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TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS 1-32500›DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS 1-32500›PART 13. STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM 22000-25115›CHAPTER 2. Definitions 22100-22177

§ 22121

California Education Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) “Credited service” means service for which the required contributions have been paid and service for which required contributions would have been paid in absence of the limit prescribed by Section 401(a)(17) of Title 26 of the United States Code as described in Section 22317.5.

(b) “Credited service” for members who are subject to the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 means service for which required contributions have been paid and service for which required contributions would have been paid in absence of the limit established by subdivision (d) of Section 22119.3.

(c) “Credited service” for the limited purpose of determining eligibility for benefits pursuant to Section 22134.5, 24203.5, or 24203.6 also includes up to two-tenths of one year of service granted pursuant to Section 22717.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 96, Sec. 5. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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