California Senate Bill SB216 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 216INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Beall FEBRUARY 11, 2013 An act to amend Section 31451 of the Government Code, relating to county employees' retirement. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 216, as introduced, Beall. County employees' retirement. The County Employees Retirement Act of 1937 prescribes the rights, benefits, and duties of members of the retirement systems established pursuant to its provisions. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to a provision of the County Employees' Retirement law. 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 31451 of the Government Code is amended to read: 31451. The purpose of this chapter is to recognize a public obligation to county and district employees who become incapacitated by age or long service in public employment and its accompanying physical disabilities  ,  by  making provision   providing  for retirement compensation and death benefit as additional elements of compensation for future services  ,  and to provide a means by which public employees who become incapacitated may be replaced by more capable employees to the betterment of the public service  ,  without prejudice and without inflicting  a  hardship upon the employees removed.