The board shall establish and maintain a segregated account within the retirement fund to be known as the Annuitant Reserve and the board shall have sole authority over the reserve. The Annuitant Reserve shall be used for the payment of annuities under the Defined Benefit Supplement Program. The board shall transfer the balance of credits in a member’s accumulated Defined Benefit Supplement account to the reserve when a benefit is to be paid as an annuity.

(Amended (as added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 74) by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1021, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Terms Used In California Education Code 25002

  • 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.