State officer or supervisory employee: personal liability for overpayment of compensation.

Existing law provides that an elected public officer, as defined, who is convicted of one or more specified felonies during the course of his or her term of office that arise directly from his or her official duties shall forfeit all rights and benefits under, and membership in, any public retirement system of which he or she is a member. This bill would provide that a state officer or supervisory employee who intentionally circumvents statutes or regulations, resulting in the overpayment or unauthorized payment of compensation to himself, herself, or others, shall be personally liable for treble damages, based on the overpayment or unauthorized payment as determined by a court in a civil action brought by the state, as specified.