Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:

(a) “Participating employer” means any California public agency, including, but not limited to, any office of the county superintendent of schools, school district, community college district, or public agency defined by Section 20056 that has elected to contract for a tax-preferred retirement savings program for any or all of its employees.

Terms Used In California Government Code 21685

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • 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

(b) “Employer” means any city, county, city and county, district, school district, community college district, county superintendent of schools, and other public authority or body within this state.

(c) “Participant” means any person enrolled in a tax-preferred retirement savings program established by this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 639, Sec. 20. (SB 1139) Effective January 1, 2011.)