(a) Effective January 1, 2000, an employee who is either (1) excluded from the definition of state employee pursuant to Government Code section 3513(c); or (2) a nonelected officer or employee of the executive branch of government who is not a member of the civil service, may enroll an eligible domestic partner as a family member in the employer sponsored health, dental and vision plans. To be eligible, the employee and the domestic partner must file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of State's Office and present a copy of the approved declaration to the personnel office.

(b) An excluded employee may enroll dependent children of the domestic partner provided those children meet the requirements of economic dependents as defined by the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

(c) Upon termination of such domestic partnership, the employee must file a Termination of Domestic Partnership and must also notify the personnel office and remove the domestic partner and economic dependents (unless they continue to be economic dependents of the employee) from the health, dental and vision plans.