Section 22874.

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 22870, 22871, and 22873, a state employee, defined by subdivision (c) of Section 3513, who becomes a state member of the system after January 1, 1989, may not receive any portion of the employer contribution payable for annuitants unless the person is credited with 10 years of state service at the time of retirement.

(b) The percentage of the employer contribution payable for postretirement health benefits for an employee subject to this section shall be based on the completed years of credited state service at retirement as shown in the following table:

Credited Years of Service	Percentage of Employer Contribution
10 _____	50 _____
11 _____	55 _____
12 _____	60 _____
13 _____	65 _____
14 _____	70 _____
15 _____	75 _____
16 _____	80 _____
17 _____	85 _____
18 _____	90 _____
19 _____	95 _____
20 or more _____	100 _____

(c) This section shall apply only to state employees that retire for service. For purposes of this section, "state service" means service rendered as an employee of the state or an appointed or elected officer of the state for compensation. Notwithstanding Section 22826, for purposes of this section, credited state service includes service to the state for which the employee, pursuant to Section 20281.5, did not receive credit.

(d) This section does not apply to employees of the California State University, the judicial branch, or the Legislature.

(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 328, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2006.)