Government Code § 21710

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Participating employer” means an employer that is authorized and has elected to participate in the prefunding plan.

(b) “Prefunding plan” means the California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund, a trust fund administered by the board, for the purpose of investing employer payments toward their required pension contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(c) “Required pension contributions” means future contributions to a defined benefit pension plan required to fund the present value of plan benefits, calculated in compliance with Actuarial Standards of Practice of the American Academy of Actuaries.