Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. The Union agrees to support legislation that would provide State employees with an improved “alternative pre-retirement death benefit” and for the ability for the surviving spouse and dependent children to continue to receive health and dental benefits coverage. The enhanced death benefits would also be payable to surviving spouses or dependent children who are currently receiving the former death benefit, as would health and dental coverage.
Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. The State agrees to provide Unit 19 employees with an improved alternative preretirement death benefit in accordance with the provisions of Government Code 21547, as follows:
Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. X. Xxxxxxxx to Government Code section 21547 notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement him or her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with twenty (20) years or more of State service, the surviving spouse, or eligible children if there is no eligible spouse, may receive a monthly allowance in lieu of the basic death benefit. The board shall notify the eligible survivor, as defined in section 21546, of this alternate death benefit. The board shall calculate the monthly allowance that shall be payable as follows:
Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. (Unit 21) Unit employees are subject to the alternate death benefit, a death benefit payable to eligible family members when death occurs prior to age fifty (50), provided by Government Code section 21547.
Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. A. Employees are eligible to receive an "alternative pre-retirement death benefit" which allows the surviving spouse and dependent children to continue to receive health and dental benefits coverage. The enhanced death benefits is payable to surviving spouses or dependent children who are currently receiving the former death benefit, as would health and dental coverage.
Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. A. Pursuant to Government Code section 21547 notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement him or her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with twenty
Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. A. Pursuant to Government Code section 21547 notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement him or her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with twenty (20) years or more of State service, the surviving spouse, or eligible children if there is no eligible spouse, may receive a monthly allowance in lieu of the basic death benefit. The board shall notify the eligible survivor, as defined in section 21546, of this alternate death benefit. The board shall calculate the monthly allowance that shall be payable as follows: To the member’s surviving spouse, an amount equal to what the member would have received if he or she had retired for service at minimum retirement age on the date of death and had elected Option Settlement 2 and section 21459. To the children under age eighteen (18) collectively if there is no surviving spouse or the spouse dies before all of the children of the deceased member are age eighteen (18), an amount equal to one-half (½) of and derived from the same source as the unmodified allowance the member would have been entitled to receive if he or she had retired for service at minimum retirement age on the date of death. No child shall receive any allowance after marrying or attaining the age of eighteen (18). As used in this section, a “surviving child” includes a posthumously born child of the member. This section shall only apply to members employed in State bargaining units for which a memorandum of understanding has been agreed to by the State employer and the recognized employee organization to become subject to this section, members who are excluded from the definition of State employees in subdivision (c). of section 3513, and members employed by the executive branch of government who are not members of the civil service. For purposes of this section, “State service” means service rendered as a State employee, as defined in section 19815. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the employees of any contracting agency.
Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. Government Code section 19849.15 – notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State employer shall, upon the death of an employee while in State service, continue to pay employer contributions for health, dental and vision benefits for a period not to exceed one hundred-twenty (120) days beginning in the month of the employee’s death. The surviving spouse, domestic partner, or eligible family member, if any, shall be advised of all rights and obligations during this period regarding the continuation of health and dental benefits as an annuitant by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. The surviving spouse, domestic partner or other eligible family member shall also be notified by the department during this period regarding COBRA rights for the continuation of vision benefits. This section shall apply to represented State employees in bargaining units that have agreed to this provision.
