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AB 1619

Public employees' retirement: administration.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Phillip Chen and 1 co-sponsor

AB 1619 would raise per-meeting compensation for certain retirement-board members from $100 to $320 (plus expenses), with implementation contingent on local public notice and major

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Bill Summary · AB 1619

Overview

AB 1619, introduced January 21, 2026 and amended through April 2026, would increase per-meeting compensation for certain public retirement board members across multiple retirement systems in California. The bill applies to the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) and the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS), as well as county retirement and investment boards (including Los Angeles County), by raising the base per-meeting compensation for specific non-active or retired members from $100 to $320 per day (plus travel expenses). It also ties the higher rate to potential future action by respective governing bodies, with operative dates contingent on public notice and majority votes.

Main purpose and intent

  • To adjust compensation for specific members serving on retirement and investment boards, aligning pay with potentially greater time commitments or responsibilities.
  • To create a uniform higher-per-day compensation level ($320) for designated members across multiple California retirement systems, subject to local adoption processes.

Key provisions and changes

  • Education Code (Section 22223): For board members not active in STRS Defined Benefit or Cash Balance programs and appointed by the Governor, the daily attendance rate increases from $100 to $320, plus travel expenses.
  • Government Code (Section 20091): For state board members appointed by the Governor and related public/retired members, the daily rate increases from $100 to $320, plus travel expenses, for each day or portion thereof of actual attendance.
  • Government Code (Section 31521) and (Section 31521.1): For county boards of supervisors and boards of investments, the base compensation per meeting can be increased from $100 to $320, subject to public notice and a majority vote of the county board of supervisors. This applies to specific named members (fourth through ninth and equivalents) and to board-investment members, with operative restrictions similar to Section 31521.
  • Local operative condition: The increased compensation rate would not become operative in any county until publicly noticed and adopted by a majority vote of the board of supervisors (and for Los Angeles County, similarly requires notice/adoption by the relevant governing body).

Who would be affected

  • Non-active STRS board members or Cash Balance participants appointed by the Governor.
  • Members of the STRS and PERS boards, including state-level appointees and retired members serving on boards.
  • County boards of supervisors and boards of investments (including Los Angeles County) that currently compensate certain members up to $100 per meeting.
  • The changes are contingent on local or state adoption processes, meaning actual payroll changes depend on timely official action.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Legislative history indicates passage through multiple committees, with a final floor vote in the Senate recorded (75-2) prior to final actions.
  • The bill specifies that the higher $320 per-meeting rate becomes operative only after public notice and a majority vote by the respective governing boards (state or county). This preserves local control over implementation.
  • Fiscal impact is not explicitly requested in the bill’s summary; local adoption steps and the timing of notices determine when costs are incurred.

Summary

AB 1619 codifies a higher per-meeting compensation for certain retirement-boards members from $100 to $320 (plus expenses), across STRS, PERS, and county retirement/investment boards, with operative effectiveness hinging on public notice and majority-vote adoption by the relevant authorities. The measure aims to standardize higher compensation reflecting board duties, while preserving local discretion on timing of implementation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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