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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 4Pt. 3Ch. 3Art. 1§ 31454 Pension Contribution Rate Adjustments

§ 31454 Pension Contribution Rate Adjustments

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§ 31454 Pension Contribution Rate Adjustments

Key Takeaways

  • •The county leaders must adjust money rates (like interest and contributions) for pensions within 90 days of the new fiscal year.
  • •They must follow the pension board's suggestions but cannot cut the benefits people already get.
  • •If a district in the county isn't run by the county leaders, its own leaders must adjust their money rates the same way.
  • •The county leaders must vote to make this rule apply to their county first.

Example

Imagine your town has a pension plan for workers like teachers or firefighters. Every year, the town leaders get advice from a pension board on how much money workers and the town should put into the pension fund.

The town leaders have 90 days after the new budget year starts to change how much money everyone puts in. They have to follow the pension board's advice but can't make the pension benefits smaller for the workers. If a school district in the town manages its own money, its leaders have to do the same thing—but only if the town leaders voted to make this rule apply to them.

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§ 31454 Pension Contribution Rate Adjustments

(a) The board of supervisors shall, not later than 90 days after the beginning of the immediately succeeding fiscal year, adjust the rates of interest, the rates of contributions of members, and county and district appropriations in accordance with the recommendations of the board, but shall not fix them in amounts that reduce the individual benefits provided in this chapter or the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013. (b) (1) The governing body of a district within the county system that is not governed by the board of supervisors shall, not later than 90 days after the beginning of the immediately succeeding fiscal year, adjust the rates of contributions of district members and in district appropriations in accordance with the recommendations of the board, but shall not fix them in amounts that reduce the individual benefits provided in this chapter or the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013. (2) This subdivision shall not be operative in any county until the board of supervisors, by resolution adopted by majority vote, makes the provision applicable in that county. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 247, Sec. 4. (AB 1380) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

resolutionbenefitspensionemployeeaccordancecontributionmajority

Related Statutes

  • § 31462.1 Final Compensation Calculation Rules
  • § 31470.13 Hazardous Materials Employee Eligibility
  • § 31486 County Optional Retirement Plan
  • § 31496 County Optional Retirement Plan
  • § 31452 Pension Benefits Tax Exemption

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 31454.
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