Code Section

Government Code - GOV

TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000 - 22980]

  ( Title 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. )
  

DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000 - 22980]

  ( Division 5 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123. )
  

PART 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM [20000 - 21716]

  ( Part 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. )
  

CHAPTER 4. Membership Classifications [20370 - 20445]

  ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. )
  

ARTICLE 3. Safety Member Classification—State [20390 - 20416]
  ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. )

  
20405.  

(a) “State safety member” shall also include officers and employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in the following classifications:

Classification

Code

Classification

0683

Assistant Dairy Operator

2156

Assistant Food Manager (Correctional Facility)

4302

Assistant General Manager, Operations

2080

Assistant Seamer (Correctional Facility)

5447

Assistant Warden, Psychiatric Services,
Correctional Facility

6868

Automobile Mechanic (Correctional Facility)

6394

Automotive Equipment Operator I (Correctional
Facility)

6392

Automotive Equipment Operator II (Correctional
Facility)

6893

Automotive Pool Manager I (Correctional Facility)

2224

Baker I (Correctional Facility)

2221

Baker II (Correctional Facility)

2086

Barber (Correctional Facility)

2084

Barbershop Manager (Correctional Facility)

6216

Building Maintenance Worker (Correctional
Facility)

2245

Butcher–Meat Cutter II (Correctional Facility)

6483

Carpenter I (Correctional Facility)

6474

Carpenter II (Correctional Facility)

6471

Carpenter III (Correctional Facility)

2015

Chief Assistant General Manager, Prison Industries

4110

Chief, Day Labor Programs (Correctional Facility)

9344

Chief Dentist, Correctional Facility

2578

Chief Deputy, Clinical Services, Correctional
Facility

6699

Chief Engineer I (Correctional Facility)

7547

Chief Medical Officer, Correctional Facility

6754

Chief of Plant Operation I (Correctional Facility)

6751

Chief of Plant Operation II (Correctional Facility)

6748

Chief of Plant Operation III (Correctional
Facility)

9267

Chief Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility

7612

Chief Psychiatrist, Correctional Facility

9859

Chief Psychologist, Correctional Facility

7146

Chief, Quality Assurance, Prison Industries

9279

Clinical Dietician, Correctional Facility

9293

Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Correctional
Facility

4132

Construction Supervisor (Correctional Facility)

4107

Construction Supervisor I (Correctional Facility)

4108

Construction Supervisor II (Correctional Facility)

4109

Construction Supervisor III (Correctional Facility)

2187

Cook I (Correctional Facility)

2186

Cook II (Correctional Facility)

7208

Correctional Business Manager I, Department of
Corrections

4744

Correctional Business Manager II, Department of
Corrections

4910

Correctional Health Services Administrator I,
Correctional Facility

4912

Correctional Health Services Administrator II,
Correctional Facility

6304

Correctional Plant Manager I, Department of
Corrections

6305

Correctional Plant Manager II, Department of
Corrections

6303

Correctional Plant Supervisor, Department of
Corrections

9296

Dental Assistant, Correctional Facility

9298

Dental Hygienist, Correctional Facility

9299

Dental Laboratory Technician, Correctional
Facility

9268

Dentist, Correctional Facility

7200

Dry Cleaning Plant Supervisor

6544

Electrician I (Correctional Facility)

6538

Electrician II (Correctional Facility)

6534

Electrician III (Correctional Facility)

6916

Electronics Technician (Correctional Facility)

6865

Equipment Maintenance Supervisor (Correctional
Facility)

2153

Food Administrator I (Correctional Facility)

2147

Food Administrator II (Correctional Facility)

2150

Food Manager (Correctional Facility)

2196

Food Service Worker I (Correctional Facility)

2195

Food Service Worker II (Correctional Facility)

6955

Fusion Welder (Correctional Facility)

6628

Glazier (Correctional Facility)

0743

Groundskeeper (Correctional Facility)

6826

Heavy Equipment Mechanic (Correctional
Facility)

6379

Heavy Truck Driver (Correctional Facility)

9307

Hospital Aid, Correctional Facility

7218

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Bindery)

0648

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Crop
Farm)

0682

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Dairy)

7204

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Dental
Laboratory)

7198

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Fabric
Products)

7211

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Knit
Goods Finishing)

7210

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries
(Knitting Mill)

2109

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Laundry)

7215

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries
(Maintenance and Repair)

7197

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Mattress
and Bedding)

7191

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Metal
Fabrication)

7216

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Printing)

7207

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Shoe
Manufacturing)

7206

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Shoes
and Boots, Lasting to Packing)

7321

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries
(Silkscreen)

7192

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Tool
and Die)

7179

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries
(Upholstery)

7178

Industrial Supervisor, Prison Industries (Wood
Products)

