§ 21075 Membership Termination Requirements

• •If you work for the government and leave your job with less than 10 years of service, you might lose your retirement benefits.
• •This only happens if you haven’t put any of your own money into the retirement fund.
• •If you started working before 1985 and have at least 5 years of service, this rule doesn’t apply to you.

A person works for the state for 8 years but never contributes any of their own money to the retirement fund. They quit their job.

Because they worked less than 10 years and didn’t put any money into the retirement fund, they lose their retirement benefits.