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Circular letter:200-003-20 <br /> January 8,2020 <br /> Pay rate for state members is deemed the average monthly remuneration paid in cash out of <br /> funds paid by the employer to similarly situated members of the same group or class of <br /> employment, in payment for the member's services or for time during which the member is <br /> excused from work, as further specified by subdivision (g) of Gov. Code 20636, pursuant to <br /> publicly available pay schedules. <br /> Pensionable Compensation <br /> Pursuant to Gov. Code section 7522.34, pensionable compensation of a new member of any <br /> public retirement system means the normal monthly rate of pay or base pay of the member <br /> paid in cash to similarly situated members of the same group or class of employment for <br /> services rendered on a full-time basis during normal working hours, pursuant to publicly <br /> available pay schedules, subject to specified limitations. <br /> Requirements of Publicly Available Pay Schedules <br /> Subdivision (a) of CCR section 570.5 defines the requirements for a publicly available pay <br /> schedule used to determine pay rates. <br /> Pay rates shall be limited to the amount listed on a pay schedule that must meet all the <br /> following eight (8) requirements: <br /> 1. Be duly approved and adopted by the employer's governing body in accordance with <br /> requirements of applicable public meetings laws <br /> 2. Identify the position title for every employee position <br /> 3. Show the pay rate as a single amount or multiple amounts within a range for each identified <br /> position <br /> 4. Indicate the time base, including, but not limited to, whether the time base is hourly, daily, <br /> bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, or annually <br /> 5. Be posted at the office of the employer or immediately accessible and available for public <br /> review from the employer during normal business hours or posted on the employer's <br /> website <br /> 6. Indicate an effective date and date of any revisions <br /> 7. Is retained by the employer and available for public inspection for not less than five years <br /> 8. Does not reference another document in lieu of disclosing the pay rate <br /> Here is an example of a compliant pay schedule, to the extent it has been duly approved and <br /> adopted by the employer's governing body in accordance with requirements of applicable <br /> public meeting laws, it is posted on the employer's website, and it is retained by the employer <br /> and available for public inspection for not less than five years: <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />