{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-22904","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 22904","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state may pick up all or a portion of the contributions required to be paid under this part by a state employee who is a member of the Defined Benefit Program, provided that the contributions are deducted from the creditable compensation of the member. The pickup of member contributions shall be through a salary reduction program pursuant to Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.A. Sec. 414(h)(2)). These contributions shall be reported as employer-paid member contributions, and shall be credited to the account of the member.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","PART 13. STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM [22000. - 25115.]","CHAPTER 15. Employee Contributions [22900. - 22909.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"547d18ff4d1f619210eacca9aa132f56a57a7ed326815bee763a3e7ba1bc9d02","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-22903","next":"us-ca/edc-22905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}