Common use of Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit Clause in Contracts

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. A. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: 21547 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to 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 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: a. 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. b. To the children under age 18 collectively if there is no surviving spouse or the spouse dies before all of the children of the deceased member are age 18, an amount equal to one-half 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 18. As used in this section, a “surviving child” includes a posthumously born child of the member. c. 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. d. 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. B. Section 21547.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. A. 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. A. 1. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: 21547 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to 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 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: a. 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. b. To the children under age 18 collectively if there is no surviving spouse or the spouse dies before all of the children of the deceased member are age 18, an amount equal to one-half 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 18. As used in this section, a “surviving child” includes a posthumously born child of the member. c. 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. d. 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. B. 2. Section 21547.5 is added to the Government Code, to read: a. 21547.5. For any survivor receiving a monthly allowance provided by Section 21547 prior to the effective date of its amendment, the allowance shall be adjusted to equal an amount that the member would have been eligible to if his or her death had occurred on and after the amendment effective date of Section 21547. The adjusted amount would be payable only on and after that amendment effective date. 3. Section 22811.6 of the Government Code is repealed. 4. Section 22957.5 of the Government Code is repealed.

Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. The Union agrees A. Pursuant 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. A. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: section 21547 Notwithstanding notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to him or her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a state State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with 20 twenty (20) years or more of state 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 section 21546, of this alternate death benefit. The board shall calculate the monthly allowance that shall be payable as follows: a. 1. 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 section 21459. b. 2. To the children under age 18 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. c. 3. This section shall only apply to members employed in state State bargaining units for which a memorandum of understanding has been agreed to by the state State employer and the recognized employee organization to become subject to this section, members who are excluded from the definition of state State employees in subdivision (c) ). of Section section 3513, and members employed by the executive branch of government who are not members of the civil service. d. 4. For purposes of this section, “state State service” means service rendered as a state State employee, as defined in Section section 19815. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the employees of any contracting agency. B. Section 21547.5 is added Pursuant to Government Code section 21547.5, for any survivor receiving a monthly allowance provided by section 21547 prior to the Government Codeeffective date of its amendment, the allowance shall be adjusted to read:equal an amount that the member would have been eligible to if his or her death had occurred on and after the amendment effective date of section 21547. The adjusted amount would be payable only on and after that amendment effective date.

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. A. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: 21547 21547. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to 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 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: a. (a) 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. b. (b) To the children under age 18 collectively if there is no surviving spouse or the spouse dies before all of the children of the deceased member are age 18, an amount equal to one-half 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 18. As used in this section, a “surviving child” includes a posthumously born child of the member. c. (c) 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. d. (d) For purposes of this section, “state service” means service rendered as a state State employee, as defined in Section 19815. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor or to the employees of any contracting agency. B. Section 21547.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:: 1547.5 For any survivor receiving a monthly allowance provided by Section 21547 prior to the effective date of its amendment, the allowance shall be adjusted to equal an amount that the member would have been eligible for if his or her death had occurred on or after the amendment effective date of Section 21547. The adjusted amount would be payable only on and after that amendment effective date. C. Section 22811.6 of the Government Code is repealed. D. Section 22957.5 of the Government Code is repealed.

Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. The Union agrees X. Xxxxxxxx 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. A. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: section 21547 Notwithstanding notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to him or her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a state State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with 20 twenty (20) years or more of state 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 section 21546, of this alternate death benefit. The board shall calculate the monthly allowance that shall be payable as follows: a. 1. 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 section 21459. b. 2. To the children under age 18 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. c. 3. This section shall only apply to members employed in state State bargaining units for which a memorandum of understanding has been agreed to by the state State employer and the recognized employee organization to become subject to this section, members who are excluded from the definition of state State employees in subdivision (c) ). of Section section 3513, and members employed by the executive branch of government who are not members of the civil service. d. 4. For purposes of this section, “state State service” means service rendered as a state State employee, as defined in Section section 19815. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the employees of any contracting agency. B. Section 21547.5 is added Pursuant to Government Code section 21547.5, for any survivor receiving a monthly allowance provided by section 21547 prior to the Government Codeeffective date of its amendment, the allowance shall be adjusted to read:equal an amount that the member would have been eligible to if his or her death had occurred on and after the amendment effective date of section 21547. The adjusted amount would be payable only on and after that amendment effective date.

