(a) Notwithstanding Sections 20035 and 20037, final compensation for a person who is employed by the state for the first time and becomes a state member of the system on or after July 1, 2006, and is represented by State Bargaining Unit 2, means the highest average annual compensation earnable by the member during any consecutive 36-month period preceding the effective date of his or her retirement or the date of his or her last separation from state service if earlier.

(b) This section applies to service credit accrued while a member of State Bargaining Unit 2.

Terms Used In California Government Code 20037.6

  • compensation: means the remuneration paid out of funds controlled by the employer in payment for the member's services performed during normal working hours or for time during which the member is excused from work because of any of the following:

    California Government Code 20630

  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) Former state employees who return to state employment on or after July 1, 2006.

(2) State employees hired prior to July 1, 2006, who were subject to Section 20281.5 during the first 24 months of state employment.

(3) State employees hired prior to July 1, 2006, who become subject to representation by State Bargaining Unit 2 on or after July 1, 2006.

(4) State employees on an approved leave of absence who return to active employment on or after July 1, 2006.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 415, Sec. 12. (AB 2375) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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