Section 20677.95.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 20687, effective with the beginning of the September 2010 pay period, the normal rate of contribution for state peace officer/firefighter members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 8 shall be 10 percent of the compensation in excess of two hundred thirty-eight dollars ($238) per month paid to those members.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 20687, effective with the beginning of the pay period following the operative date of the amendments to this section made by Senate Bill 151 of the 2011–12 Regular Session, the normal rate of contribution for state peace officer/firefighter members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 6 shall be 11 percent of the compensation in excess of eight hundred sixty-three dollars ($863) per month paid to those members.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 20687, effective with the beginning of the pay period following the operative date of the amendments to this section made by Senate Bill 151 of the 2011–12 Regular Session, the normal rate of contribution for state peace officer/firefighter members who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 7 shall be 10 percent of the compensation in excess of five hundred thirteen dollars ($513) per month paid to those members.

(d) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5 or pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if those provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, those provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.

(e) Consistent with the normal rate of contribution for all members identified in this subdivision, the Director of the Department of Personnel Administration may exercise his or her discretion to establish the normal rate of contribution for a related state employee who is excepted from the definition of "state employee" in subdivision (c) of Section 3513, and an officer or employee of the executive branch of state government who is not a member of the civil service.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 25, Sec. 17. Effective May 16, 2011.)