2006

Janitor (Correctional Facility)

2005

Janitor Supervisor I (Correctional Facility)

2004

Janitor Supervisor II (Correctional Facility)

2000

Janitor Supervisor III (Correctional Facility)

9265

Laboratory Assistant, Correctional Facility

2727

Language, Speech and Hearing Specialist

2114

Laundry Supervisor I (Correctional Facility)

2111

Laundry Supervisor II (Correctional Facility)

2117

Laundry Worker (Correctional Facility)

6867

Lead Automobile Mechanic (Correctional Facility)

0720

Lead Groundskeeper (Correctional Facility)

0718

Lead Groundskeeper I (Correctional Facility)

2952

Librarian (Correctional Facility)

6643

Locksmith I (Correctional Facility)

6801

Machinist (Correctional Facility)

6941

Maintenance Mechanic (Correctional Facility)

6617

Mason (Correctional Facility)

1508

Materials and Stores Supervisor I (Correctional
Facility)

1505

Materials and Stores Supervisor II (Correctional
Facility)

8217

Medical Technical Assistant, Correctional
Facility

9273

Nurse Anesthetist, Correctional
Facility

9353

Nurse Instructor, Correctional Facility

9278

Nurse Practitioner, Correctional Facility

9280

Occupational Therapist, Correctional Facility

7971

Optometrist, Correctional Facility

6528

Painter I (Correctional Facility)

6524

Painter II (Correctional Facility)

6521

Painter III (Correctional Facility)

7199

Pest Control Technician (Correctional
Facility)

9281

Physical Therapist I, Correctional Facility

9342

Physical Therapist II, Correctional Facility

9269

Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility

6550

Plumber I (Correctional Facility)

6594

Plumber II (Correctional Facility)

6545

Plumber III (Correctional Facility)

7972

Podiatrist (Correctional Facility)

1575

Prison Canteen Manager I

1576

Prison Canteen Manager II

7158

Prison Industries Administrator

7157

Prison Industries Manager (General)

7164

Prison Industries Manager (Metal Products)

7165

Prison Industries Manager (Textile Products)

7163

Prison Industries Manager (Wood Products)

0679

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Agriculture)

0617

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Agriculture)

7217

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Bindery)

7109

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Coffee
Roasting and Grinding)

7203

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Dental
Laboratory)

7202

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Dental
Laboratory)

7170

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Detergent)

7350

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Egg
Production)

7194

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Fabric
Products)

7195

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Fabric
Products)

7351

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Fiberglass
Products)

7352

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Furniture
Refurbishing)

7209

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Knitting Mill)

2108

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Laundry)

7154

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Maintenance
and Repair)

7196

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Mattress and
Bedding)

7189

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Metal
Products)

7190

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Metal
Products)

7214

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Printing)

7205

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Shoe
Manufacturing)

7320

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Silkscreen)

7319

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Silkscreen)

7175

Prison Industries Superintendent I (Wood
Products)

7172

Prison Industries Superintendent II (Wood
Products)

4760

Procurement and Services Officer I (Correctional
Facility)

4761

Procurement and Services Officer II (Correctional
Facility)

7162

Product Engineering Technician, Prison Industries

7156

Production Manager I, Prison Industries

1793

Property Controller I (Correctional Facility)

1794

Property Controller II (Correctional Facility)

9282

Psychiatric Social Worker, Correctional Facility

9283

Psychologist–Clinical, Correctional
Facility

9284

Psychology Associate, Correctional Facility

9354

Psychology Internship Director, Correctional
Facility

9285

Psychometrist, Correctional Facility

9274

Public Health Nurse I, Correctional Facility

9345

Public Health Nurse II, Correctional Facility

7145

Quality Assurance Manager, Prison Industries

3080

Quality Control Technician, Prison Industries
(Cleaning Products)

9315

Radiologic Technologist, Correctional Facility

9286

Recreation Therapist, Correctional Facility

6715

Refrigeration Engineer (Correctional Facility)

9275

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility

2734

Resource Specialist, Special Education

9316

Respiratory Care Practitioner, Correctional
Facility

9854

School Psychologist

2077

Seamer (Correctional Facility)

9348

Senior Clinical Laboratory Technologist,
Correctional Facility

9266

Senior Laboratory Assistant, Correctional Facility

2945

Senior Librarian (Correctional Facility)

8215

Senior Medical Technical Assistant

9346

Senior Occupational Therapist, Correctional
Facility

9270

Senior Psychiatrist, Correctional Facility
(Specialist)

9271

Senior Psychiatrist, Correctional Facility
(Supervisor)

9289

Senior Psychologist, Correctional Facility

9287

Senior Psychologist, Correctional Facility
(Specialist)

9288

Senior Psychologist, Correctional Facility
(Supervisor)

