Section 583 - Election of Survivor CoverageAn election of 1959 survivor allowance coverage as provided for by Section 21577 of the Government Code shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Notice of right to elect 1959 survivor coverage shall be provided by the System to contracting agencies subject to Chapter 9, Article 6 of the Government Code. It shall be the contracting agency's responsibility to notify eligible members of their right to elect hereunder.(2) Eligible members who are employees of a contracting agency on the date such agency becomes subject to Government Code Section 21577 shall have the right to elect 1959 survivor allowance coverage. Such election must be made prior to or within 30 days of the effective date of the contracting agency's amendment to become subject to Section 21577.
(3) Members who are employees of a contracting agency on the date such agency becomes subject to Government Code Section 21577, and who elected not to be covered during the initial election period, shall have a second right of election within a three-month period beginning nine months following the effective date of the agency's contract for such coverage.(4) To be valid, elections may be made only by the member personally in writing in the format prescribed by the Executive Officer and must be received at an office of the Board within the prescribed time periods. A member's failure to submit a valid election will be deemed an election to not be covered by the 1959 survivor allowance.(5) A contracting agency's election to be subject to Government Code Section 21572 in lieu of Government Code Section 21571 shall not create a new right of election by employees of that agency.(6) A member's effective date of coverage shall be (a) the date a valid election is received by the Board, during the first election period; or (b) the date which is one year following the effective date of the agency's contract for such coverage with respect to valid elections during the second election period; or (c) the date of membership for members entering employment after the date of the agency's contract for such coverage.(7) Contributions for a member so electing shall begin in the pay period during which coverage becomes effective.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 583
1. New section filed 10-22-69 as an emergency; designated effective 11-10-69 (Register 69, No. 43).
2. Certificate of Compliance--Section 11422.1, Gov. Code, filed 12-30-69 (Register 70, No. 1).
3. Amendment filed 4-30-74 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 74, No. 18).
4. Amendment filed 9-6-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 36).
5. Repealer and new section filed 6-11-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 24).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph, subsections (2)-(3) and (5) and NOTE filed 9-22-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 38). Note: Authority cited: Sections 20120- 20124, Government Code. Reference: Sections 21571, 21572, 21576, 21577 and 21583, Government Code.
1. New section filed 10-22-69 as an emergency; designated effective 11-10-69 (Register 69, No. 43).
2. Certificate of Compliance -Section 11422.1, Gov. Code, filed 12-30-69 (Register 70, No. 1).
3. Amendment filed 4-30-74 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 74, No. 18).
4. Amendment filed 9-6-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 36).
5. Repealer and new section filed 6-11-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 24).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph, subsections (2)-(3) and (5) and Note filed 9-22-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 38).