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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 13Art. 3§ 21319 Retirement Allowance Increase

§ 21319 Retirement Allowance Increase

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§ 21319 Retirement Allowance Increase

Key Takeaways

  • •If you retired before July 1, 1971, or retired, came back to work, and retired again after that date, your monthly retirement pay gets a 15% boost.
  • •This extra 15% starts when your employer signs up for this rule and lasts until the next April 1st.
  • •After that, your retirement pay will keep getting yearly increases based on this new, higher amount.
  • •This rule only applies if your employer chose to follow it before December 31, 2001.

Example

Imagine you retired in 1970 and get $1,000 every month. Your old job decides to use this rule in October 2023.

Your monthly pay jumps to $1,150 (15% more) starting in October 2023. You keep getting $1,150 until April 1, 2024. After that, any yearly increases will be based on $1,150, not the old $1,000.

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

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§ 21319 Retirement Allowance Increase

(a) In addition to the increase of allowance authorized by and granted pursuant to Section 21313 and notwithstanding the limitation in subdivision (b) of Section 21329, any monthly allowance computed under or limited by a retirement formula applicable to local miscellaneous members who retired prior to July 1, 1971, or to local miscellaneous members who so retired and then were reinstated from retirement and retired again after July 1, 1971, and whose allowance is based upon such a formula and paid with respect to a local miscellaneous member whose retirement or whose initial retirement or death before retirement occurred prior to July 1, 1971, shall be increased by 15 percent. The percentage shall be applied to the allowance payable on the date this section becomes applicable to the contracting agency and the allowance as so increased shall be paid for time on and after that date and until the first day of April immediately following the date of the application. The base allowance shall be increased by the same percentage for annual adjustments beginning with the adjustment effective for time commencing with that annual adjustment. (b) This section shall apply only to the portion of the allowance that is based on service in employment with the employer electing to be subject to this section. (c) This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the employees of any contracting agency unless that agency elected to be subject to the provisions of this section in its contract with the board on or before December 31, 2001. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 793, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2002.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

monthly allowancelocal miscellaneous members15 percent increasecontracting agencyDecember 31, 2001

Related Statutes

  • § 21327 Retirement Allowance Percentage Increase
  • § 21322 Contracting Agency Deadline
  • § 21325 Early Retiree Allowance Increase
  • § 21326 Pre-1974 Retirement Allowance Increase
  • § 21328 Retroactive Pension Allowance Increase

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21319.
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