Definitions
Cal. GOV § 20057
California Statutes
“Public agency” also includes the following: (
a) The Commandant, Veterans’ Home of California, with respect to employees of the Veterans’ Home Exchange and other post fund activities whose compensation is paid from the post fund of the Veterans’ Home of California. (
b) Any auxiliary organization operating pursuant to
Chapter 7 (commencing with
Section 89900) of Part of Division of Title of the Education Code and in conformity with regulations adopted by the Trustees of the California State University and any auxiliary organization operating pursuant to
Article 6 (commencing with
Section 72670) of
Chapter of Part of Division of Title of the Education Code and in conformity with regulations adopted by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. (
c) Any student body or nonprofit organization composed exclusively of students of the California State University or community college or of members of the faculty of the California State University or community college, or both, and established for the purpose of providing essential activities related to, but not normally included as a part of, the regular instructional program of the California State University or community college. (
d) A state organization of governing boards of school districts, the primary purpose of which is the advancing of public education through research and investigation. (
e) Any nonprofit corporation whose membership is confined to public agencies as defined in
Section 20056. (
f) A
section of the California Interscholastic Federation. (
g) Any credit union incorporated under Division 5 (commencing with
Section 14000) of the Financial Code, or incorporated pursuant to federal law, with percent of its membership limited to employees who are members of or retired members of this system or the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan, and their immediate families, and employees of any credit union. For the purposes of this subdivision, “immediate family” means those persons related by blood or marriage who reside in the household of a member of the credit union who is a member of or retired member of this system or the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan.
The credit union shall pay any costs that are in addition to the normal charges required to enter into a contract with the board. All the payments made by the credit union that are in addition to the normal charges required shall be added to the total amount appropriated by the Budget Act for the administrative expense of this system. For purposes of this subdivision, a credit union is not deemed to be a public agency unless it has entered into a contract with the board pursuant to
Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 20460) prior to January 1, 1988. After January 1, 1988, the board may not enter into a contract with any credit union as a public agency. (
h) Any county superintendent of schools that was a contracting agency on July 1, 1983, and any school district or community college district that was a contracting agency with respect to local police officers, as defined in
Section 20430, on July 1, 1983. (
i) Any school district or community college district that has established a police department, pursuant to
Section or of the Education Code, and has entered into a contract with the board on or after January 1, 1990, for school safety members, as defined in
Section 20444. (
j) A nonprofit corporation formed for the primary purpose of assisting the development and expansion of the educational, research, and scientific activities of a district agricultural association formed pursuant to
Part 3 (commencing with
Section 3801) of Division of the Food and Agricultural Code, and the nonprofit corporation described in the California State Exposition and Fair Law (former
Article 3 (commencing with
Section 3551) of
Chapter of Part of Division of the Food and Agricultural Code, as added by
Chapter of the Statutes of 1967). (k)
(1) A public or private nonprofit corporation that operates a regional center for the developmentally disabled in accordance with
Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 4620) of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2) A public or private nonprofit corporation, exempt from taxation under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, that operates a rehabilitation facility for the developmentally disabled and provides services under a contract with either (
A) a regional center for the developmentally disabled, pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (
a) of
Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or (
B) the Department of Rehabilitation, pursuant to
Chapter 4.5 (commencing with
Section 19350) of Part of Division of the Welfare and Institutions Code, upon obtaining a written advisory opinion from the United States Department of Labor as described in
Section 20057.1.
