California § 21685 - Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the following definitions gover
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§ 21685. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the following definitions gover
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) âParticipating employerâ means any California public agency, including, but not limited to, any office of the county superintendent of schools, school district, community college district, or public agency defined by Section 20056 that has elected to contract for a tax-preferred retirement savings program for any or all of its employees. (b) âEmployerâ means any city, county, city and county, district, school district, community college district, county superintendent of schools, and other public authority or body within this state. (c) âParticipantâ means any person enrolled in a tax-preferred retirement savings program established by this chapter.
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