{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"20035.5","citation":"Gov. Code, § 20035.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5"},{"name":"PART 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM [20000. - 21716.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [20000. - 20085.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Definitions [20010. - 20071.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-3/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.   (AB 2375)   Effective January 1, 2017.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>Notwithstanding Section <a href=\"/gov/20037\">20037</a>, “final compensation” for the purposes of determining any pension or benefit with respect to a school member who retires or dies on or after January 1, 2000, and with respect to benefits based on service with a school employer, means the highest annual compensation that was earnable by the school member during any consecutive 12-month period of employment preceding the effective date of his or her retirement or the date of his or her last separation from service if earlier.</p>","text":"Notwithstanding Section 20037, “final compensation” for the purposes of determining any pension or benefit with respect to a school member who retires or dies on or after January 1, 2000, and with respect to benefits based on service with a school employer, means the highest annual compensation that was earnable by the school member during any consecutive 12-month period of employment preceding the effective date of his or her retirement or the date of his or her last separation from service if earlier.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/definitions-20035-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}