Nothing in this chapter prevents the district from participating in and making all or part of its employees members of the State Employees’ Retirement System by contract entered into between the district and the board of administration of the system under the State Employees’ Retirement Law or from participating in the Federal Social Security Act pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing at Section 13775) of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the district may perform all acts necessary or convenient for such participation.

(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)