Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $584 Million from the general fund to supplement the state's appropriation to the public employees' retirement fund.

Highlights:

• Expands the definition of “employee,” for determining eligibility for nonindustrial disability benefits for state employees, to include state officers or employees appointed to a career executive assignment effective October 1, 2025 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that employees newly eligible for disability benefits under the previous paragraph must file a claim within 41 days of the effective date of this provision (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $584 million from the General Fund to supplement the state’s appropriation to the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund, and specifies that this appropriation represents a portion of the amount identified in the Budget Act of 2025 (Sec. 2).

• Requires the supplemental payment to the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund to be divided among state employee member categories, in the following maximum amounts (Sec. 2):

• $273,983,000 to the state miscellaneous member category;

• $16,164,000 to the state industrial member category;

• $32,150,000 to the state safety member category; and

• $261,703,000 to the state peace officer/firefighter member category.

• Expands the lead standard regulations taken into effect December 31, 2024 to include any work performed under a construction contract or subcontract on the Golden Gate Bridge for the Suspension Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Sec. 6).

• Specifies that this Act does not require reimbursement for local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state (Sec. 9).

• Specifies that this Act takes effect immediately upon passage (Sec. 10).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $584 Million from the general fund to supplement the state's appropriation to the public employees' retirement fund.

Highlights:

• Expands the definition of “employee,” for determining eligibility for nonindustrial disability benefits for state employees, to include state officers or employees appointed to a career executive assignment effective October 1, 2025 (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that employees newly eligible for disability benefits under the previous paragraph must file a claim within 41 days of the effective date of this provision (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $584 million from the General Fund to supplement the state’s appropriation to the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund, and specifies that this appropriation represents a portion of the amount identified in the Budget Act of 2025 (Sec. 2).

• Requires the supplemental payment to the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund to be divided among state employee member categories, in the following maximum amounts (Sec. 2):

• $273,983,000 to the state miscellaneous member category;

• $16,164,000 to the state industrial member category;

• $32,150,000 to the state safety member category; and

• $261,703,000 to the state peace officer/firefighter member category.

• Expands the lead standard regulations taken into effect December 31, 2024 to include any work performed under a construction contract or subcontract on the Golden Gate Bridge for the Suspension Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Sec. 6).

• Specifies that this Act does not require reimbursement for local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state (Sec. 9).

• Specifies that this Act takes effect immediately upon passage (Sec. 10).

Full Bill Text