(a) Notwithstanding Section 20407, any person designated as a state safety member pursuant to Section 20407 who elected to remain subject to the miscellaneous service retirement benefit and contribution rate as provided in that section may elect instead to be subject to the state safety service retirement benefit and contribution rate.
(b) This section shall apply to those officers and employees of the State Department of State Hospitals described in Section 20407 who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 18 and who became safety members effective January 1, 1998, when the Napa State Hospital and the Metropolitan State Hospital were designated as forensic facilities.
(c) This section shall also apply to any member who is excluded from the definition of state employee in subdivision (c) of Section 3513 and who is directly associated with employees represented by State Bargaining Unit 18.
(d) The election provided under this section shall be filed with the board by the member within 90 days after notification by the board that the member has the right to elect to be subject to the state safety member service retirement formula and contribution rates. If the election is not made by the member, he or she shall remain subject to the miscellaneous service retirement benefit and contribution rate.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 28. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012.)
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