(a) “Annuity,” with respect to the Defined Benefit Program, means payments for life derived from the “accumulated annuity deposit contributions” of a member.

(b) “Annuity,” with respect to the Defined Benefit Supplement Program, means an alternative payment arrangement wherein a benefit based on the balance of credits in a member’s Defined Benefit Supplement account is paid monthly rather than in a lump-sum.

Terms Used In California Education Code 22105

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 74, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)