Government Of The State Of California — California Government Code — Personnel — Membership Classifications — General Provisions — Definitions Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (a) "Member" means an employee who has qualified for membership in this system and on whose behalf an employer has become obligated to pay contributions. (b) "State member" includes: (1) State miscellaneous members. (2) University members. (3) Patrol members. (4) State safety members. (5) State industrial members. (6) State peace officer/firefighter members. (7) National Guard members as defined in Section 20380.5. (c) "Local member" includes: (1) Local miscellaneous members. (2) Local safety members. (d) "School member" includes all employees within the jurisdiction of a school employer, other than local police officers, school safety members and members included in a risk pool. Ca. Gov. Code § 20370 Amended by Stats 2007 ch 355 (SB 14),s 9, eff. 1/1/2008. Amended by Stats 2002 ch 1133 (AB 1974),s 5, eff. 1/1/2003.