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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 1Pt. 14Ch. 10§ 26911 Disability Annuity Reemployment Rules

§ 26911 Disability Annuity Reemployment Rules

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§ 26911 Disability Annuity Reemployment Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •If you get a disability pension and then go back to work in a job that counts toward your retirement, your disability pension stops.
  • •The money from your stopped pension gets put back into your retirement account, like it was never taken out.
  • •This rule started on January 1, 2014.

Example

Imagine you hurt your back at work and start getting a disability pension. Later, you feel better and go back to work at the same job.

As soon as you start working again, your disability pension stops. The money you were getting as a pension goes back into your retirement savings, like you never took it.

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§ 26911 Disability Annuity Reemployment Rules

If a participant who is receiving a disability annuity under this part becomes reemployed to perform creditable service subject to coverage by the Cash Balance Benefit Program or the Defined Benefit Program, the disability annuity shall be terminated. The participant’s employee account and employer account shall be credited with the actuarial equivalent of the participant’s annuity as of the date of reemployment and the Annuitant Reserve shall be reduced by the amount credited to those accounts. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 558, Sec. 55. (AB 1379) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

disability annuityreemployedCash Balance Benefit ProgramDefined Benefit Programactuarial equivalentAnnuitant Reserve

Related Statutes

  • § 22503 Substitute Teacher Program Membership
  • § 26903 Disability Service Termination Rule
  • § 22500 Teachers' Retirement Membership
  • § 22501 Mandatory School District Membership
  • § 22502 Part-Time School Employee Membership

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 26911.
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