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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 11Art. 2§ 20936 Prior Service Credit Rules

§ 20936 Prior Service Credit Rules

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§ 20936 Prior Service Credit Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •If you worked for a government agency before, and that agency or its job gets taken over by another agency, you can get credit for your past work time.
  • •The new agency has to figure out how much this will cost them every year and tell everyone about it in a public meeting at least two weeks before they decide to follow this rule.
  • •This rule doesn’t start right away for a new agency. They have to choose to follow it by making a contract or changing their current contract.

Example

A city worker named Jane worked for the City Parks Department for 5 years. Then, the county took over the parks, and Jane started working for the county instead.

Jane can get credit for the 5 years she worked for the city because the county took over the parks. The county has to calculate how much this will cost them each year and share this info in a public meeting before they decide to follow this rule.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 20936 Prior Service Credit Rules

Credit for prior service shall be granted to each local member who rendered service to a public agency if that agency or a function of that agency is assumed by a contracting agency or a public agency that thereafter becomes a contracting agency. The future annual costs incurred pursuant to this section shall be determined in the manner prescribed for actuarial investigations and valuations in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20460) of Chapter 5 and shall be made public at a public meeting at least two weeks prior to the election by a public agency to be subject to this section. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the employees of any contracting agency until the agency elects to be subject to this section by contract or by amendment to its contract made in the manner prescribed for approval of contracts. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

credit for prior servicecontracting agencyactuarial investigationspublic meeting

Related Statutes

  • § 20938 Prior Service Credit Rules
  • § 20933 Prior Service Credit Eligibility
  • § 20934 Prior Service Credit Rules
  • § 20937 Prior Service Credit Benefits
  • § 19771 Military Leave For Employees

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 20936.
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