Bill > AB1844

This bill modifies the Judges’ Retirement System II to allow judges who elect certain optional retirement payment plans to designate a beneficiary other than their spouse to receive benefits after their death, while still respecting the spouse's community property rights. The bill also expands eligibility for survivor benefits, allowing a designated beneficiary to receive these benefits in place of a surviving spouse in various scenarios, including when a judge dies in office and meets certain age and service requirements, and removes a previous 20-year service requirement for this specific benefit. Additionally, the bill clarifies that a judge can designate a beneficiary at any time, subject to community property laws and board rules, and makes conforming changes to ensure that the term "surviving spouse" is replaced with "designated beneficiary" where appropriate throughout the relevant sections of the law.

Labor and Employment

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