“State peace officer/firefighter member” also means:

(a) All persons in the office of the Secretary of State, office of the Controller, and the Public Employees’ Retirement System employed on a full-time permanent basis with the class title of Special Investigator (Class Code 8553), Senior Special Investigator (Class Code 8550), and Investigator Assistant (Class Code 8554) who have been designated as peace officers as defined in Sections 830.2 and 830.3 of the Penal Code.

(b) All persons employed on a full-time permanent basis with the class title of Corporations Investigator (Class Code 8570) or Associate Corporations Investigator (Class Code 8571) who have been designated as peace officers as defined in Sections 830.2 and 830.3 of the Penal Code.

(c) All persons employed on a full-time permanent basis with the class title of Sergeant, State Fair Police (Class Code 1946), State Fair Police Officer (Class Code 1945), Lottery Agent (Class Code 8602), District Representative I and II, Division of Codes and Standards (Class Codes 8960 and 8958), Deputy Registrar of Contractors I and II (Class Codes 8793 and 8792), Polygraph Examiner, California Department of the Youth Authority (Class Code 8542), Community Services Consultant I (Class Code 9717), or Parole Service Associate (Class Code 9776) who have been designated as peace officers as defined in Sections 830.2, 830.3, and 830.5 of the Penal Code.

(d) All persons employed on a full-time permanent basis with the class title of Forester I (Class Code 1054) and Forester II (Class Code 9721).

Any person so designated may elect, within 90 days of notification by the board, to remain subject to the service retirement benefit and the normal rate of contribution applicable prior to the effective date that this section is applicable to the member by filing an irrevocable notice of election with the board. A member who so elects shall be subject to the reduced benefit factors specified in Section 21353 or 21354.1, as applicable, only for service also included in the federal system.

(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 555, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)