(3) A public or private nonprofit corporation described in this subdivision shall be deemed a “public agency” only for purposes of this part and only with respect to the employees of the regional center or the rehabilitation facility described in this subdivision. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the agency may elect by appropriate provision or amendment of its contract not to provide credit for service prior to the effective date of its contract. (
l) Independent data-processing centers formed pursuant to former
Article 2 (commencing with
Section 10550) of
Chapter of Part of the Education Code, as it read on December 31, 1990. An agency included pursuant to this subdivision shall only provide benefits that are identical to those provided to a school member. (
m) Any local agency formation commission. (
n) A nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of and engaged in conducting a citrus fruit fair as defined in
Section of the Food and Agricultural Code. (o)
(1) A public or private nonprofit corporation that operates an independent living center providing services to severely handicapped people and established pursuant to federal Public Law 93-112, that receives the approval of the board, and that provides at least three of the following services: (
A) Assisting severely handicapped people to obtain personal attendants who provide in-home supportive services. (
B) Locating and distributing information about housing in the community usable by severely handicapped people. (
C) Providing information about financial resources available through federal, state, and local government, and private and public agencies to pay all or part of the cost of the in-home supportive services and other services needed by severely handicapped people. (
D) Counseling by people with similar disabilities to aid the adjustment of severely handicapped people to handicaps. (
E) Operation of vans or buses equipped with wheelchair lifts to provide accessible transportation to otherwise unreachable locations in the community where services are available to severely handicapped people.
(2) A public or private nonprofit corporation described in this subdivision shall be deemed a “public agency” only for purposes of this part and only with respect to the employees of the independent living center.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, the public or private nonprofit corporation may elect by appropriate provision or amendment of its contract not to provide credit for service prior to the effective date of its contract. (
p) A hospital that is managed by a city legislative body in accordance with
Article 8 (commencing with
Section 37650) of
Chapter of Part of Division of Title 4. (
q) The Tahoe Transportation District that is established by
Article IX of
Section 66801. (
r) The California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program formed pursuant to
Chapter 4 (commencing with
Section 3070) of Division of the Labor Code. (
s) A public health department or district that is managed by the governing body of a county of the 15th class, as defined by Sections and 28036, as amended by
Chapter of the Statutes of 1971. (
t) A nonprofit corporation or association conducting an agricultural fair pursuant to
Section may enter into a contract with the board for the participation of its employees as members of this system, upon obtaining a written advisory opinion from the United States Department of Labor as described in
Section 20057.1. The nonprofit corporation or association shall be deemed a “public agency” only for this purpose. (
u) An auxiliary organization established pursuant to
Article 2.5 (commencing with
Section 69522) of
Chapter of Part of Division of Title of the Education Code upon obtaining a written advisory opinion from the United States Department of Labor as described in
Section 20057.1. The auxiliary organization is a “public agency” only for this purpose. (
v) The Western Association of Schools and Colleges upon obtaining a written advisory opinion from the United States Department of Labor as described in
Section 20057.1. The association shall be deemed a “public agency” only for this purpose. (
w) The State Assistance Fund for Enterprise, Business and Industrial Development Corporation upon obtaining a written opinion from the United States Department of Labor as described in
Section 20057.1. (x)
(1) A private nonprofit area agency on aging as described in
Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code upon obtaining a written advisory opinion from the United States Department of Labor as described in
Section 20057.1.
(2) The area agency on aging shall be deemed a “public agency” only for purposes of this part and only with respect to the employees of the agency.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the area agency on aging may elect by appropriate provision or amendment of its contract not to provide credit for service prior to the effective date of its contract. (y)
(1) A nonprofit mutual water company operating pursuant to
Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 14300) of Part of Division of Title of the Corporations Code, upon obtaining a written advisory opinion from the United States Department of Labor as described in
Section 20057.1, if both of the following requirements are satisfied: (
A) More than percent of the company’s shares are owned by a municipality. (
B) The governing body of the company is a local public agency, as defined in
Section 7920.510 and subdivision (
a) of
Section 7920.525, and a legislative body, as defined in
Section 54952.
(2) A nonprofit mutual water company that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (1) shall be deemed a “public agency” only for the purposes of this part and only with respect to the employees of the agency.
(3) A nonprofit mutual water company that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (1) shall be deemed a “public agency” for purposes of this part only if it complies with the provisions of Division 10 (commencing with