Opinion No. (1998)

DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General ANTHONY Da VIGO Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE THOMAS F. CASEY, III, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, has requested an opinion on the following question: Is a former elective member of a community college district governing board, who served eight years (1989-1997) in office and four years (1980-1984) as a faculty member of the district, eligible for district-paid retiree medical benefits if the district requires a minimum of ten years of employment in order for district-paid retiree medical benefits to vest? CONCLUSION A former elective member of a community college district governing board, who served eight years (1989-1997) in office and four years (1980-1984) as a faculty member of the district, is not eligible for district-paid retiree medical benefits if the district requires a minimum of ten years of employment in order for district-paid retiree medical benefits to vest. ANALYSIS We are asked to interpret the provisions of Government Code section 53201 , 1 which provide in part as follows: "(a) The legislative body of a local agency, subject to conditions as may be established by it, may provide for any health and welfare…