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AB 1323: County employees’ retirement: administration: retirement board member compensation for meetings.
What AB 1323 does, verified February 3, 2026
This bill amends a law related to public employees' retirement in California. Currently, county supervisors can provide compensation to certain members of the board of retirement for meetings, with a maximum rate of $100 per meeting. The proposed change allows the board of supervisors to increase this compensation limit by up to 5% each year, following a review of the rate. This change aims to provide more flexibility for the board of retirement in setting its compensation.
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Jan. 06, 2026 | Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R. |
| Jan. 05, 2026 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. Read second time and amended. |
| Apr. 22, 2025 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
Latest bill textAmended version, January 5, 2026 · 523 words
| Amended IN Assembly January 05, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2025 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1323
| Introduced by Assembly Member Chen |
February 21, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 31521 of the Government Code, relating to public employees’ retirement.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1323, as amended, Chen. County employees’ retirement: administration: Orange County. retirement board member compensation for meetings.
Existing law, the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, authorizes counties to establish retirement systems pursuant to its provisions in order to provide pension benefits to county, city, and district employees and their beneficiaries. Existing law sets forth the membership composition for boards of retirement and boards of investment, as specified. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors for counties for which these provisions apply to provide that certain members of these boards shall receive compensation at a rate of not more than $100 for a meeting or for a meeting of a committee authorized by the entire board.
This bill would authorize the board of supervisors to adopt a provision that would authorize the board of retirement to increase the above-described compensation rate to be increased by the board of retirement, for members in Orange County only, to not more than $320 per meeting. limit by an amount not to exceed 5% of the rate for each calendar year following the operative date of the last adjustment.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for Orange County.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 31521 of the Government Code is amended to read:31521.
(a) The board of supervisors may provide that the fourth and fifth members, and in counties having a board consisting of nine members or nine members and an alternate retired member, the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, and alternate retired members, and in counties having a board of investments under Section 31520.2, the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth members of the board of investments, shall receive compensation at a rate of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for a meeting, or for a meeting of a committee authorized by the board, for not more than five meetings per month, together with actual and necessary expenses for all members of the board.(b) The compensation rate limit established by the board of supervisors pursuant to subdivision (a) may be increased by the board of retirement to a rate of not more than three hundred twenty dollars ($320). by an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the rate for each calendar year following the operative date of the last adjustment. This subdivision shall apply only in a county of the second class. not be operative in any county until it is adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances facing Orange County.
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