9350

Senior Radiologic Technologist, Correctional
Facility (Specialist)

9351

Senior Radiologic Technologist, Correctional
Facility (Supervisor)

7562

Sheet Metal Worker (Correctional Facility)

6211

Skilled Laborer (Correctional Facility)

9911

Social Worker, Youth Authority

9272

Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional Facility

9290

Staff Psychologist-Clinical, Correctional Facility

6713

Stationary Engineer (Correctional Facility)

6718

Stationary Engineer Apprentice (Four-Year
Program) (Correctional Facility)

6557

Steamfitter Supervisor (Correctional Facility)

3082

Substitute Academic Teacher (Correctional
Facility)

9349

Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist,
Correctional Facility

2183

Supervising Cook I (Correctional Facility)

2182

Supervising Cook II (Correctional Facility)

0716

Supervising Groundskeeper II (Correctional
Facility)

2044

Supervising Housekeeper I (Correctional Facility)

2940

Supervising Librarian (Correctional Facility)

9276

Supervising Psychiatric Nurse, Correctional
Facility

9291

Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker I,
Correctional Facility

9292

Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker II,
Correctional Facility

9317

Supervising Registered Nurse I, Correctional
Facility

9318

Supervising Registered Nurse II, Correctional
Facility

9319

Supervising Registered Nurse III, Correctional
Facility

9910

Supervising Social Worker I, Youth Authority

9908

Supervising Social Worker II, Youth Authority

2305

Supervisor of Academic Instruction (Correctional
Facility)

6763

Supervisor of Building Trades (Correctional
Facility)

2384

Supervisor of Commercial Diver Training

2303

Supervisor of Correctional Education Programs

2370

Supervisor of Vocational Instruction

9277

Surgical Nurse I, Correctional Facility

9329

Surgical Nurse II, Correctional Facility

3073

Teacher (Adaptive Physical Education)
(Correctional Facility)

2286

Teacher (Cerebral Palsied Children)
(Correctional Facility)

2287

Teacher (Elementary-Multiple Subjects)
(Correctional Facility)

2288

Teacher (Emotionally/Learning Handicapped)
(Correctional Facility)

3075

Teacher (English Language Development)
(Correctional Facility)

2297

Teacher (Ethnic Studies) (Correctional Facility)

2289

Teacher (Family Life Education) (Correctional
Facility)

2373

Teacher (Hearing Impaired) (Correctional
Facility)

2284

Teacher (High School-Arts and Crafts)
(Correctional Facility)

2285

Teacher (High School-Business Education)
(Correctional Facility)

3074

Teacher (High School-English/Language Arts)
(Correctional Facility)

3076

Teacher (High School-Foreign Language)
(Correctional Facility)

2290

Teacher (High School-General Education)
(Correctional Facility)

2291

Teacher (High School-Home Economics)
(Correctional Facility)

3077

Teacher (High School-Mathematics) (Correctional
Facility)

2294

Teacher (High School-Music) (Correctional
Facility)

2295

Teacher (High School-Physical Education)
(Correctional Facility)

3078

Teacher (High School-Science) (Correctional
Facility)

3079

Teacher (High School-Social Science)
(Correctional Facility)

2298

Teacher (Librarian) (Correctional Facility)

2292

Teacher (Children with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities)
(Correctional Facility)

2371

Teacher (Speech Development and Correction)
(Correctional Facility)

6400

Teaching Assistant (Correctional Facility)

7201

Tobacco Factory Superintendent

7560

Tractor Operator-Laborer (Correctional Facility)

6382

Truck Driver (Correctional Facility)

6772

Utility Shops Supervisor (Correctional Facility)

2387

Vocational Instructor (Airframe Mechanics)
(Correctional Facility)

2853

Vocational Instructor (Animal Husbandry)
(Correctional Facility)

2396

Vocational Instructor (Auto Body and Fender
Repair) (Correctional Facility)

2398

Vocational Instructor (Auto Mechanics)
(Correctional Facility)

2399

Vocational Instructor (Baking) (Correctional
Facility)

2400

Vocational Instructor (Bookbinding) (Correctional
Facility)

2854

Vocational Instructor (Building Maintenance)
(Correctional Facility)

2417

Vocational Instructor (Carpentry)
(Correctional Facility)

2419

Vocational Instructor (Commercial Diver
Training) (Correctional Facility)

2855

Vocational Instructor (Computer and Related
Technologies) (Correctional Facility)

2420

Vocational Instructor (Cosmetology) (Correctional
Facility)

2422

Vocational Instructor (Culinary Arts)
(Correctional Facility)

2869

Vocational Instructor (Dental Technology)
(Correctional Facility)

2856

Vocational Instructor (Diesel Mechanics)
(Correctional Facility)

2423

Vocational Instructor (Dog Grooming and
Handling) (Correctional Facility)

