BILL NUMBER: SB 872INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Walters FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to amend Section 22009 of the Government Code, relating to public employees' retirement. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 872, as introduced, Walters. Public employees' retirement: social security. The Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System is required, upon application by a public agency, as defined, to execute an agreement with the federal government for the coverage of the public employees of the agency under the federal Social Security Act in conformity with specified regulations. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to the provision of law that defines those entities that constitute a "public agency" that is eligible to execute an agreement for coverage under the federal Social Security Act. 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 22009 of the Government Code is amended to read: 22009. "Public agency" means the state, any city, county, city and county, district, municipal or public corporation or any instrumentality thereof, orboards and committeesa board or committee established under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) or 2 (commencing with Section 59501) of Part 1 of Division 21 of the Food and Agricultural Code, Chapter 754 of the Statutes of 1933, as amended, or Chapter 307 of the Statutes of 1935, as amended, the employees of which constitute one or more coverage groups or retirement system coverage groups.