BILL NUMBER: AB 875INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Donnelly FEBRUARY 17, 2011 An act to amend Section 31461 of the Government Code, relating to county retirement. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 875, as introduced, Donnelly. County retirement. The County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 sets forth a comprehensive system of retirement benefits for county and district employees. Existing law defines the term "compensation earnable" for purposes of determining required contributions and benefits. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 31461 of the Government Code is amended to read: 31461. "Compensation earnable" by a member means the average compensation as determined by the board, for the period under consideration upon the basis of the average number of days ordinarily worked by persons in the same grade or class of positions during the period,and at the same rate of pay. The computation for any absence shall be based on the compensation of the position held by the member at the beginning of the absence. Compensation, as defined in Section 31460, that has been deferred shall be deemed "compensation earnable" when earned, rather than when paid.