election to eligible members also covered under the federal system who were employees of the contracting agency prior to the effective date of the employer’s contract amendment as specified in Section 21099.

written application to the board if he or she has attained age 50 and is credited with five years of combined service.

information to permit an informed election, is counseled regarding the benefits provided by this article, and receives an election document. The election document shall be filed with the contracting agency, and the contracting agency shall report the member’s irrevocable election to the board.

The employer contribution rate of a contracting agency subject to this article shall be determined by the board as otherwise provided by this part.

The disability retirement pension for local miscellaneous service subject to this article shall be one of the following:

of the benefit that would be payable to the member had the member continued in employment until age 65 but in that case the retirement allowance shall not exceed one-third of the final compensation. This subdivision is not applicable to members who are not entitled, at the time of retirement, to be credited with at least 10 years of service.

This article shall not apply to a contracting agency nor its employees until, first, it is agreed to in a written memorandum of understanding entered into by an employer and representatives of employees and, second, the contracting agency elects to be subject to it by amendment to its contract made in the manner prescribed for approval of contracts or in the case of a new contract, by express provision of the contract. The operative date of this article with respect to a local miscellaneous member shall be the effective date of the amendment to his or her employer’s

contract electing to be subject to this article.

years of local miscellaneous service subject to this article: