(a) Any public entity or Indian tribe for which services that do constitute employment under Section 605 are performed and for which other services that do not constitute employment are performed may elect to become an employer subject to this part and Parts 3 (commencing with Section 3501) and 4 (commencing with Section 4001) of this division for not less than two calendar years with respect to those other services and to have those other services performed by its employees constitute employment subject to this part and Parts 3 and 4 for that period. Upon the filing of an election the filing public entity or Indian tribe shall, upon approval by the director, become an employer subject to this part and Parts 3 and 4 with respect to the services covered to the same extent as other employers, and those services performed by its employees, including those with civil service or tenure positions, shall constitute employment subject to this part and Parts 3 and 4 effective on the first day of the calendar quarter following the quarter in which the election is filed.

(b) The public entity or Indian tribe may exclude from coverage under an election pursuant to this section any service excluded under Section 634.5.

(c) Any public entity or Indian tribe that has elected coverage under this section may elect any method of financing coverage otherwise permitted under Section 803 or Article 6 (commencing with Section 821), but the same method of financing coverage shall apply to all coverage by the public entity. An Indian tribe may make separate elections for itself and for each subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise wholly owned by that Indian tribe. Subdivision (b) of Section 802 shall apply to any election under Section 803, except that any election under Section 803 shall be terminated on the effective date of the termination of an election for coverage under this section.

(d) The director may require from the public entity or Indian tribe employment, financial, statistical, or other information and reports, properly verified, as may be deemed necessary by the director to carry out his or her duties under this division, which shall be filed with the director at the time and in the manner prescribed by him or her.

(e) The director may tabulate and publish information obtained pursuant to this section in statistical form and may divulge the name of the public entity or Indian tribe.

(f) The public entity or Indian tribe shall keep work records as prescribed by the director for the proper administration of this division.

(g) Except as inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this division and authorized regulations shall apply to any matter arising pursuant to this section.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 255, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2002. Applicable from December 21, 2000, pursuant to Sec. 17 of Ch. 255.)