2425

Vocational Instructor (Drycleaning Works)
(Correctional Facility)

2857

Vocational Instructor (Drywall Installer/Taper)
(Correctional Facility)

2426

Vocational Instructor (Electrical Work)
(Correctional Facility)

2428

Vocational Instructor (Electronics) (Correctional
Facility)

2688

Vocational Instructor (Eyewear Manufacturing)
(Correctional Facility)

2429

Vocational Instructor (Fire Science) (Correctional
Facility)

2858

Vocational Instructor (Floor Cover Layer)
(Correctional Facility)

2431

Vocational Instructor (Furniture Refinishing and
Repair) (Correctional Facility)

2432

Vocational Instructor (Garment Making)
(Correctional Facility)

2433

Vocational Instructor (Heavy Equipment Repair)
(Correctional Facility)

2597

Vocational Instructor (Household Appliance
Repair) (Correctional Facility)

2598

Vocational Instructor (Industrial Arts)
(Correctional Facility)

2599

Vocational Instructor (Instrument Repair)
(Correctional Facility)

2600

Vocational Instructor (Janitorial Service)
(Correctional Facility)

2601

Vocational Instructor (Landscape Gardening)
(Correctional Facility)

2611

Vocational Instructor (Laundry Work)
(Correctional Facility)

2614

Vocational Instructor (Machine Shop
Practice) (Correctional Facility)

2615

Vocational Instructor (Masonry) (Correctional
Facility)

2619

Vocational Instructor (Meat Cutting)
(Correctional Facility)

2627

Vocational Instructor (Mechanical Drawing)
(Correctional Facility)

2628

Vocational Instructor (Merchandising)
(Correctional Facility)

2630

Vocational Instructor (Mill and Cabinet Work)
(Correctional Facility)

2674

Vocational Instructor (Office Machine Repair)
(Correctional Facility)

2849

Vocational Instructor (Office Services and Related
Technologies) (Correctional Facility)

2640

Vocational Instructor (Offset Printing)
(Correctional Facility)

2644

Vocational Instructor (Painting) (Correctional
Facility)

2645

Vocational Instructor (Plastering) (Correctional
Facility)

2661

Vocational Instructor (Plumbing) (Correctional
Facility)

2665

Vocational Instructor (Powerplant Mechanics)
(Correctional Facility)

2666

Vocational Instructor (Printing) (Correctional
Facility)

2667

Vocational Instructor (Radiologic Technology)
(Correctional Facility)

2668

Vocational Instructor (Refrigeration and
Air-conditioning Repair) (Correctional Facility)

2850

Vocational Instructor (Roofer) (Correctional
Facility)

2669

Vocational Instructor (Sewing Machine Repair)
(Correctional Facility)

2670

Vocational Instructor (Sheet Metal Work)
(Correctional Facility)

2671

Vocational Instructor (Shoemaking) (Correctional
Facility)

2672

Vocational Instructor (Silk Screening Process)
(Correctional Facility)

2851

Vocational Instructor (Small Engine Repair)
(Correctional Facility)

2673

Vocational Instructor (Storekeeping and
Warehousing) (Correctional Facility)

5415

Vocational Instructor (Telemarketing/Customer
Service) (Correctional Facility)

2675

Vocational Instructor (Upholstering) (Correctional
Facility)

2676

Vocational Instructor (Vocational Nursing)
(Correctional Facility)

2677

Vocational Instructor (Welding)
(Correctional Facility)

1504

Warehouse Manager I (Correctional Facility)

1502

Warehouse Manager II (Correctional Facility)

6221

Warehouse Worker (Correctional Facility)

6724

Water and Sewage Plant Supervisor
(Correctional Facility)

2311

Youth Authority Teacher

(b) In addition, “state safety member” shall also include officers and employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in any classification of Vocational Instructor, Industrial Supervisor, Industrial Superintendent, Assistant Industrial Superintendent, or Production Manager II (Prison Industries) that is established on or after January 1, 1984, if the Department of Human Resources and the State Personnel Board approve the inclusion of the classification.

(c) “State safety member” shall also include officers and employees in parenthetical specialty classes when the core class has already been expressly included in the state safety membership category if the Department of Human Resources and the State Personnel Board approve the inclusion of the classifications. The inclusion shall not be effective until notice of the inclusion has been received by the board.

(d) Any of these officers or employees in employment on the operative date of an amendment to this section and who becomes a state safety member as a result of that amendment, may elect by a writing filed with the board prior to 90 days after notification by the board, to be restored to their previous status as a state industrial member. Upon the filing of the election the member shall cease to be a state safety member, and their rights and obligations shall be restored prospectively and retroactively to the operative date of that amendment.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 797, Sec. 3. (AB 248) Effective January 1, 2024.)