FROM: Christina Cintron, Chief of Member Services
SUBJECT: Returning Retiree Certification: Angela Walker
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the request to extend the employment of Angela Walker from March 7, 2026 through April 7, 2027, in accordance with SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032, Retirees Returning to Work.
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BACKGROUND:
The California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) establishes limitations for retirees returning to work in the same retirement system from which they receive a pension. Under SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032, extensions beyond 18 consecutive months of re-employment must be approved by the Board of Retirement and are permitted only under conditions of Extreme Necessity and for a Limited Duration.
Angela Walker retired from San Bernardino County as a Deputy Sheriff on April 16, 2023, after more than 26.5 years of service. On January 4, 2024, the Board of Retirement granted Ms. Walker a service-connected disability retirement.
Pursuant to SBCERA Benefits Policy No. 032, Section II.A.1(b)(vi), a retiree who has been granted a disability retirement may return to work for an SBCERA-covered employer only if the duties to be performed do not conflict with, or arise from, the medical condition upon which the disability retirement was based. The policy further requires documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the proposed re-employment is consistent with the retiree's disability status.
In compliance with Policy No. 032, Ms. Walker completed a Returning Disabled Retiree Questionnaire and submitted a physician's note confirming that her disability does not impose restrictions affecting her upper extremities. Based on the duties described by the employer in both the original certification request and the current extension request, the proposed re-employment does not conflict with the condition underlying her service-connected disability retirement.
Ms. Walker's original Returning Retiree Certification in a Sa...
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