CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1020Introduced by Assembly Member GraysonFebruary 15, 2023 An act to amend Section 31720.5 of the Government Code, relating to county employees retirement. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1020, as introduced, Grayson. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937.Existing law, the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, prescribes the rights, benefits, and duties of members of the retirement systems established pursuant to its provisions. Existing law requires, if a safety member, a firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed 5 years or more of service develops heart trouble, that the heart trouble be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 31720.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:31720.5. (a) If a safety member, a fireman firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200) or both or under this retirement system or under the State Employees Retirement System or under a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, and develops heart trouble, that heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. That heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to such development or manifestation.(b) The presumption described in subdivision (a) is rebuttable by other evidence. Unless so rebutted, the board is bound to find in accordance with the presumption.(c) As used in this section, fireman firefighter member includes a member engaged in active fire suppression who is not classified as a safety member.(d) As used in this section, member in active law enforcement includes a member engaged in active law enforcement who is not classified as a safety member.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1020Introduced by Assembly Member GraysonFebruary 15, 2023 An act to amend Section 31720.5 of the Government Code, relating to county employees retirement. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1020, as introduced, Grayson. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937.Existing law, the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, prescribes the rights, benefits, and duties of members of the retirement systems established pursuant to its provisions. Existing law requires, if a safety member, a firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed 5 years or more of service develops heart trouble, that the heart trouble be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1020
Introduced by Assembly Member GraysonFebruary 15, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Grayson
February 15, 2023
An act to amend Section 31720.5 of the Government Code, relating to county employees retirement.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1020, as introduced, Grayson. County Employees Retirement Law of 1937.
Existing law, the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, prescribes the rights, benefits, and duties of members of the retirement systems established pursuant to its provisions. Existing law requires, if a safety member, a firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed 5 years or more of service develops heart trouble, that the heart trouble be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law, the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, prescribes the rights, benefits, and duties of members of the retirement systems established pursuant to its provisions. Existing law requires, if a safety member, a firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed 5 years or more of service develops heart trouble, that the heart trouble be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 31720.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:31720.5. (a) If a safety member, a fireman firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200) or both or under this retirement system or under the State Employees Retirement System or under a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, and develops heart trouble, that heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. That heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to such development or manifestation.(b) The presumption described in subdivision (a) is rebuttable by other evidence. Unless so rebutted, the board is bound to find in accordance with the presumption.(c) As used in this section, fireman firefighter member includes a member engaged in active fire suppression who is not classified as a safety member.(d) As used in this section, member in active law enforcement includes a member engaged in active law enforcement who is not classified as a safety member.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 31720.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:31720.5. (a) If a safety member, a fireman firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200) or both or under this retirement system or under the State Employees Retirement System or under a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, and develops heart trouble, that heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. That heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to such development or manifestation.(b) The presumption described in subdivision (a) is rebuttable by other evidence. Unless so rebutted, the board is bound to find in accordance with the presumption.(c) As used in this section, fireman firefighter member includes a member engaged in active fire suppression who is not classified as a safety member.(d) As used in this section, member in active law enforcement includes a member engaged in active law enforcement who is not classified as a safety member.
SECTION 1. Section 31720.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
31720.5. (a) If a safety member, a fireman firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200) or both or under this retirement system or under the State Employees Retirement System or under a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, and develops heart trouble, that heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. That heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to such development or manifestation.(b) The presumption described in subdivision (a) is rebuttable by other evidence. Unless so rebutted, the board is bound to find in accordance with the presumption.(c) As used in this section, fireman firefighter member includes a member engaged in active fire suppression who is not classified as a safety member.(d) As used in this section, member in active law enforcement includes a member engaged in active law enforcement who is not classified as a safety member.
31720.5. (a) If a safety member, a fireman firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200) or both or under this retirement system or under the State Employees Retirement System or under a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, and develops heart trouble, that heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. That heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to such development or manifestation.(b) The presumption described in subdivision (a) is rebuttable by other evidence. Unless so rebutted, the board is bound to find in accordance with the presumption.(c) As used in this section, fireman firefighter member includes a member engaged in active fire suppression who is not classified as a safety member.(d) As used in this section, member in active law enforcement includes a member engaged in active law enforcement who is not classified as a safety member.
31720.5. (a) If a safety member, a fireman firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200) or both or under this retirement system or under the State Employees Retirement System or under a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, and develops heart trouble, that heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. That heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to such development or manifestation.(b) The presumption described in subdivision (a) is rebuttable by other evidence. Unless so rebutted, the board is bound to find in accordance with the presumption.(c) As used in this section, fireman firefighter member includes a member engaged in active fire suppression who is not classified as a safety member.(d) As used in this section, member in active law enforcement includes a member engaged in active law enforcement who is not classified as a safety member.
31720.5. (a) If a safety member, a fireman firefighter member, or a member in active law enforcement who has completed five years or more of service under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 31900) or under a pension system established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 32200) or both or under this retirement system or under the State Employees Retirement System or under a retirement system established under this chapter in another county, and develops heart trouble, that heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. That heart trouble developing or manifesting itself in those cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to such development or manifestation.
(b) The presumption described in subdivision (a) is rebuttable by other evidence. Unless so rebutted, the board is bound to find in accordance with the presumption.
(c) As used in this section, fireman firefighter member includes a member engaged in active fire suppression who is not classified as a safety member.
(d) As used in this section, member in active law enforcement includes a member engaged in active law enforcement who is not classified as a safety member.