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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 12Art. 2§ 21077 Combined Retirement Allowance Calculation

§ 21077 Combined Retirement Allowance Calculation

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§ 21077 Combined Retirement Allowance Calculation

Key Takeaways

  • •This law is about how some state workers get their retirement money calculated.
  • •It mixes two different ways of calculating retirement money for these workers.
  • •If you were in the National Guard, this law doesn’t apply to you.

Example

A state worker named John retires after working for 20 years. For the first 10 years, his retirement money was calculated one way (First Tier), and for the last 10 years, it was calculated another way (Second Tier).

John’s total retirement money will be the sum of the money calculated from the first 10 years (using the First Tier formula) plus the money calculated from the last 10 years (using the Second Tier formula).

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

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§ 21077 Combined Retirement Allowance Calculation

(a) The service retirement allowance for a state miscellaneous or state industrial member who elects to be subject to this section shall be: the sum of the allowance for service rendered under the Second Tier retirement formula, computed pursuant to Section 21076, added to the allowance for service rendered as a state miscellaneous or state industrial member covered under the First Tier formula, computed pursuant to Section 21353 or 21354.1, as applicable. (b) This section shall not apply to a National Guard member. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 355, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2008.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

service retirement allowancestate miscellaneous or state industrial memberSecond Tier retirement formulaFirst Tier formulaNational Guard member

Related Statutes

  • § 21076 State Retirement Allowance Calculation
  • § 21076.5 Pension Allowance Calculation
  • § 21070.7 National Guard Service Exemption
  • § 21070 State Employee Benefit Options
  • § 21070.5 State Employee Retirement Benefits

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21077.
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