DB Gov't "pick-up" Plan; 401(k) impact

[JAY21]

A participant is in a state sponsored contributory DB plan that qualifies as a "government pick-up plan", therefore employee contributions are pre-tax. If the same employee also benefits under a private employer 401(k) plan I would assume that the 402(g) limit under the plan (13k for 2004) is not affect by pre-tax contributions under the gov't DB plan, is that correct ?

[SoCalActuary]

If you define gov't pickup as "the employer pays the required employee contribution to the contributory db plan", then your idea makes sense. But I would suggest you go to the Calhoun forum on gov't plans.