Severance Pay shall be Paid to Primary Beneficiary in Event of Employee Death. A bargaining unit member who dies while employed by the Board of Education shall be eligible for severance pay under this Article. Such severance payment shall be made to the primary beneficiary designated for purposes of life insurance under this Agreement or to any contingent beneficiary, if the primary beneficiary is no longer living or cannot be located. If no beneficiary is designated for the purposes of life insurance provided under this Agreement, or if the designated contingent beneficiary is no longer living or cannot be located, then payment of the severance pay shall be made in a lump sum to the estate of the bargaining unit member.
