memorandum of understanding, or any other provision of this section, this section shall not apply to a state peace officer/firefighter member who is employed by the state for the first time and becomes a state peace officer/firefighter member of the system on or after January 15, 2011, and is represented by State Bargaining Unit 7. With respect to related state peace officer/firefighter members in managerial, supervisory, or confidential positions and officers or employees of the executive branch of state government who are not members of the civil service, the Director of Human Resources may exercise his or her discretion whether to approve their status in writing to the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 139. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)