DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS 7900-7914›PART 1. GENERAL 36501-36525›CHAPTER 2. Sales and Leases 52201-52203›ARTICLE 1.5. Pension Trusts 53215-53224

§ 53222.5

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

If a local legislative body establishes a pension trust pursuant to this article that provides for disability retirement or has established reciprocity with a retirement system that provides for disability retirement, the legislative body of the local agency, in determining whether a member is eligible to retire for disability, shall make a determination on the basis of competent medical opinion and shall not use disability retirement as a substitute for the disciplinary process.

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 370, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)

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