§ 6141.1

(a) The payment by any member of the annual membership fee, any portion thereof, or any penalty thereon, may be waived by the board as it may provide by rule. The board may require submission of recent federal and state income tax returns and other proof of financial condition as to those members seeking waiver of all or a portion of their fee or penalties on the ground of financial hardship.

(b) The board shall adopt a rule or rules providing that an active member who can demonstrate total gross annual individual income from all sources of less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) shall presumptively qualify for a waiver of 25 percent of the annual membership fee.

(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 341, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2006.)