SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) In a story Sept. 28 about a state-run retirement program for private-sector workers in California, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program would be administered by a seven-member board. The board actually would have nine members.

Also, companion legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown requires another vote in the Legislature before the program can be implemented and participants can be enrolled.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Calif. creates state-run private retirement plan

Brown signs bill to create first state-run retirement savings plan for private-sector workers

By JUDY LIN

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that will create the nation's first state-administered retirement savings program for private-sector workers, over the objection of critics who said it creates a new liability for taxpayers.

The bill, SB1234, will establish the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program for more than 6 million lower-income, private-sector workers whose employers do not offer retirement plans.

The program directs employers to withhold 3 percent of their workers' pay unless the employee opts out of the savings program, which can be done every two years. It would be administered by a nine-member board chaired by the state treasurer. The board would select a professional fund manager, which could be a private investment firm or the state's public pension system, to maintain the money.

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Correction: Private Sector Retirement story