§ 21117 Partial Service Retirement Eligibility

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•Some state workers can choose to retire a little bit at a time instead of all at once.
•They have to fill out a form to ask for this.
•They must be old enough to retire normally, as decided by the rules.

Example

A state worker who is 65 years old wants to work less but not fully retire.

If they fill out the right form and meet the age rules, they can start retiring slowly while still working some.

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§ 21117 Partial Service Retirement Eligibility

A state miscellaneous member or industrial member, other than a university member, shall be partially retired for service upon his or her written application to the board if he or she has elected to participate in partial service retirement pursuant to Article 1.7 (commencing with Section 19996.30) of Chapter 7 of Part 2.6, and has attained the applicable normal retirement age as prescribed by regulations of the board. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 130, Sec. 26. (AB 966) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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state miscellaneous member industrial member partial service retirement Article 1.7 normal retirement age

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21117.

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