AB 2780: Public employees’ retirement.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

(1)Existing law, the Teachers’ Retirement Law, establishes the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) and creates the Defined Benefit Program of the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan, which provides a defined benefit to members of the program, based on final compensation, creditable service, and age at retirement, subject to certain variations. STRS is administered by the Teachers’ Retirement Board. Existing law creates the Teachers’ Retirement Fund, which is continuously appropriated for specified purposes, into which certain moneys are deposited, including employee contributions. Existing law requires employers and employees to make contributions to the system based on the member’s creditable compensation. Existing law defines terms for the purposes of STRS.

Existing law defines “retired member activities” to mean one or more of specified identified activities within the California public school system and performed by a member retired for service under STRS, as prescribed.

This bill, commencing July 1, 2027, would redefine “retired member activities” to mean all service performed within the California public school system by a member retired for service under STRS when the member is employed in specified positions, including as an employee or independent contractor.

(2)Existing law defines “sick leave days,” “basic sick leave day,” and “excess sick leave days” for purposes of STRS. For specified standards concerning service credit that are expressed only in terms of hours, existing law requires the number of hours to be divided by 6 to determine the number of sick days.

This bill would delete the above provision on calculating the number of hours. The bill would instead provide that, when determining the number of days, including for those identified standards, one day shall be equivalent to the number of hours of creditable service performed in a day in that position on a full-time basis, but no less than 6 hours.

(3)Existing law requires the retirement board and employees of STRS to discharge their duties with respect to the system and the plan solely in the interest of the members and beneficiaries, as specified. This includes by diversifying the investments of the plan so as to minimize the risk of large losses unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so.

Sponsors

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. September 14, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 221, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 14, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. August 27, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 20, 2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 2. Page 6331.).
5. August 19, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. August 19, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
7. August 10, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. August 6, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
9. July 2, 2026Ordered to third reading.
10. July 2, 2026From Consent Calendar.
11. June 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
12. June 29, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.