California Government Code

§ 21627

GOV § 21627 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 5 · Title 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 14 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)An eligible survivor of a state safety member who retired prior to April 1, 1973, and died prior to September 28, 1987, shall receive a monthly survivor’s allowance, derived solely from employer contributions and not from any contributions from the member, equal to 50 percent of the amount of the member’s retirement allowance payable to the member at the time of his or her death. The member’s monthly allowance shall have been based on his or her credited service. An eligible survivor of a state safety member who retired prior to April 1, 1973, and died on or after September 28, 1987, shall receive a monthly survivor’s allowance determined pursuant to Section 21624.

(b)The benefit provided by this section shall not be offset by any entitlement of the survivor under the federal system.

(c)The benefit is payable to the surviving spouse for life.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.