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. A. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: 21547 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to him or her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a state State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with 20 years or more of state 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 section 21546, of this alternate death benefit. The board shall calculate the monthly allowance that shall be payable as follows: a. 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 section 21459. b. To the children under age 18 collectively if there is no surviving spouse or the spouse dies before all of the children of the deceased member are age 18, an amount equal to one-half 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 18. As used in this section, a “surviving child” includes a posthumously born child of the member. c. This section shall only apply to members employed in state State bargaining units for which a memorandum of understanding has been agreed to by the state State employer and the recognized employee organization to become subject to this section, members who are excluded from the definition of state State employees in subdivision (c) of Section section 3513, and members employed by the executive branch of government who are not members of the civil service. d. For purposes of this section, “state State service” means service rendered as a state State employee, as defined in Section section 19815. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor or to the employees of any contracting agency. B. Section 21547.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. The Union agrees A. Pursuant 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. A. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: section 21547 Notwithstanding notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to him or her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a state State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with 20 twenty (20) years or more of state 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 section 21546, of this alternate death benefit. The board shall calculate the monthly allowance that shall be payable as follows: a. : 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 section 21459. b. . To the children under age 18 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. c. . This section shall only apply to members employed in state State bargaining units for which a memorandum of understanding has been agreed to by the state State employer and the recognized employee organization to become subject to this section, members who are excluded from the definition of state State employees in subdivision (c) ). of Section section 3513, and members employed by the executive branch of government who are not members of the civil service. d. . For purposes of this section, “state State service” means service rendered as a state State employee, as defined in Section section 19815. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the employees of any contracting agency. B. Section 21547.5 is added Pursuant to Government Code section 21547.5, for any survivor receiving a monthly allowance provided by section 21547 prior to the Government Codeeffective date of its amendment, the allowance shall be adjusted to read:equal an amount that the member would have been eligible to if his or her death had occurred on and after the amendment effective date of section 21547. The adjusted amount would be payable only on and after that amendment effective date.

Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. The Union agrees to support legislation that would provide State employees with an improved “alternative ―alternative pre-retirement death benefit” 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. A. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: 21547 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to him or her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a state State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with 20 years or more of state 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 section 21546, of this alternate death benefit. The board shall calculate the monthly allowance that shall be payable as follows: a. 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 section 21459. b. To the children under age 18 collectively if there is no surviving spouse or the spouse dies before all of the children of the deceased member are age 18, an amount equal to one-half 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 18. As used in this section, a “surviving child” ―surviving child‖ includes a posthumously born child of the member. c. This section shall only apply to members employed in state State bargaining units for which a memorandum of understanding has been agreed to by the state State employer and the recognized employee organization to become subject to this section, members who are excluded from the definition of state State employees in subdivision (c) of Section section 3513, and members employed by the executive branch of government who are not members of the civil service. d. For purposes of this section, “state service” ―State service‖ means service rendered as a state State employee, as defined in Section section 19815. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor or to the employees of any contracting agency. B. Section 21547.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

Alternative Pre-Retirement Death Benefit. The Union agrees A. Pursuant 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. A. Section 21547 of the Government Code is amended, to read: section 21547 Notwithstanding notwithstanding any other provision of this article requiring attainment of the minimum age for voluntary service retirement to him or her /her in his or her last employment preceding death, upon the death of a state State member on or after January 1, 1993, who is credited with 20 twenty (20) years or more of state 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 section 21546, of this alternate death benefit. The board shall calculate the monthly allowance that shall be payable as follows: a. 1. 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 section 21459. b. 2. To the children under age 18 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. c. 3. This section shall only apply to members employed in state State bargaining units for which a memorandum of understanding has been agreed to by the state State employer and the recognized employee organization to become subject to this section, members who are excluded from the definition of state State employees in subdivision (c) ). of Section section 3513, and members employed by the executive branch of government who are not members of the civil service. d. 4. For purposes of this section, “state State service” means service rendered as a state State employee, as defined in Section section 19815. This section shall not apply to any contracting agency nor to the employees of any contracting agency. B. Section 21547.5 is added Pursuant to Government Code section 21547.5, for any survivor receiving a monthly allowance provided by section 21547 prior to the Government Codeeffective date of its amendment, the allowance shall be adjusted to read:equal an amount that the member would have been eligible to if his or her death had occurred on and after the amendment effective date of section 21547. The adjusted amount would be payable only on and after that amendment effective date.