{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"7522.15","citation":"Gov. Code, § 7522.15","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 7. MISCELLANEOUS [6000. - 7599.200.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 21. Public Pension and Retirement Plans [7500. - 7522.76.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-7/chapter-21"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 [7522. - 7522.76.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-7/chapter-21/article-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 296, Sec. 15.   (AB 340)   Effective January 1, 2013.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>Except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section <a href=\"/gov/7522.02\">7522.02</a>, each public employer and each public retirement system that offers a defined benefit plan shall offer only the defined benefit formulas established pursuant to Sections <a href=\"/gov/7522.20\">7522.20</a> and <a href=\"/gov/7522.25\">7522.25</a> to new members.</p>","text":"Except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 7522.02, each public employer and each public retirement system that offers a defined benefit plan shall offer only the defined benefit formulas established pursuant to Sections 7522.20 and 7522.25 to new members.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/california-public-employees-pension-reform-act-of-2013-7522-15","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}