Legal Opinion
Westly v. California Public Employees' Retirement System Board of Administration
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 2003No. C039686PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, Acting P. J.
At issue is the meaning of the provision of article XVI, section 17 of the California Constitution (Article XVI, section 17), that grants the Board of Administration (the Board) of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) “plenary authority . . . for . . . administration of the system . . . .”
Article XVI, section 17 provides in pertinent part: “Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or this Constitution to the contrary, the retirement board of a public pension or retirement system shall have plenary authority and fiduciary responsibility for…
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