republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20152016/ab-991.md

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Bill	State teachers' retirement.	Existing law, the Teachers' Retirement Law, establishes the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers' Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. STRS is governed by the Teachers' Retirement Board. Existing law defines credited service for these purposes as service from which required contributions have been paid. Existing law permits the board to amend the plan to dispense with payment for amounts less than $10. Existing law permits specified employers participating in STRS, if it is in the best interests of the school district or office of education, to grant an additional 2 years of service credit in order to encourage retirement, if specified conditions are met. Existing law authorizes specified payments made pursuant to the Teachers' Retirement Law, including disability retirement benefits and compensation for postretirement activities, to be reduced if they are in excess of specified limits. Existing law permits members retired for disability or service from STRS to perform member activities without reinstatement into the system if certain conditions are met. Existing law prescribes different retirement allowance formulations for members who retire after reinstating from retirement depending on the circumstances of their service after reinstatement, and whether they return to employment subject to the Defined Benefit Program, among other factors.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20152016	AB 991	California AB 991 (20152016)	bill	State teachers' retirement.	enacted	Committee on Public Employees, Retirement, and Social Security	5	19	7	2015-02-26	2015-07-16	openstates	ocd-bill/1269dcc6-2730-498b-a560-053fcb96c1d3	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB991	ec68116a53c1f1b8765d0a359a478e6d1e0936692374ba921e9fb5625d3e58f7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 991 (20152016) — State teachers' retirement.

Existing law, the Teachers' Retirement Law, establishes the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers' Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, credited service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. STRS is governed by the Teachers' Retirement Board. Existing law defines credited service for these purposes as service from which required contributions have been paid. Existing law permits the board to amend the plan to dispense with payment for amounts less than $10. Existing law permits specified employers participating in STRS, if it is in the best interests of the school district or office of education, to grant an additional 2 years of service credit in order to encourage retirement, if specified conditions are met. Existing law authorizes specified payments made pursuant to the Teachers' Retirement Law, including disability retirement benefits and compensation for postretirement activities, to be reduced if they are in excess of specified limits. Existing law permits members retired for disability or service from STRS to perform member activities without reinstatement into the system if certain conditions are met. Existing law prescribes different retirement allowance formulations for members who retire after reinstating from retirement depending on the circumstances of their service after reinstatement, and whether they return to employment subject to the Defined Benefit Program, among other factors.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 02/26/15 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 06/01/15 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 07/16/15 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
4. AB991 (committee substitute) — source
5. 07/07/15 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• AB 991 P.E., R. & S.S. Concurrence in Senate Amendments By BONTA — 77–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading AB991 Committee on Public Employees, Retirement, and Social Security — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
• AB 991 P.E., R. & S.S. Consent Calendar Second Day — 78–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Committee on Public Employees, Retirement, and Social Security — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2015-02-26 Read first time. To print. reading-1
• 2015-02-27 From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
• 2015-03-16 Referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. referral-committee
• 2015-04-08 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-04-15 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-04-16 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
• 2015-04-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1109.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2015-04-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2015-05-07 Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
• 2015-06-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2015-06-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-06-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2015-06-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1664.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2015-06-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2015-07-02 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2226.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2015-07-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
• 2015-07-16 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2015-07-16 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 123, Statutes of 2015.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1269dcc6-2730-498b-a560-053fcb96c1d3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).