{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-26700","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 26700","heading":"","body":"A participant has a vested right to a retirement benefit equal in amount to the total balance of credits in his or her employee account and employer account. The right accrues when a person becomes a participant.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","PART 14. STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM [26000. - 28101.]","CHAPTER 8. Rights to Benefits [26700. - 26704.]"],"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":"3614aecf6716de4ca65de46f56616e4dda81bd3adb72d9132a87f17b1f2f0a3f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-26607","next":"us-ca/edc-26701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}