Amends existing law to revise a definition regarding who is not considered an employee.
PERSI -- Amends existing law to revise a definition regarding who is not considered an employee.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Under current statutes, a PERSI retiree may work up to five months without impacting retirement benefits. The statues include an exception to this "five month" rule for PERSI retirees working in certain fields. As it is related to this amendment, the code allows a PERSI retiree to work up to eight months with an "irrigation district" without impacting benefits. This is important, since the irrigation season is longer than five months. This amendment clarifies that the term "irrigation district," as used in the PERSI code refers to all irrigation and drainage entities, which is consistent with historical application of the provision.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
YEA (33)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
House Third Reading
YEA (70)
NAY (0)
LATEST ACTION
to Senate
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Feb 3, 2026