§ 31205 Employee Retirement Transfer Payments

Government Code·California

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•If one government group takes over another, the workers from the second group become part of the first group.
•The two groups can make a deal about money for the workers' retirement benefits.
•The second group may pay money to the first group or its retirement fund to cover these benefits.

Example

A small town's fire department is taken over by a bigger city.

The small town and the big city can agree that the small town will pay money to the big city's retirement fund to make sure the firefighters keep their retirement benefits.

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§ 31205 Employee Retirement Transfer Payments

Whenever any public agency having a retirement system takes over and assumes any of the functions of any other public agency, and because of such assumption all or any employees of the second public agency become employees of the first public agency, such agencies, by contract, may agree that the second agency will pay either to the first agency or to the retirement fund of the first agency an amount of money to be agreed upon because of the retirement rights to be granted to such employees. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 753.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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retirement agreement benefits contract employee assumption

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 31205.

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