(a) “Member” means an employee who has qualified for membership in this system and on whose behalf an employer has become obligated to pay contributions.

(b) “State member” includes:

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  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(1) State miscellaneous members.

(2) University members.

(3) Patrol members.

(4) State safety members.

(5) State industrial members.

(6) State peace officer/firefighter members.

(7) National Guard members as defined in Section 20380.5.

(c) “Local member” includes:

(1) Local miscellaneous members.

(2) Local safety members.

(d) “School member” includes all employees within the jurisdiction of a school employer, other than local police officers, school safety members and members included in a risk pool.

(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 355, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2008.)